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i360 'vertical cable car' wins prize for excellence at 2017 Structural Awards as leisure projects triumph
by Kim Megson | 23 Nov 2017
The winners of The Structural Awards 2017 have been announced, with multiple leisure projects celebrated for their design and engineering excellence. The British Airways i360 in Brighton, UK, was honoured with The Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence – one of the highest accolades in world engineering. In a unanimous decision, the judging panel, made up of industry experts, described the project as “a remarkable feat of engineering” and praised
Designer David Marks apologises after Brighton's i360 breaks down three times in five days
by Tom Anstey | 15 Sep 2016
David Marks, chair and designer of the recently-launched i360 vertical cable car in Brighton, UK, has apologised to its visitors after the observation pod broke down three times in the space of five days. Dubbed a “vertical pier”, the 531ft (161m) tower opened its doors at the start of August – a project 11 years in the making. A spokesperson told CLAD that the breakdowns happened when the tower’s automatic
Ferris Wheel reinvented with Brighton's world-first i360
by Tom Anstey | 04 Aug 2016
The British Airways i360 – the world’s first vertical cable car, tallest moving observation tower and most slender tower – has opened to the public in Brighton, UK. Opened today (4 August), the so-called “vertical pier” by Marks Barfield Architects sits on the foundation of Brighton’s former Victorian-era West Pier, which was destroyed by an arson attack in March 2003. “When the West Pier was built and when the Palace
Haworth Tompkins take over from Gehry for Brighton & Hove leisure complex
by Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
The winners of the 2014 Stirling Prize, Haworth Tompkins, have replaced Frank Gehry on a multi-million pound project to create a moderns sports and leisure complex in Brighton & Hove, UK. Plans to renovate the city’s King Alfred site – a leisure centre “which no longer meets modern expectations and is expensive to operate and maintain” – were first mooted in 2005 when development company Karis proposed a £300m (US$436.1m,
Excitement mounts as viewing pod completed for UK's first vertical cable car
by Kim Megson | 14 Jan 2016
The glass viewing pod for a vertical cable car billed as “the world’s tallest moving observation attraction” was completed yesterday (13 January) on the UK’s Brighton beach. The 162m (531ft) tall British Airways i360, conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects – creators of the London Eye – has now entered the final construction phase before opening in late Q2 2016. The final piece of glass has now been fixed
Marks Barfield Architects’ Brighton i360 tower enters final stages of construction
by Kim Megson | 28 Oct 2015
Locals in Brighton, UK, have taken their first proper look at Marks Barfield Architects’ Brighton i360 vertical cable car, following the removal of the structure’s jacking tower. Standing 162m (531.5ft) high on Brighton beach, the i360 will be the UK’s tallest visitor attraction outside London when it is completed in in summer 2016. It has been designed and engineered by the team behind the London Eye. With the tower structure
Marks Barfield Architects’ Brighton i360 tower scraps wind turbine amid safety concerns
by Jak Phillips | 06 Aug 2015
Marks Barfield Architects’ i360 in Brighton, UK, will no longer feature a wind turbine on the tower, after concerns were raised that high winds could cause the structure to move. Developers i360 have applied for planning permission to remove the wind turbine from the design, despite initial plans to use it as an energy source for the cable car which will transport passengers to top of the tower. Chief engineer
Green light for £18m Brighton, UK's, Hippodrome regeneration
by Jak Phillips | 22 Jul 2014
Brighton, UK's, Hippodrome looks set to enjoy a new lease of life after Brighton & Hove City Council approved plans to transform the 117-year-old structure into a cinema and restaurant complex. Alaska Development Consultants is behind the £18m plans and – having been advised by Indigo Planning – will bring the Grade-II listed, ‘at risk’ building back into use, based on designs from Russ Drage Architects. The proposals include an
English Heritage backs leisure plans for Brighton Hippodrome
by Jak Phillips | 04 Apr 2014
Ambitious proposals to redevelop the Grade II listed Brighton Hippodrome into a leisure complex have been backed by English Heritage, which said this could be the “final chance” to save the 117-year-old structure. Alaska Development Consultants, working on behalf of an institutional client of Helix Property Advisors, has submitted a planning application to Brighton & Hove City Council to redevelop the theatre into a leisure complex housing an eight-screen Vue
Sand sculpture theme park to open in Brighton
by Aoife Dowling | 19 Nov 2012
A sand sculpture theme park is set to open on disused land near Brighton Marina after Brighton and Hove City Council approved the temporary use of the former Black Rock swimming pool site. A council initiative invited developers to come forward with ideas for temporary uses and the Brighton Sand Sculpture Festival (BSSF) was selected as offering the best chance of boosting the city's economy. Other proposals considered were a
Council agrees £15m loan for Brighton's i360 tower attraction
by Pete Hayman | 16 Jul 2012
Image: The new i360 tower overlooking Brighton Marks Barfield's plans for a new 175m (574ft) tower attraction in Brighton, UK, have been given a boost after a £15m (US$23m, EUR19m) loan was agreed by the local authority. Brighton and Hove City Council's decision comes after a two-month risk assessment of the loan plan, with the funding to be borrowed under principles laid down in localism. The loan will come from
Brighton's new i360 tower attraction 'back on track'?
