an aerial view of the high-speed car ramp

fundacao galp energia and experimentadesign recently promoted a competition for a new cycling bridge in lisbon. one of the special mentions was ‘high-speed car ramp’ by portuguese architects tiago barros + jorge pereira with team: ines valente and joao paulo fernandes who asked, ‘why change the route of pedestrians and cyclists?’. their proposal was a high-speed car ramp which enables pedestrians and cyclists to freely cross under the segunda circular highway in lisbon. instead, the path for cars is altered by a ramp which acts as a bridge for vehicles. drivers are expected to accelerate on a ramp, burning more gas. barros and pereira’s design is meant to provide a long lasting event which will occur at every moment in which a car goes by. the ramp would provide entertainment, along with a new tourist attraction, acting as a means of redeveloping the area. tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp an information graphic of speeds a car must go approaching the ramp

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp a rendering of a car approaching the ramp

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp rendering of the ramp emerging from the ground

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp built model

tiago barros + jorge pereira: high speed car ramp