deaths
October 6, 2017
David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (born 1952)
David Marks (architect)
David Joseph Marks was a British architect. In partnership with his wife Julia Barfield, he designed the London Eye, the British Airways i360 observation tower in Brighton, and the Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens, London.
London Eye
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. It has been featured numerous times in popular culture.
October 6
October 6 is the 279th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 86 days remain until the end of the year.