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Building Brighton i360

A Grade I listed site beside water… a Victorian sewer… a top-down construction… there were many challeng...

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British Airways i360 Flying High With Awards For Design & Innovation

Marks Barfield Architects and the team here in Brighton have been celebrating after British Airways i360 won f...

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The pod reaches full height

There was great excitement in the office last week as the British Airways i360 observation pod reached the top...

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British Airways i360 Brings West Pier Tollbooths Back

When our architects, Marks Barfield, first met with the West Pier Trust in 2005 to discuss their ideas for Bri...

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British Airways i360 pod is completed

It was an historic day for the British Airways i360 as the last segment of the glass viewing pod was gently l...

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A preview of the i360 passenger pod under construction

Brighton i360 delegates and Marks Barfield Architects visit the Brighton i360 passenger pod under construction...

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Brighton i360 tower reaches full height

On Sunday 23rd August 2015, the Brighton i360 tower reached it’s full height of 162 metres. It's an the amaz...

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Brighton i360 team visit Hollandia factory

A delegation from the Brighton i360 recently visited the workshop in Holland where the cans which will make up...

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West Pier Toll Booths Will Return

A much-loved piece of Brighton’s historic West Pier, a pair of toll booths designed by Eugenius Birch which ...

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A look at the i360’s progress

Many of you will have seen David Marks, the architect behind the i360, on BBC South East recently. David trave...

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An interview with the i360’s architects

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the London Eye – designed by the team behind the Brighton i360 a...

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More than just a view

Last week we looked at why observation towers have become so popular around the world; an exhilarating and fa...

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Moving onwards and upwards

2014 was all about moving from concept to reality for the i360 as we reached financial close and began diggin...

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The future faces of construction

This week marks a shift in the world of construction and engineering. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week runs from 3...

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The science behind the i360 tower

Much of the recent focus has been on the works underground, but this week our Chief Engineer Dr John Roberts g...

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What lies beneath…

When we started digging underneath the i360 site for the sewer diversions last month, we had a pretty good ide...

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Coping With Windy Weather

The i360 is actually designed to operate when it’s windy and has state of the art dampers, which ensure that...

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