2014 News
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had wonderful Christmas break. When my young children wake me up at the…
While work continues welding the flanges to the tower cans in Holland, we are busy preparing for the next stages…
One of the biggest challenges with any large-scale public attraction is reducing the impact of a busy construction site whilst…
The flanges have now arrived at the factory in southern Holland, where our tower cans were originally manufactured. This is…
We get a lot of media attention at the Brighton i360 and it’s great to take people out onto the…
Eleanor Harris has already talked to hundreds of people in Brighton and Hove, spreading the good word about the i360,…
When we decided to build a 168 metre tower, offering a 360 degree view over Brighton and the surrounding landscape, it was…
This week marks a shift in the world of construction and engineering. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week runs from 3-7 November, with an…
– Eleanor Harris, CEO Brighton i360 Originally published October 2014. Additional information added June 2016. Brighton i360 signed up to the Living…
Brighton is famous for outdoor events: fancy dress parades line up with charity walks; music festivals take place next door…
The construction site of the Brighton i360 is always going to entice attention. Not only is it slap bang in…
Much of the recent focus has been on the works underground, but this week our Chief Engineer Dr John Roberts…
We are regularly asked about how the Brighton i360 will affect traffic on the Kings Road, with many people…
When we started digging underneath the i360 site for the sewer diversions last month, we had a pretty good idea…
Last week’s live art event was an all-round triumph. The day was warm and the rain stayed clear as…
Brighton is a city famous for its love of graffiti and is home to some iconic works. KENSINGTON STREET Local…
As many of you probably know, last night marked the launch of Brighton’s first ever local TV channel! Latest TV…
Here at the i360, many of us are keen cyclists. As well as being fast, healthy and free, cycling’s an…
It’s been a busy couple of months for the Brighton i360, constructing the access road and putting up hoardings –…
As part of the regeneration of the seafront and the area surrounding British Airways i360, Brighton & Hove City Council has…
Yesterday marked an exciting milestone in the i360 journey: the official groundbreaking. Jason Kitcat and Penny Thompson of Brighton and…
This coming Monday (28 July 2014) you’ll notice a substantial change start happening at the i360 site. Five hundred square meters…
One of the great privileges of working in Brighton and Hove is the passion the residents have for their city.
Some of you will have noticed the arrival of materials and machines at the i360 site over the last few…
One of the most fundamental, but also one of the most exciting, aspects of the i360 project is being able…
Yesterday marked a great milestone for the Brighton i360: it saw the conclusion of the first team meeting, where some…
The i360 is actually designed to operate when it’s windy and has state of the art dampers, which ensure that…