New Parisian Bridge Will Have Pedestrians Flirting With a Plunge

The recent winner of a competition to design a new pedestrian bridge for Paris is certainly not your typical crossing for the heart of a global capital. Dubbed Water At-traction,
the pedestrian bridge designed by architecture studio bureau faceB, "is constructed from steel cables, strung between
banks by springs. It contains two ways to cross. One is a relatively
typical bridge with a concrete mesh bottom. But by its side is a more
"perilous" option, a series of extremely narrow, wobbly paths
reminiscent of Himalayan footbridges," writes Wilson.

"Of course, the instability is a bit of an illusion. The bridge is
stretched in three directions, meaning it's perfectly well grounded. And
a series of steel balustrades should contain any mishaps from falling
into the water. At the same time, the project is a fun reimagining of
the infrastructure we take for granted."