Ponting Engineering Bureau
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| Industry | Construction engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990, Maribor, Slovenia |
| Founder | Viktor Markelj, Marjan Pipenbaher |
| Headquarters | Maribor |
Key people | Dr. Viktor Markelj (partner, CEO, lead designer)[1], Marjan Pipenbaher (partner, CEO, lead designer)[1] |
| Products | Designing various types of bridging structures (bridges, viaducts, overpasses, underpasses, pedestrian and cyclist bridges), tunnels, galleries, buildings |
| Website | www.ponting.si |
Ponting Engineering Bureau is a Slovenian company specializing in engineering, primarily bridges, based in Maribor. The bureau, led by its founders Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher, has designed many notable bridges.
History[edit]
Ponting Engineering Bureau was founded in 1990 by Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher, after leaving the Gradis engineering bureau.[2]
Major Projects[edit]
Significant projects sorted by completion year and type:
Bridges[edit]
- Koroški Bridge, Maribor, Slovenia (1996)
- Most čez Muro, highway Vučja vas - Beltinci, Slovenia (2003)
- Viadukt Črni Kal, Slovenia (2004)
- Viaduct Bivje, Slovenia (2004)
- Millennium Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006)
- Puhov most, Ptuj, Slovenia (2007)
- Viadukt Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia (2007)
- Viaduct Šumljak, highway Razdrto - Selo, Slovenia (2009)
- Viaduct Dobruša, Slovenia (2010)
- Viaducts Lešnica North and South, Slovenia (2007/2011)
- Most na Adi, Belgrade, Serbia (2012)
- Viaduct Peračica, Slovenia (2012)
- Giborim Bridge, Haifa, Israel (2012)
- Nissibi Bridge over the Euphrates River, highway Adiyaman - Diyarbakir, Turkey (2015)
- High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Israel (2017)
- NAR viaducts, Belgrade, Serbia (2018)
- Kömürhan Bridge, Turkey (2021)
- Pelješac Bridge, Croatia (2022)
Overpasses and Underpasses[edit]
- Arched Overpass 4-3 Kozina, Slovenia (1997)
- Underpass in Celje, Slovenia (2004)
- Overpass 4-6 in Slivnica, Slovenia (2008)
- Viaduct/Overpass Grobelno, Slovenia (2015)
Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges[edit]
- Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997)
- Footbridge over the Soča River in Bovec, Slovenia (2007)
- Studenška Bridge, Maribor, Slovenia (2007)
- Marinič Bridge in Škocjan Caves, Slovenia (2010)
- Ribja Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014)
- Lifting Footbridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists to Ołowianka Island, Gdansk, Poland (2017)
- Langur Way Canopy Walk, Penang Hill, Malaysia (2018)
- Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge in Tremerje, Laško, Slovenia (2019)
Tunnels and Galleries[edit]
- Covered Cut Malečnik, Maribor, Slovenia (2009)
- Meljski Hill Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia (2012)
Current[edit]
- Huja Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (conceptual design)
- Motorway Bridge with Parallel Pedestrian Bridge over the Krka River, Novo mesto, Slovenia (execution project)
- Pesnica Railway Viaduct, Slovenia (under construction)
Selected Awards[edit]
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Ada Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (2012) -
Lifting Footbridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists to Ołowianka Island, Gdansk, Poland (2017) -
Viadukt Črni Kal, Slovenia (2004) -
Puhov Bridge, Ptuj, Slovenia (2007)
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Pelješac Bridge, Croatia (under construction) -
Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997) -
Ribja Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014) -
Most čez Muro, highway Vučja vas - Beltinci, Slovenia (2003) -
Malence Viaducts, Ljubljana, Slovenia (199 -
Marinič Bridge in Škocjan Caves, Slovenia (2010) -
Marinič Bridge in Škocjan Caves, Slovenia (2010) -
Tabor Viaducts 1 and 2, Rebernice, Slovenia (2009) -
Wooden Bridge, Bistriški Vintgar, Slovenia (2018) -
Bridge over the Kokra River in Kranj, from the air (reconstruction carried out in 1993-1995).
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Awards[edit]
- 2019 Jožef Mrak Award[3] for Pelješac Bridge
- 2019 Slovenjebistrica Charter[4] for Dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher
- 2019 Polish Ministry of Investment and Development Award[5] for Lifting Footbridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists to Ołowianka Island in Gdansk
- 2018 Gdansk City Award[6] for Lifting Footbridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists to Ołowianka Island in Gdansk
- 2015 IZS Award[7] for Grobelno Viaduct
- 2012 WEF IEA Award for Ada Bridge, Belgrade
- 2012 Serbian Chamber of Engineering Award[8] for Ada Bridge, Belgrade
- 2012 DAB Award[9] for Ada Bridge, Belgrade
- 2011 Footbridge Award [10] for Marinic Bridge
- 2009 City Seal of Maribor[11] for Studenška Bridge
- 2009 OJK Award by GZS for Studenška Bridge
- 2008 Footbridge Award[12] for Studenška Bridge
- 2007 IZS Award for Puhov Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj
- 2004 IZS Award [13] for Most čez Muro
- 2004 University of Maribor, Golden Plaque[14] : Golden Plaque to Marjan Pipenbaher and Viktor Markelj
- 1999 OJK Award by GZS for pedestrian bridge in Ptuj
References[edit]
- ^ a b "People". Ponting Bridges. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Interview with a Slovenian Designer of Modern Croatia's Symbol: "The Pelješac Bridge will be Among the Five Most Structurally Challenging and Beautiful in Europe"". Finance Newspaper.
- ^ "Honorary Members and Awardees of IZS". Chamber of Engineers of Slovenia.
- ^ "Slovenjebistriška Municipality Moving Forward Ambitiously". Štajerski val.
- ^ "Budowlane nagrody MIiR rozdane". Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, Poland.
- ^ "Best Architectural Achievements of Gdańsk in 2016–2017". Sztuka Architektury.
- ^ "Engineering Chamber to Award Outstanding Achievements". Slovenian Press Agency (STA).
- ^ "Belgrade: Award for Outstanding Achievements Given to Viktor Markelj". Chamber of Engineers of Slovenia.
- ^ "Slovenian Architects Awarded for Ada Bridge by the Belgrade Architects Society". Dnevnik.
- ^ "Footbridge Awards 2011: winners announced". Bridge design & engineering.
- ^ "Award Ceremony of the Maribor Municipality for the Year 2009 and Declaration of Honorary Citizen". Mediaspeed.
- ^ "Footbridge Awards 2008: winners". Bridge design & engineering.
- ^ "Engineer of the Year 2006 – Viktor Markelj". Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians Maribor.
- ^ "Bridges – an Engineering and Architectural Challenge". Trajekt.org.
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