Rana Begum and Webb Yates, No. 1616 Fence, 2026. Photo: Andy Stagg.
Artist Rana Begum and engineering studio Webb Yates have created a pylon-informed tower from fence material at this year's London Festival of Architecture.
Named No.1616 Fence, the 13-metre-high tower was constructed from industrial, powder-coated mesh that is more commonly used for fencing.
"You might come across this material in both open landscapes and urban contexts, it is familiar and functional," Begum told Dezeen.
"The material is made to be used as fencing – so it is impossible not to make connotations with the act of creating barriers, or cordoning off land, which is exclusive to some and inaccessible to others. The work, in its verticality, quite literally turns this on its head."
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