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Spoof London skyline based on details of objects and possible locations around the capital
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The
Bul
let -
Woo
lwic
h -
50 le
vels
The
Floa
t - T
ham
es G
atew
ay -
35
leve
ls
The
Bris
tow
Tow
er -
Hac
kney
- 1
80 le
vels
The
Phi
llip
s B
uild
ing
- 5
5 le
vels
The
Citr
us P
avili
on -
Cov
ent G
ard
en -
10
leve
ls
The
Pap
er C
lips
- Whi
teha
ll -
46 le
vels
The
Scr
ewed
- C
anar
y W
harf
- 8
5 le
vels
The
Jack
- O
ld S
tree
t - 7
5 le
vels
The
Pin
- Th
read
need
le S
tree
t - 8
0 le
vels
The
Mon
tbla
nc -
Blo
omsb
ury
- 95
leve
ls
The
Rou
ge
Tow
er -
Kni
ght
sbrid
ge
- 50
leve
ls
The
Bla
de
- 10A
Cle
rken
wel
l - 4
8 le
vels
The
Raw
lplu
g -
Exh
ibiti
on R
oad
- 3
5 le
vels
The
G-S
pot
- S
oho
- 50
leve
ls
The
Asp
arag
us -
Bor
oug
h -
55 le
vels
The
Ger
kin
- Bis
hop
sgat
e -
41 le
vels
Completion 2018
Completion 2020
Completion 2018
Completion 2025*
Completion 2020
Completion 2023Completion 2022
Completion 2017
Completion 2019
Completion 2024
Completion 2018
Completion 2018Completion 2025
Erected 2021
Completion 2018
Architectural think-tank Cornis says that the London skyline is about to undergo the greatest and most expansive change in its history. They have calculated that there are 236 planned new tower developments within the city, a tenth of which will be more than 50 storeys high and planning for 80% of these towers has already been approved. With an average cost of £3500 a square foot the building boom has been driven by the luxury residential end of the market, with the majority being sold for private flats and penthouse apartments.
However, if the capitals builders are hard at work, the boom is about to test the creativity of the residents just as much. Since the arrival of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as ‘The Gerkin’, each new skyscraper has gained its own colloquial nickname. Currently the capital also has a ‘Shard’, a ‘Cheese-grater’, a ‘Walkie Talkie’ and not forgetting the grandmother of them all a ‘Needle’ (Cleopatra’s) and if Cornis are correct in their projections, by 2025 Londoners might have several considerably more quirky skyscrapers to christen.
Proposed London skyline developments 2025
180m
380m
200m
240m
*On completion The Bristow Tower will be the tallest residential structure in Europe
THEBUILDING
CENTRE Store Street, London WC1E 7BT T: +44 (0) 207 692 4000 www.buildingcentre.co.uk
‘Making the Micro Macro’ - Exhibition starts : 3 April - 12 June 2014 Time: Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm
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