The glass viewing pod for British Airways i360, conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects was topped out on Brighton beach in the UK on January 13, making way for the last phase of construction before the world’s tallest moving observation attraction opens this summer. At 162 m high with an observation pod rising to 450 feet, the i360 will be the world’s first vertical cable car, offering a new perspective on the seaside city of Brighton. Sited at the root end of the historic West Pier on Brighton’s seafront, i360 has a slender, elegant design and is set to become a landmark for... >>>

BPD Marignan and XTU Architects, in association with SNI Group and MU Architecture, have won the Réinventer.Paris competition for Paris Rive Gauche site M5A2. The three main buildings, the Tree House, Plant House, and Algo House, will host 13,000 square meters of housing for students and young researchers, 1,200 square meters of publicly available space, a 255 square meter alternative café, and more than 2,000 square meters for vegetable and other gardens. >>>