David Marks | |
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Born |
David Joseph Marks 15 December 1952 , Sweden |
Died | 6 October 2017 | (aged 64)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | architect |
Known for |
London Eye British Airways i360 |
Spouse(s) | Julia Barfield |
Parent(s) | Gunilla (nee Lovén) and Melville Marks |
David Marks (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.
David Marks was born on 15 December 1952 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Gunilla (née Lovén) and Melville Marks, a journalist and film producer. Marks, a Jew, grew up in Geneva and moved to London in 1972 to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.
Marks was married to fellow architect Julia Barfield.