Genesis of the London Eye & Beyond / [presented by] Julia Barfield (Marks Barfield Architects).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Barfield, Julia, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London Eye (London, England).

Architectural design--Great Britain.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (42 minutes)).

Other Title:

Genesis of the London Eye and Beyond

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1999.

Summary:

Julia Barfield and her husband/partner David Marks are the entrepreneurs who dreamed up the idea of a Millennium Wheel, and then created the company to develop, build and operate it - now known as the British Airways London Eye after its backers. Barfield's talk tells the amazing story of the problems and the effort entailed over many years. The design was done in collaboration with Jane Wernick/Ove Arup & Partners. Barfield also describes other work, both before and after the Wheel. Their latest entrepreneurial project is Skyhouse, a cluster of three structurally-connected skyscrapers, which is a residential mixed-use scheme. The partners met while studying at the AA School. In 1975 they worked in Peru designing self-build houses in a "barriada". Then, after a stint respectively for Norman Foster and Richard Rogers they started their own practice in London in 1989.

Contents:

David Marks & Julia Barfield, 1999

"Bridge For The Future" Poster

Battlebridge Basin

Section Drawing Of The World Sea Centre

Liverpool Water Sports Centre

Computer Montage Of The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye), Then 500' High With 60 Capsules

Drawing Of The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye) Showing The Cantilevered Structure

Labelled Drawing Of The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye), Now 135' High, With 32 Capsules

Drawing Of Truss Arrangements On The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Drawing Of The Hub & Spindle Of The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Drawing Of The Mitsubishi Capsule Design Of The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Computer Images Of Capsules For The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Long Section Through Capsule For The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Raising The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye) After Completion

View From On The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

The Partnership In A Capsule On The Millennium Wheel (The London Eye)

Skyhouse

Conservatory For Regent's Park

Pier For Tate Britain.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 6, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.