Who designs pylons?
Pylons are designed by the contractor, who then tests and builds them. In the UK, architect Sir Reginald Blomfield chose the pylon design used by the CEGB, in 1928. It has developed since then and you can read more about pylon designs in the illustrated guide to pylon/tower model types. These days, pylons are rarely built, and although the National Grid website reports that various new designs have been commissioned (some are graceful metal poles) and that an appropriate design would be used where pylons are required in the future, there have recently been some continental style pylons erected in Burton-on-Trent by the Petit Jean company, and some more usual pylons built near Middlesborough. The National Grid uses some standard designs (see the question on pylon designs). What designs / structures / shapes are there? [N.B. Many of the designs mentioned are shown at the end of the descriptions.] In the UK we have three common designs, called the L2, L6 and L12. The L2 is designed for 27
