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The Structural Engineer, Volume 77, Issue 11, 1999
Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers haven’t seen anything like this. The London Eye, when completed, will be the fourth highest structure in the Capital, with a wheel diameter of 135m suspended dramatically by the River Thames on a cantilevered spindle over 22m long. This spectacular structure will dominate the view from the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben on the north side of the river, and from the former County Hall building, which now houses two hotels and the London Aquarium, on the south side. John Roberts
Sports stadia are being renewed, or built from scratch, all over the country as demand grows and grows for mass public sporting and other events. Football and pop concerts are big business requiring media coverage; the public demands greater comfort and safety than that afforded by a standing space; corporate ticket holders require ever more sophisticated facilities. And the regulators demand ever higher safety standards. Kathy Stansfield
From the Hong Kong airport to the Channel Tunnel to the Millennium Dome, the excellence of British structural engineers is clear to see. Innovative in their design, modern in their construction techniques, and uncompromising in their standards, Britain has good reason to be proud of its engineers. Lord Sainsbury