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Industry | Construction engineering |
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Founded | 1990Maribor, 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
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Ada Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (2012)
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Lifting Footbridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists to Ołowianka Island, Gdansk, Poland (2017)
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Viadukt Črni Kal, Slovenia (2004)
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Pelješac Bridge, Croatia (under construction)
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Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997)
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Ribja Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014)
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Most čez Muro, highway Vučja vas - Beltinci, Slovenia (2003)
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Malence Viaducts, Ljubljana, Slovenia (1998)
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Marinič Bridge in Škocjan Caves, Slovenia (2010)
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Marinič Bridge in Škocjan Caves, Slovenia (2010)
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Tabor Viaducts 1 and 2, Rebernice, Slovenia (2009)
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Wooden Bridge, Bistriški Vintgar, Slovenia (2018)
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Bridge over the Kokra River in Kranj, from the air (reconstruction carried out in 1993–1995).
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. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "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. 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Engineering Chamber to Award Outstanding Achievements". Slovenian Press Agency (STA). 22 October 2015.
- ^ "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. 2012.
- ^ "Footbridge Awards 2011: winners announced". Bridge design & engineering. 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Award Ceremony of the Maribor Municipality for the Year 2009 and Declaration of Honorary Citizen". Mediaspeed.
- ^ "Footbridge Awards 2008: winners". Bridge design & engineering. 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Engineer of the Year 2006 – Viktor Markelj". Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians Maribor.
- ^ "Bridges – an Engineering and Architectural Challenge". Trajekt.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03.