Can electricity pylons ever be beautiful?
Can electricity pylons ever be beautiful?
With Jeremy Hunt expected to announce £1,000 boost for households living near pylons, could better design calm objections?
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
Those human sculptures remind me of something out of a sci-fi movie, bladerunner or something
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In a bid to counter opposition, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce that households living close to new pylons and electricity substations could get up to £1,000 a year off their energy bills.
Back in 2008, US-based architects Choi + Shine came up with the idea of making pylons that look like huge human sculptures - a project entitled Land of Giants.
The planning application attracted some complaints, with one local arguing the structure looked "utterly ridiculous" and another saying it would be "inconceivable that this will blend in".
Local residents have compared the new structures to, among other things, Pat Butcher from EastEnders' earrings, MC Hammer and a contraceptive coil.
The National Grid says it received more than 11,000 pieces of feedback about the pylons and most people expressed a preference for T-pylons over the lattice versions.
Kevin Mosedale - founder of the slightly tongue-in-cheek Pylon of the Month blog - says he can understand why people might not want to live near the structures.
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