link/ n. & v. 1 one loop or ring of a chain etc. 2 a a connecting part, esp. a thing or person that unites or provides continuity; one in a series. b a state or means of connection.

Common within the downtown of many North American cities is the +15 pedestrian overpass. The link between two buildings, the +15 primarily provides connection, and yet is its own thing, a physical object apart from those objects which it connects. The design challenge was then: to offer both link and shelter, but within the context of two other architectural designs.

Students were challenged to design a single span +15 pedestrian overpass, on a site of the designers’ choosing. The structure had to be primarily steel, but otherwise, the material palette was open.

Close to 40 entries were received, representing schools of Architecture across Canada.