The Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, a huge infrastructure that connects two parks separated by a highway in northern Tehran, has won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture worth $1 million, Tehran Times reported.
The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced during a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi on October 3, the organizers have announced on their website.
The 270-meter-long curved bridge, which was designed by Leila Araqian and was implemented by Nosazi Abbasabad Co., has become a popular urban space since it was completed in 2014.
Other winning projects are Bait Ur Rouf Mosque from Bangladesh, the Hutong Children’s Library and Art Center from China, Superkilen from Denmark and Issam Fares Institute from Lebanon.
