Citigroup Centre
London, UK

HEIGHT: 200m/655 feet
FLOORS: 45 floors
COMPLETION: 2001
ARCHITECT: Cesar Pelli


Part of the Canary Wharf estate

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/ROT/ldncitigroup.jpg

http://www.dzongkha.net/rdg/photos/cw_sre/P1010015.JPG

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103cg3.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103cg.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/london11.jpg


It's not super-tall but a great design and probably my favourite building in Canary Wharf, Looks much taller than it is from up close.

9/10 :)

8/10

Simple and effective. The setbacks and corners have saved
this from being a boring corporate box.

It kinda reminds me of the Williams Tower in Houston.

Still too plain, even with the corners cut out.

6/10

Originally posted by RafflesCity
8/10

Simple and effective. The setbacks and corners have saved
this from being a boring corporate box.

agreed 100% however I went for 8.5 / 10

we're getting a tower with similar setbacks down here as well (not as tall though)

tays

it gets a 7, a nice solid filler scraper, although i hear it is a lot better on the inside

It's pretty neat. 7/10

9, looks tall and nice colours

A nice building for London, but for Frankfurt it would be too masiv and boxy. 8/10

This building is growing on me....never used to like it, but now I kinda do, and yes it IS amazing on the inside
:yes:


I give it a 8 :)

I give a 7,5/10. It's tall and modern but a bit boxy.

8/10

Not too keen on this one, way too boxy/blocky for me, dont like colour either. I much prefer its brother tower, HSBC, nicer colour, and nice smooth edges.

8/10

Like the glassy design and setbacks. Blends in pretty well with surrounding towers.

great tower!!! i often think of this when i think of canary wharf instead of One Canada ------> 8.5/10

Nice. plain but nothing very special 7/10

oh not my taste.

8/10

simple but nice

eh i dont know why, but this tower just doesnt do it for me! 7/10

7.5 a bit of height in there but a bit boring.

Although reflective is good, this tower is nothing special. Not bad though, not bad at all. I do like it. 7.5/10.

Plain and boxy but quite nice.

7.0/10

Nice tower: 8.5/10

6.5 It's pretty average.

Heres a picture I took

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103cg3.jpg

9/10

this one is awesome! i love it, 10

Typically Canary Wharf. do I like Canary Wharf? umm.. no. but I try to look at the individual building. the last photo is a nice photo, I must say. maybe I shouldn't have too much critisism, Its probarbly the best in Canary Wharf.

6.0

7.0. It looks neat up close, but the top is just.... :puke:

7/10. Ok design. Cheap cladding. Awful top. Seems like the poor relation to the other two giants at the Wharf IMO.

8/10, a very nice building.

7.5

8.5/10...Pelli's done it again.

arghhhhh!
Not a fan of these type looking buildings 6/10

7.5
Nice...thats all....nice...:)

i dislike the frame metal grid between the windows.

5/10

Shouldn't the HSBC tower be included in the 201-300 talls section??? i thought it was the same height as Citigroup

box. 3/10

It's ok, nothing more nothing less. 7

Confirms the notion of Britain as a dull country......

5/10

7.5/10

i like this one and gave 8.5

Very modern design

9/10

Originally posted by airsickpenthousedweller

Confirms the notion of Britain as a dull country......

5/10

Erm...yes. :cheers:


This is a bit dull, but i like the way the setbacks contrast with HSBC, plus it looks just cool and business like on its own..

7

8.5/10


Nice tower.

9/10

Great pic, Raffles. I love the facade.

http://www.dzongkha.net/rdg/photos/cw_sre/P1010022.JPG

kinda boxy...6.5/10

It's understated, just like everything else on Canary Wharf. Not Cesar Pelli's most memorable project. Very average.

5.5/10

mah box
but good to add much needed height to London and Density to CW area

very average and very disappointing.

i am particularly disappointed with the lettering on the crown. the citigroup logo was originally going to be blue with a red umbrella (in the renderings) - then they changed it to all red....which looks a bit like a cheap prostitute really.

i imagine this tower plus the 20 storey citigroup centre comprises the largest citigroup office outside north america. maybe the largest outside new york. it must approach about 1.5 million square feet for the 2 buildings.

