The London architectural firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects, founded in 1983, has been drawing attention since the 1990s with its wealth of innovative and imaginative designs - notably its spectacular and structurally ambitious bridges. The best-known and most highly acclaimed are the Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2001) and the Floral Street Bridge (2003). The firm has won many prizes, including the RIBA Stirling Prize twice. It has also demonstrated the increasingly international scope of its activities by entering the competitions for the Guangzhou West Tower in China and the Tensegrity Bridge in Washington DC, USA.

This book offers detailed documentation of some 15 structures and projects, with special attention paid to the context of each design. The projects presented include the Stirling Prize-winning Magna Centre in Rotherham, UK; the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, UK; the Guangzhou West Tower in China; and the Gatwick Airbridge, UK, among others.

Peter Davey ist Architekt und war lange Jahre Chefredakteur der Architectural Review. Er hat zahlreiche Bücher über Architektur verfaßt.

Kurt W. Forster ist Kunsthistoriker und lehrt an der Yale School of Architecture.

Hulls Held aloft and Bridges that Blink.- The Magic Carpet.- Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gateshead, UK, 2001.- Magna Rotherham, UK, 2001.- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew London, UK, 2002.- Crystal Palace London, UK, unrealised.- National Waterfront Museum Swansea, UK, 2005.- King's Waterfront Liverpool, UK, 2007.- "Bridge of Aspiration" London, UK, 2003.- Tensegrity Bridge Washington DC, USA, unrealised.- Schools for the Future various locations, 2003-.- King's Cross Gas Holders London, UK, concept stage.- Mary Rose Museum portsmouth, UK, concept stage.- Nesciobrug Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2006.- Brighton Marina Brighton, UK, due for completion 2012.- Gatwick Airbridge London, UK, 2005.- Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou, China, 2009.