The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) and the National Grid set up a competition to find designs for electricity pylons, six of which were set for display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Looking through all of the designs, I can see that a lot had to be taken into consideration before one can make just any design to replace the old, current pylons. When it came down to my favorites, it varied down to two different categories. The Best Design Award in my eyes would have to go to the "Flower Tower" because the overall structure appears to give off an organic appeal. The curvy part of the structure symbolizes "the bloom of a flower or a branch of a tree" which I think compliments the English landscape from where it will be placed. But if we're talking about purpose convenience, The Most Efficient Award would probably go to "T-Pylon" because it seems most efficient. Designed with the intention of being "most compact as possible", the T-Pylon is two-thirds lower than the normal English pylons which means less interference with planes. Also, the conductors compacted together allows for more concentrated space.
What do you guys think? I encourage you all to check out the video with all the finalists and their explanations of their designs. Be sure to tell me what your favorites are as well.
Oh and just to throw in a side note: Did I mention that the winners would £10,000? For you my sterling illiterate readers, that's $15784 in US dollars. A nice chunk of change if I do say so myself.
Next-Generation Electricity Pylons Unveiled
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