Pylon Figure

Client Landsnet, a public company that owns and runs the electrical transmission system in Iceland where 80% of the electricity is from green sustainable sources, such as geothermal power.
Purpose Pylon design competition.
Special constraints & site description The pylons were intended to be constructible, affordable and durable.
Design challenges & solutions We sought to make an iconic, unforgettable pylon, that created an identity for Iceland and the power
Designed by Jin Choi & Thomas Shine, Choi+Shine Architects.

pylon people

Pylon figures sketches and thinking

Only small alterations needed to existing pylon design

Making only minor alterations to well established steel-framed tower design, we have created a series of towers that are powerful, solemn and variable. These iconic pylon-figures will become monuments in the landscape. Seeing the pylon-figures will become an unforgettable experience, elevating the towers to something more than merely a functional design of necessity.

“The ‘Land of Giants‘ is a poem for the eyes.”
Elmar Burchia, Corriere Della Sera, Aug 17, 2010