ALSO ONLINE THIS WEEK... NATIONAL GRID STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEW T-PYLONS

摘要

National Grid has started construction of its new 35m high T-pylons, so they will be seen in a landscape context for the first time. The six T-pylons will be built at the organisation's Eakring training academy in Nottinghamshire. The pylons have been designed by Danish architects and engineers Bystrup, following a competition organised by National Grid in conjunction with the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Royal Institute of British Architects. The structure is a monopole with a T-shaped cross arm, which holds the cables. It is made up of fewer than 10 major sections and is designed for simple construction. The T-pylon can stand at a height of 35m, which is 10m to 15m shorter than traditional lattice towers.