THE i360 has won two national awards.

The 2017 Structural Awards, held at The Brewery, London, celebrate the best in global engineering

The Brighton seafront attraction won the supreme award for structural excellence and the award for tall or slender structure.

The Institution of Structural Engineers chief executive Martin Powell said: “When you think you’ve seen it all, another year of exemplary entries are received elevating structural engineering, yet again, to another level.

“We have witnessed some breathtaking projects at this year’s awards, featuring ingenious use of materials and new construction methods to create buildings, bridges and landmarks that inspire.”

The winners were chosen from a shortlist of 45 pioneering global projects which showcased the ingenuity and expertise of the engineers behind them.

A diverse range of structures, from temples to tourist attractions, were recognised across 14 categories which singled out engineering excellence and highlighted the important role played by structural engineers.

The supreme award for structural engineering excellence celebrates the year’s finest example of structural engineering design.

In a unanimous decision the judging panel, made up of a distinguished group of industry experts, said it was a “remarkable feat of engineering”.

They said engineers Jacobs had “deftly worked around the many challenges” involved with the construction.

Jacobs was praised for its use of purpose-designed cladding and “sloshing liquid dampers” to limit wind- induced dynamic movements, allowing the slenderness of the finished structure.

The tower was constructed by a novel “top down” method without the use of cranes.

With this approach Jacobs ensured that all construction happened safely at ground level.