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2003 · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

16°C · 11.3h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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Nelson Mandela Bridge

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Exact work coordinates

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Climate: 16°C · 11.3h daylight · 3 km/h wind

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Field	Nelson Mandela Bridge 2003 · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Souto de Moura Arquitectos 1980 · Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Type	work	bureau
Year / years	2003	1980
Place	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Porto, Porto District, Portugal
Place context	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Representative site: Real, Dume e Semelhe, Real, Dume e Semelhe, Portugal
Climate	16°C · 11.3h daylight · 3 km/h wind	15°C · 13.6h daylight · 6 km/h wind · via Estádio Municipal de Braga
Focus	Bridge	3 works in corpus
Architects	No architects linked yet.	Eduardo Souto de Moura
Linked context	Bureaus Dissing+Weitling	Notable works Estádio Municipal de Braga Casa das Historias Paula Rego Trindade station (Porto Metro)
Typologies	bridge infrastructure transport hub	sports venue museum art museum cultural building civic building
Materials	steel concrete	concrete
Carbon signals	Concrete and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Concrete Steel	Concrete look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Concrete
Lower-carbon levers	Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps. Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.	Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
Accessibility	Publicly accessible	2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
Related books	No linked books yet.	No linked books yet.