Northeastern University
Pedestrian Crosswalk

The Northeastern University Pedestrian Bridge is an integral part of the University’s long-term vision of linking the Huntington Avenue Campus with Columbus Avenue, connecting the Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods. A sloping landscape leads to an accessible path across the train tracks with a pedestrian bridge while shielding the landscape and building from the active tracks. The ISEC is rotated to align with this path, negotiate the slope and invite student traffic through an atrium scaled to serve as the new student hub for an expanded campus. Clad with weathering steel panels, the Pedestrian Bridge will complement the color and form of the ISEC. As the height increases, the facets open to reveal a dramatic view of the Boston skyline as it bridges into the sloped landscape. The landscape operates at the scale of the city, bridging the campus and defining one of Boston’s most exciting and dynamic new public spaces.