b Which London landmark was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield?
Julia Barfield submissions won the competition. Instead, the architects decided to build The Eye anyway. In March 2000, the London Eye was completed for ₤85m. Julia Barfield and her firm have won more than 60 awards for their design, innovation and sustainability. Barfield is the winner of "Architectural Practice of the Year" in 2001 and a "Queen's Award for Enterprise & Innovation" in 2003. Julia Barfield Julia Barfield, , (born 1952) is a British architect and director of Marks Barfield Architects, established in 1989. Barfield created the London Eye together with husband partner David Marks. Barfield has interest in vernacular architecture, geometry
Julia Barfield in London from 1972 to 1978. During her year out, she went to South America and worked in the barriadas (squatter settlements) of Lima in Peru designing housing and a community centre. According to an interview with the Architects Journal Magazine, Barfield was drawn to architecture because of her parents' best friend's father, also an architect. She was interested in the arts and sciences, and believes that "architecture is a bridge" between these. After graduation, Barfield worked for Foster and Partners for nine years. In 1990, together with husband David Marks, they founded Marks Barfield Architects. During the last 13