Restoring the Rio Grande River that separates two countries, U.S.A and Mexico, back to its natural state. A new pedestrian/bike only bridge will connect El Paso and Ciudad Juarez with a market along the bridge and two cultural centers on either side.

The Rio Grande River has been channelized near the downtown of El Paso for irrigation purposes and flooding control. Restoring the river to its natural state will help to slow down floodwater during monsoon seasons and allow habitat to thrive again. The river was originally used to geologically separate the two countries but further implications have been taken for further separation. The big vision of this project is that this restoration of the river and new bridge proposal can help to blur the lines between the two countries. The dream is that in the future the border does not need to be so fortified and the creativity of those on either side can collaborate and socialize more.

There are several international bridges that span this river to connect the two countries but all mainly focus on the automobile. A new pedestrian and bike only cable stayed bridge will enhance the experience when crossing. The intersecting of major streets from the two cities created a form for two separate bridges to overlap each other with a spiral ramp in the middle to connect them. These two bridges allow for different speeds of crossing. The lower bridge is for biking and the top bridge is for slower movement for those strolling through the shaded market stalls. 

On either side nestled in-between the two crossing bridges will be the cultural centers that both have courtyard style forms and sister plazas facing the river. The El Paso side building will have a large indoor event center that has views of the courtyard, river and bridge and workshops for educational purposes. On the Juarez side there will be a shaded amphitheater to host concerts and outdoor events and interior workshop and smaller event spaces indoors. Both buildings will have gallery spaces on the ground floors to showcase the culturally rich history of each city and country. Live work neighborhoods will be clustered around the two bridgeheads to promote craft making of goods that could be sold along the river.