A sleek, modern architectural structure with a minimalist design is set against a vast sky and ocean horizon, architecture by MOXON Architects.
Bering Straits Bridge

Bering Straits Bridge

Alaska, United States of America

2009

Client   The Foundation for Peace and Unification
"Suspended Time" is an inhabited suspension bridge spanning the Bering Strait, linking the Diomede Islands in midair and connecting Siberia to Alaska via an underground tunnel. Suspended between continents and time zones, it creates a shared space above the International Date Line - both physically and symbolically bridging East and West.
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Map of the Bering Strait with tunnels, bridge, and islands, highlighting the overall layout; architecture by MOXON Architects.

Five buildings - two resorts, two research centres, and a conference centre - hang from the bridge, touching the land only at either end. The central conference centre hovers directly over the Date Line, offering a de-territorialised space for international dialogue. The Diomede Islands remain largely untouched, with only essential infrastructure such as plant rooms and cable-car docks, on the ground.

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A year-round promenade with footpaths and cable cars connects buildings along the bridge. Below, a high-speed tunnel links Russia and the U.S. for transport, with a central emergency tunnel and a station on Big Diomede. Layered for the Arctic climate, inhabitable areas trap warmth with a snow shell in winter and vents in summer to maintain comfort.

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