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Author(s):	Klein, Jean-Francois
Title:	Third Bosphorus Bridge - A masterpiece of sculptural engineering
Abstract:	The recently completed new connection between Europe and Asia, the Third Bosphorus Bridge (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge) has been immediately recognized as an iconic and new landmark of Istanbul region. The reason is not only the location which makes the crossing a dramatic scenery and a real experience, but of course the structure itself and also its history. Never such an audacious and extreme structure has been built like this, following a strict and severe red and straight line starting from the day of the decision to award the contract to the ICA joint Venture (Içtas/Astaldi) on the base of a project considered by the authorities as the one bringing the most satisfactory answer to their requirements, a project worked out during a competition period of finally eight weeks. And the requirements were very high, exactly at the level prerequisite for such an important structure considering its serviceability, but also its geopolitical context and its economic importance. Die dritte Bosporusquerung - Eine skulpturales Ingenieurbauwerk. Die Yavus Sultan Selim-Brücke verbindet Europa und Asien. Als dritte und größte Bosporusquerung wurde sie sofort nach ihrer Fertigstellung im Jahr 2016 zum neuen Wahrzeichen von Istanbul. Grund dafür ist nicht nur die Einbettung der Brücke in eine spektakuläre Landschaft, sondern auch die Konstruktion selbst und ihre Geschichte. Beginnend vom ersten Tag nach der Vergabe des Projektes an das Joint Venture ICA (Içtas-Astaldi) wurde einer ungewöhnlich konsequenten und klaren Linie bei Planung und Realisierung des Projektes gefolgt. Die Beauftragung durch die Behörden erfolgte, da diese den Entwurf der Brücke, der innerhalb eines Zeitraums von nur acht Wochen erarbeitet wurde, als die befriedigendste Antwort auf ihre Anforderungen empfanden. Die sehr hohen Anforderungen entsprachen dabei genau der Bedeutung einer derart wichtigen Konstruktion, ihrer Funktionalität, dem geopolitischen Kontext des Bauwerks und seiner wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung.
Source:	Stahlbau 86 (2017), No. 2
Page/s:	160-166
Language of Publication:	German

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