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cRIS DURAZNO
Architectural Portfolio
farmingdale state college

FORM AND FUNCTION
A movable bridge is a clear case of “form follows function.” It has to carry traffic across a river and also let boats pass, so the ability to move shapes the whole design. The lifting span, counterweights, cables, and gears exist because of what the bridge must do. This project examines how a bridge’s form can express its function. It looks at how the towers, arch, deck, and lifting mechanism work together as one structure that serves both road and water traffic.
SPAN PROTOTYPES



Sydney Harbor Bridge
Arch Bridge
Australia
Forth Bridge
Cantilever
Scotland
Howrah Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
India





MOVEMENT ANALOGIES

Ice cream scooper
vise grip
Eyelash Curler
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Preliminary 3x3 Prototype Table

Selected Prototype
DESIGN PROCESS
ISOMETRIC VIEWS
3D BRIDGE MOVEMENT

Opening and closing the bridge: the lift span moves out of the way for boats, then returns to carry traffic.
MECHANISM

MOVEMENT
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