Copyright © 1976-2018 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved CLIEN T Bath Western Riverside AR T IS T Anna Gillespie PROJECT VALUE £25,000 DUR AT I O N 2015-2016 SERVICES PROVIDED BY BURO HAPPO LD Structural engineering, computational analysis, BIM and data management The Maid of the Bridge is a striking, abstract sculpture that’s literally ‘made’ of a bridge. Overlooking the new park in Bath Riverside, the artwork is constructed from wrought iron salvaged from the restoration of the Grade II listed Victoria Bridge. BuroHappold Engineering collaborated with local artist, Anna Gillespie, to reincarnate the historically- valuable scrap metal into an elegant work of public art. Our main challenge was to investigate whether wrought iron can be used as a sculptural mate

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