Marks Barfield Architects, the British architecture studio behind the London Eye, has unveiled designs for a tidal power station on the Somerset coastline that it says could curb the UK's reliance on fossil fuels. Working with West Somerset Lagoon, Marks Barfield Architects' proposal includes a 14-kilometre semi-circular tidal barrage containing 125 turbines, topped with a pedestrian and cycle path connecting the towns of Watchet and Minehead. Currently in the concept development stage, the West Somerset Tidal Lagoon power station would generate renewable energy by harnessing the power of the Bristol Channel's 12-metre tidal range, if it gets backing. Founded in 1989 by David Marks and Julia Barfield, notable projects by Marks Barfield Architects include the London Eye and the i360 observation tower in Brighton. The images are by Marks Barfield Architects.