U?vingio Island Bridge, Vilnius Architecture, Lithuanian Structure Competition Winners
U?vingio Island Bridge in Vilnius
New Architecture in Lithuania: Crossing to Exhibition and Congress Center Litexpo – design by KILD Architects
31 Mar 2019
U?vingio Island Bridge
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Design: KILD Architects
The idea of the U?vingio Island Bridge derives from the archival research of urban, environmental and historical material of the surrounding areas.

Competition proposal reflects the functional needs of the current layout while offering a new identity, responding to the historical features of the place. The project restores the historic island of U?vingis as an additional public space ? a park that expands the green areas of the city. The bridge and the park will create a connection and complex of public spaces, which will enrich the expansion of the city center towards the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Center Litexpo.
The project has adopted a harmonious and sustainable approach to the environment ? the bridge structure is the thinnest at the ends, so it gives minimal appearance on both green shores of the Neris River and creates the shortest route between the banks. The positioning of the bridge preserves and takes advantage of natural features of the geomorphological natural character of the riverside landscape.

During the research it was discovered that the other two pedestrian bridges in Vilnius have similar connections between green areas. ...