David Joseph MarksMBE (15 December 1952 – 6 October 2017) was a British architect, and the designer of the London Eye, the British Airways i360 observation tower in Brighton, and the Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens, London.[1]
david, marks, architect, david, joseph, marks, december, 1952, october, 2017, british, architect, designer, london, british, airways, i360, observation, tower, brighton, treetop, walkway, gardens, london, david, marksmbeborndavid, joseph, marks, 1952, december. David Joseph Marks MBE 15 December 1952 6 October 2017 was a British architect and the designer of the London Eye the British Airways i360 observation tower in Brighton and the Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens London 1 David MarksMBEBornDavid Joseph Marks 1952 12 15 15 December 1952Stockholm SwedenDied6 October 2017 2017 10 06 aged 64 NationalityBritishOccupationarchitectKnown forLondon Eye British Airways i360SpouseJulia BarfieldParent s Gunilla nee Loven and Melville Marks David Marks was born on 15 December 1952 in Stockholm Sweden the son of Gunilla nee Loven and Melville Marks a journalist and film producer 1 Marks a Jew grew up in Geneva where he attended the International School of Geneva 2 He moved to London in 1972 at first to study at the Kingston Polytechnic before moving to Architectural Association School of Architecture 1 Marks was married to fellow architect Julia Barfield and they formed the architecture firm Marks Barfield 1 He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to the British Airways London Eye 3 A panoramic view of the treetop walkway which stands 18 metres 59 ft above groundReferences edit a b c d Rose Steve 9 October 2017 David Marks obituary The Guardian Retrieved 12 October 2017 via www theguardian com David Marks designer of the London Eye dies aged 64 The Jewish Chronicle No 55710 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1999 p 27 nbsp This article about a United Kingdom architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Marks architect amp oldid 1172264378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
