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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
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
IN PICTURES: The World's first 'vertical cable car' – the new i360 by Marks Barfield Architects
by Jason Holland | 15 Jun 2015
Marks Barfield Architects’ Brighton i360 is about to go vertical, as construction work at the observation tower in the south coast of the UK shifts into a new gear and heads skyward. Standing 162m (531.5ft) high, the i360 will be the UK’s tallest visitor attraction outside London. Visitors enter a glass pod, with views slowly unfolding as it rises to the top of the tower. The architects – husband and
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
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
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