The Kurilpa Bridge is a multiple-mast, cable-stay structure based on principles of
tensegrity, an architectural and engineering system in which the structural integrity is
a synergy between balanced tension and compression components.
This produces a lightweight yet strong and stable structure.
Brisbane's Kurilpa Bridge is a fitting link between its cultural precinct on the
southbank of the river and its Law Courts precinct in the CBD.*
Tensegrity is the pattern that results when push and pull have a win-win
relationship with each other. The pull is continuous and the push is
discontinuous. The continuous pull is balanced by the discontinuous push
producing an integrity of tension - compression.