Below is a rendering I did which shows the City of London in around 2010/2012.

The blue shape in the middle represents the DIFA Tower; exact height is unknown but has been rumoured to be up to 300m.
It will stand directly in the centre of the financial district.

"Official" renderings are due to be released in the next couple of days when the planning application is submitted, but in the
mean time here is my own.

Other future projects shown here are the Heron Tower (183m), Leadenhall Building (225m), Minerva Building (217m) and 51 Lime Street (125m).

London Bridge Tower (306m) will stand just off the right edge of this view, on the opposite side of the river. Yet another skyscraper,
the Broadgate Tower (165m) will stand just off the left edge.

Canary Wharf, in the East End of London, has a similar number of towers planned. Vauxhall in southwest London also has a
couple of 600-footers planned, as does Croydon.



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/7.jpg

wow, love the detailed facade! lol
amazing how London has finally succumbed to highrise.good stuff.
when will they actually begin?

London is the PROPOSED skyscraper capital of the world.

London is the PROPOSED skyscraper capital of the world.

Lol that pretty much sums it up, on a side note, superb towers, particularly LBT.

good news for London. but twill only be appreciated till 492m Eureka 2 begins construction!!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/sC_apache/EurekaEureka2.png
:jk:

DIFA tower render - Bishopsgate Tower - 307m!!!
World Forum> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=227659&page=1&pp=20

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2839DIFATower_pic1.jpg

^ That's one of the official renderings.

Below is my own version, updated.



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/10.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/11.jpg

you londoners get very excited over a project that probably won't get done for another 10years..

amazing how London has finally succumbed to highrise.good stuff.
When it comes to proposals, London is like the Dubai of Europe at the moment. It seems like there are new towers announced practically every other month. There are currently 2 proposals over 300m, a couple of dozen in the 150-240m height range, and about 50 smaller midrises planned. It all started with SwissRe back in 2001, and since then developers have been falling over themselves to build tall in London. Unfortunately, when it comes to actual construction, London is way behind. There is a massive backlog of approved towers waiting to go up.


when will they actually begin?
This tower is expected to be approved by Feb 2006, but construction is unlikely to start before 2007.

http://img183.echo.cx/img183/5164/15je.jpg

wow! Thats a great looking building

very nice building !

Yeah its an incredibly good looking building. London must be arguably have the world's greatest potential- Probably the worlds financial centre with little space. But i think it's great that they take their time to approve each proposal and respect the historical surroundings, instead of going gaga and destroying something that no-one can ever replace.