by Pete Hayman | 04 May 2012
Image: The i360 may now be complete in two years The development of Brighton's new 175m (574ft)-tall viewing tower attraction on the UK's south coast could be back on track with the help of government and local authority support. Marks Barfield, which conceived the London Eye attraction and is behind the proposed new i360 tower, has currently raised £18m (US$29.1m, EUR22.2m) towards the scheme. The Coast to Coast Capital Local
Green light for Brighton ground expansion
by Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2012
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club's (BHAFC) plans to expand the Amex Stadium in Falmer, East Sussex, have been given the green light by members of the local authority. The KSS Group -designed venue first opened last summer and currently has a capacity of more than 22,000, but will now be increased to hold 30,750 over two phases of work. BHAFC will add 5,000 more seats in the first stage
Parts of Brighton's West Pier put up for sale
by Pete Hayman | 31 Jan 2011
Original cast iron material salvaged from Brighton's historic West Pier are to be sold off as part of preparations for a new attraction planned for the site. The West Pier Trust has confirmed that, while many of the parts stored in its compound are needed for the heritage element of the i360 project, a "limited amount" will not be required. In a statement, a trust spokesperson said: "We are hoping
New £6m facility for University of Brighton
by Pete Hayman | 11 Nov 2010
The University of Brighton has opened a new £6m sports centre at its Falmer Campus in East Sussex, which has been designed by S&P Architects. Leadbitter Construction was appointed to deliver the new facility, which replaces a former gymnasium that made way for Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club's stadium development. Facilities at the Falmer centre include 400sq m (4,306sq ft) main fitness suite and two 180sq m (1,938sq ft)
Eclectic opens Brighton club
by Tom Walker | 07 Jul 2010
Eclectic Clubs & Bars has launched opened the first of a new brand of night clubs in Brighton. The £200,000 Lola Lo club will replace the former Po Na Na club in the city and will be open five days a week. Eclectic, which owns the Po Na Na, Sakura and Fez chains of clubs, have spent two years developing the Lola Lo concept, alongside interior designer Jamie Wilson. Accoridng
£93m Brighton stadium funding secured
by Pete Hayman | 20 May 2009
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) has announced that it has secured full funding for a new £93m stadium project at Falmer, East Sussex, after Tony Bloom took over as club chair. Bloom will fund the majority of the £93m development after replacing previous chair Dick Knight, who has stepped down after 12 years in the position to become the club's new life president. The scheme includes a 22,500-seat
Brighton venue to be replaced
by Pete Hayman | 22 Jan 2009
A major conference and concert venue in Brighton, East Sussex, is to be replaced by a new world-class convention centre under plans revealed by Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) and Standard Life Investments. The proposed redevelopment of the Brighton Centre, which has hosted political party conferences and music events since its opening in 1977, will form part of a wider scheme to regenerate the resort's seafront. A search is
Contractor appointed for Brighton stadium
by Caroline Wilkinson | 16 Dec 2008
Development of the new £65m stadium for Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) has moved one step closer with the appointment of Buckingham Group Construction. The 22,500-seat stadium, which has been in planning for nearly a decade, will be built to the east of the city in Falmer and adjacent to the University of Brighton. Designed by London-based KSS architects on behalf of developers The Community Stadium, the scheme
Heritage-style facelift for Brighton seafront
by Pete Hayman | 04 Nov 2008
A 400m (1,312ft) stretch of Brighton's seafront is set to be given a heritage-style makeover as part of a £300,000 improvement project along the city's Madeira Drive. New bollards and railings will be installed and the pavement widened, as part of work to protect seafront arches underneath the thoroughfare which can no longer take the weight of heavy vehicles parking on top of them. In September, a £250,000 scheme to
Work begins on Brighton's i360 tower
by Tom Walker | 21 Oct 2008
The first phase of the construction of the i360 observation tower, to be located at Brighton's West Pier in south-east England, is underway. Steelwork fabrication of the tower is currently in progress at a factory in Maastricht, the Netherlands, where a total of 660 tonnes of steel plate is currently being rolled into a 3.9-metre wide tube, which will form the 158m-high core of the tower. The team building the
Contractor appointed as Brighton stadium is delayed
by Pete Hayman | 03 Oct 2008
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) announced that Buckingham Group has appointed to build its new stadium at Falmer, Sussex. It was also revealed, however, that the opening of the 22,500-seat stadium has been put back to August 2011 due to planning delays. Buckingham, which has been involved in work at Reading's Madejski Stadium and Old Trafford in Manchester, has been selected to build the new stadium, and it
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