I prefer the other tower by Foster. 7/10.

It's quite boring and really making me yawn but is not an eyesore and is in a good location of London. 6/10

6.5

Confirms the notion of Britain as a dull country......

5/10

Fucking TROLL

8/10

Confirms the notion of Britain as a dull country......

5/10

and Rotterdam confirms the notion of Holland as a place of mountainous terrian?!

and Rotterdam confirms the notion of Holland as a place of mountainous terrian?!

Troll indeed.....<sarcasm>and Rotterdam is such a great looking / happening place </sarcasm>

Rotterdull

http://www.finnmoller.dk/tr-europa2002/holland/rotterdam-hafen02.jpg
http://www.thomas-schaefer.de/interrail/photos/rotterdam/rotterdam_hafen.jpg
http://www.ou.nl/info-alg-sc-rotterdam/plaatjes/Rotterdam-holbein-pijl.JPG
http://www.lbc.fr/Rotterdam2.jpg
http://www.jstevenwood.com/rdamlock3.jpg
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~clareb/places/Rotterdam/rotterdam3.jpg
http://www.clearharmony.net/news_images/2001-10-18-rotterdam%2012-oct-2001%20demonstration%20with%20reporter%20of%20local%20newspaper.jpg
http://www.orgels-en-kerken.nl/index/rotterdam-delfshaven-pelgrim-ext2.jpg
http://www.bibliotheek.rotterdam.nl/inter/DBPics/ommoord.GIF

Although rather boxy it's very modern, and nice, 10.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/56CitigroupEuropeanHeadquarters_pic1.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/56CitigroupEuropeanHeadquarters_pic4.jpg

8.5/10

7.5
neutral but elegant

one of my favorites of London.... 9/10

Not the best at Canary Wharf but fits in well with other towers around it and looks modern and not simply a box.

7.5/10

9.5/10

very nice, 9

9/10 from me!

7/10

8/10

One of the best at Canary Wharf :cool: 8,5/10

8/10

Nice shape and facade, but still boring. 7.5/10

six

i like it. 9/10

7,5

9/10 love it

7.5/10

8/10 its better than 1 Canada Square and the HSBC Building

it's okay 8/10

7.5/10

7,5/10 - simple but nice

6.5/10

7/10.

Great height and cool glass
8/10

8/10

Much nicer on the inside than the out but still adds nicely to the CW cluster 8/10

Nice facade and setbacks, but still kinda plain. 6.5/10

7/10

9/10

8/10

simply nice 8.5/10

In Canary Wharf this is the best looking tower after 1CS

6.5/10

10/10 ! ! !

It's alright, but nothin special.. 7.5

8.5/10

A smart looking tower, would have given it 9 but the 'Citigroup' logo scars the top.

8.5/10

I like this, 8,5 out of 10.

7/10

9

Loved watching it being built and have always liked it. Its connection with the smaller Foster’s building next door adds unexpected interest. Very clean and simple, but with just a touch of ornamentation from the metal banding. Is ageing fantastically (as with most of Canary Wharf).

Nice!! 8.5/10

8,5/10

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8.5/10

9,5/10 very nice building, i like it, cool

The design looks a liitle bit boring, but 8/10

Heh, I actually voted on this thread before I realised I actually created it in a previous life! :D Sorry!

I still think this building is extremely underrated, compared with the vast majority of buildings in Canary Wharf. Still catches my eye every visit, 6 years on...

nice! 9/10 :)

I like this one... 9.5/10

6/10

7/10

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8/10

8/10 :)
Cool glassy box!!!

8/10

7.5/10

8/10

8. Good building. Regards.

8/10

8/10

Bland but tall.6

8/10

7/10

8/10

6/10

8.5

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IMG_2727 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11218637@N08/1269399793/) by alister_carruthers (http://www.flickr.com/people/11218637@N08/), on Flickr

10/10 I've always liked this building a lot. Looks very smart and fits in well with the other towers near by!

Yeah, it's okay, 7/10

8/10

10/10

6.5

Pretty nice :) I like the glassyness.

7/10