London's latest canal bridge rises and falls like the opening and closing of a fan from akt Watch Video
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Description: British firm Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT II have completed a moving footbridge in Paddington, London, that opens and closes like the blades of a traditional hand-held fan.nnConsisting of five steel beams that rise and fall using hydraulic jacks, Merchant Square footbridge by Knight Architects and AKT II spans a 20 metre width of the Grand Union Canal in Paddington Basin.nnThe architects, who specialise in bridge design, won a limited competition to design the crossing in 2012
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