The design and construction of Skylon preceded the opening of the Festival of Britain in 1951. It was designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England, before being constructed on London's South Bank between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The architects' design consisted of a steel cigar shape w...
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The design and construction of Skylon preceded the opening of the Festival of Britain in 1951. It was designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England, before being constructed on London's South Bank between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The architects' design consisted of a steel cigar shape which appeared to float above the ground, due to thin cables. The design was made structurally feasible by the engineer Felix Samuely who, at the time, was a lecturer at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in Bedford Square, Bloomsbury.
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