[4] It was constructed using a series of oval steel ribs, clad with marine plywood and covered with external skin of nylon-pvc fabric.

[1] It was shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Building of the Year award (forerunner of the Stirling Prize).

Rather than permanently dismantle it, the structure was put on the back of a 50m long Mammoet self-propelled transporter and moved to another part of the Bay.

[4] At the same time a new entrance ramp was added on the north side and steel brackets fixed to the end ribs to allow the pvc-nylon sheath to be fully stressed along the building's length.

[7] The Tube was finally dismantled (and put into storage) in Autumn 2010 to make way for a new link road.