Rotterdam, a city not known for its timidity, has decided that this bridge proposal from Bureau SLA is so perilously wacky that it has to be kept out of sight: the judges in the Rijnhaven Bridge competition have taken it right out of the running and won’t consider it alongside the other submissions. The bridge allows for passing boats with its signature scissor lifting mechanism, which its engineers claim is both a feasible and a cost-effective solution. Rotterdam city fathers, however are having none of it. Which may be alright, in the long run: With the street cred that’s now Bureau SLA’s, they can set up a salon des refusés and become the architectural Manets of Holland.

A Bridge Too Wild for an Architecture Competition [Fast Company]
Too Daring for Rotterdam? [WAN]