On Friday, April 4, 2025, the “Bridges – Load-bearing Limits” workshop was held at the Center for Children, Youth and Families in Dubrovnik. Aimed at high school students and 8th graders with a passion for architecture and engineering, the event offered a hands-on opportunity to explore the fundamentals of structural design.
Led by students from the Architecture (ARCH) program at the International University of Sarajevo (IUS)—Ena Ribičić, Eldina Kepić, Ranie Ehnech Seran, and Emina Podruga—participants engaged in creative teamwork to understand the core principles of bridge stability and load-bearing capacity through interactive, practical tasks.
Working in pairs, students used various materials to design and build model bridges, with careful consideration of structure, aesthetics, and strength. Once completed, each bridge was tested and evaluated based on three key criteria: visual design, weight efficiency, and load durability. Although most teams estimated their bridges could carry between 2 to 5 kilograms, some designs far exceeded expectations—successfully holding up to 30 kilograms!
The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Association of Technical Education Pedagogues of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the Technical Education Communities of the City of Dubrovnik and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, in partnership with the IUS Architecture study program.
