Project:
Nordpark Cable Railway (page
18 issue 12) Hadid’s revolutionary experimentation is yet again, spectacularly evident in the digital design and construction of the Nordpark Cable Railway, comprising 4 new stations and a cable-stayed suspension bridge over the river Inn. Starting at the Congress Station in the city centre, the railway travels to Loewenhaus station before crossing the river, ascending the Nordkette Mountain to Alpenzoo Station with the final station at Hungerburg village, 288 metres above Innsbruck, where passengers can join the cable-car to the summit of the Seegrube Mountain. “I am absolutely delighted to be attending the opening of the Nordpark Railway”states Zaha Hadid. “The railway reflects the city’s continued commitment to the highest standards of architecture and pushes the boundaries of design and construction technology. These stations are the global benchmark for the use of double-curvature glass in construction…each station has its own unique context, topography, altitude, and circulation. We studied natural phenomena such as glacial moraines and ice movements - as we wanted each station to use the fluid language of natural ice formations, like a frozen stream on the mountainside.” This is the 2nd completed project for Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck with the Bergisel Ski Jump being awarded the Gold Medal for Design by the International Olympic Committee in 2005. To find out more about Zaha Hadid,
Zaha Hadid Architects
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