BRIGHTON, UK—Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is providing design, engineering and project management services for the Brighton i360, a unique visitor attraction now being built on the Brighton seafront in the United Kingdom.

Jacobs, based in Pasadena, CA, was part of the team that designed and built the London Eye, Europe's tallest observation wheel and still the UK's most popular paid-for visitor attraction 14 years after opening on the banks of the River Thames.

Now that same team of architects, engineers and contractors is reunited to create the Brighton i360, a 540-foot-tall tower with a moving passenger pod that travels up the tower to a height of more than 450 feet, providing 360 degree views.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.

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