The Fredösphere

Moderism fails more often in architecture than any other art because of the importance of context.  Either the result is a fascinatingly wierd blob placed incompatably next to traditional buildings, or the result is another tower in a park that Michael Blowhard often complains about. OTOH when modernism succeeds we ought to talk it up.  I think this bridge is absolutely gorgeous -- a new, funky design completely justified by the demands of the site.  Form and function.  Firmness and funkiness.  Yes. It's not surprising that bridges are among modernism's great achievements.  They rarely share their space with other objects, so they have the lebensraum to be the unique sculptures their designers crave to make.  There are a few exceptions, however.