ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/789552/observation-pod-at-worlds-most-slender-tower-reaches-maximum-height Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Patrick Lynch https://www.archdaily.com/789552/observation-pod-at-worlds-most-slender-tower-reaches-maximum-height After weeks of movement testing, the British Airways i360 observation pod has achieved its maximum height of 138 meters as the attraction enters final inspection phases in preparation for its opening this summer. As a part of “the world’s tallest moving observation tower,” the 18 meter diameter viewing pod will provide 360 degree views of the British seaside resort towns of Brighton and Hove, the Sussex coast and the English Channel, for to up to 200 passengers at a time.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/520755/vast-observation-tower-for-the-british-coastal-city-of-brighton-confirmed Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 James Taylor-Foster https://www.archdaily.com/520755/vast-observation-tower-for-the-british-coastal-city-of-brighton-confirmed British practice Marks Barfield Architects, famous for designing the London Eye, are a step closer to realising their latest urban observation structure: the i360 Brighton. This week the international team who created the London landmark were reunited on Brighton beach as as loans of more than £40 million have been agreed to begin the tower's construction. Bringing together companies from the UK, France (Poma), the USA (Jacobs Enginneering) and the Netherlands (Hollandia), the project has been described as "truly unique."

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