Foster + Partners cleared over man’s death when window fell from London penthouse
Summary
An architecture firm, Foster + Partners, is not responsible for a man's death caused by a falling window from a London penthouse. The project managers and engineers were found guilty of safety violations related to the incident, which involved a window being blown off its hinges and falling onto the street.Key Facts
- Mick Ferris, 53, died in 2018 when a 130kg window fell 90 meters from The Corniche, a luxury building in London.
- Foster + Partners designed the building but were cleared of responsibility by a jury.
- The project managers, St James, and engineers, Lindner Prater, were found guilty of safety breaches.
- A similar window incident happened a year before Ferris’s death with no injuries, but no design changes were made.
- The window blew off its hinges after a restrictor meant to keep it closed was removed.
- The window design had been changed from opening inward to outward to avoid clashing with ceiling features.
- After the death, the window design was changed back to opening inward.
- The court heard that the designers missed several chances to correct the risk of outward-opening windows.
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