STUDENT designs for a futuristic bridge over the Irwell so impressed planners at Salford City Council, they’re considering building it. A new link bridge between Peel Park and The Crescent (A6) has been on the drawing board for some time as part of the city’s vision to connect communities and improve quality of life. Now graduates Raviv Dozetas, Jibran Hussain, Danila Shurinov and Hassan Sohail, from the School of the Built Environment, have put their own vision under the planners’ noses – and they like what they see.

Raviv, who is part of the team who graduate on Wednesday, said: “We wanted a landmark design that is instantly recognisable, employs the latest construction technologies and is not merely a pass over water but a link between old and new.” Designed to be luminescent in the evening with strobes of light beaming from it - so that it can be seen from the Hilton Hotel! – the suspension bridge takes inspiration from MediaCityUK and the legendary Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The undergraduates looked at many factors from the depth of the river, and how the bridge could be supported at road side, to aspects of the park and how it could be transformed by the new access. As well as winning plaudits from the City, which says it will consider incorporating elements of the design, it has won the group the annual Hayes Prize for the best final-year research project from the School of Built Environment. Raviv, from South Africa, added: “We are very proud to have won this award. We are delighted to have been recognised for our work and it’s always good to see that people are looking for British talent and world class designs in what is a very competitive market these days, as property becomes the driving force in today’s economy.

The father-of-seven, who is considering a Masters degree, says he chose Salford because it is in the in top 3 in the country for his subject. ”The School is brilliantly well run, it provides students with the resources to put their ideas in to practice and teaches you a wide variety of skills. They team used Business Information Modelling to collectively design the bridge. Raviv Dozetas, 37, graduates from the Building Surveying degree, Danila, 21, from Edinburgh studied Architectural Design & Technology; Jibran Hussain, 22, from Nelson, Lancashire, graduates in Civil and Architectural Engineering; Hassan Sohail, 24, from Gatley, Cheshire, graduates form Architectural Design & Technology. The £200 Hays Property Prize is awarded by Hays Construction & Property (Hays Recruitment) are the leading recruitment consultancy to the Built Environment in the UK, supplying architectural practices, building-surveying and quantity-surveying firms, as well as public-sector and multi-disciplinary organisations. Mark Alston:The guys have done brilliantly well as the entire student cohort fully engaged with the project brief. The help from industry Romboll structural bridge engineering division and Salford City Planning, we wish to personally thank for their kind help and support in making this module a wonderful experience for all. Raviv and the team worked incredibly hard in the development of their concept ideas.

The resulting bridge was a true reflection of an effective team approach to produce an innovative solution to real world constraints….Well Done. best regards Mark On 18 Jul 2016, at 11:34, Hollyman Gareth wrote: Mark Alston, School of the Built Environment 500e_Maxwell Building,University of Salford, Salford,Manchester.M5 4WT. t: +44(0)161 295 3834 email: [email protected] @Marka172Masu Gareth Hollyman Senior Press & PR Officer (Science and Built Environment) 2nd Floor Humphrey Booth House, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT t: +44 (0)161 295 6895 | m: +44 (0)7725 192767 | tw: @gareth_hollyman e: [email protected] | www.salford.ac.uk w: www.salford.ac.uk/home-page/news/press-office

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