Bridge connection for a bus terminal, California, (U.S.A.)

Abstract

The bus terminal has been built in three independent platforms, connected to one another by a 40 m-span bridge and to the two directions of traffic of the expressway below, by means of two stairs-and-lifts towers located at both ends of the access lobby, so as to facilitate pedestrian traffic to the two levels of the said expressway in the neighbourhood of the university campus. It deserves pointing out in this design, as a whole, the harmonious integration of the structural requirements — in reinforced concrete and metal window framing — with the aesthetic and functional criteria, something not commonly found in this type of buildings, more often considered as secondary and with little architectural value. This design has deserved the Honor Award of the South California Chapter of the American institute of Architects.