British Land have just announced that 122 Leadenhall - designed by Richard Rogers - will start construction in 2007, a year earlier than expected! This will surpass Tower 42 as the tallest skyscraper in the City of London.



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congratulations
looks great
height was.....~220m?

yes! YES!

225m of beauty!

:banana:

This is one fine momma.

So Heron and Leadenhall in 2007, Limey Completed, Broadgate nearing completion, work on LBT starting, St Georges, Riverside South, Multiplex, Beetham underway perchance?

Yum

This represents "middle finger up" at the people who say London isn't building anything :D

^^ Indeed!

2007 will be the START of Londons skyscraper boom. No doubt by the start of next year London will have ANOTHER 5 or so 150m+ proposals!

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/2.jpg

ORGASMIC!

And btw - British Land are one of the most committed and reliable developers in London. They're not the kind of people who mess around with these major announcements. If they say this project will start in 2007, then it will start in 2007 ;)

this is great news, and a great tower :)

Those British are building a plethora of cool looking buildings!

It sure sounds a strickingly super skyscraper seemingly set to start soon......sorry, I couldn't resist a bit of alliteration :D

Great news again for London, this should help quash the multitude of people who moan about 'well most of thse probably won't go up'...how do you like them apples :baeh3:

2007 and 2008 look to be years of high construction, with Leadenhall, Heron, St George's Wharf, LBT, and Pan Peninsula Tower (started construction I beleive) all guaranteed to go up. Plus possibly Minerva tower and Beetham, with Bishopsgate tower looking very likely get approval later this year with a 2007/2008 start date, then you've also got quite a few more towers at CW looking to get approval like Riverside South, North Quay tower 1, North Quay tower 2, Heron Quays West....not to mention random skyscrapers thrown into the mix like Elephant and Castle (Multiplex), and Vauxhall..... AND that's not counting all the other proposals that have come recently (tower next to Swiss Re for example, and that not-so-nice one for Fenchurch street) and many more are likely to come in the near future!


Phew, Good God, it's exausting just thinking about it. Is there one area of London not experiencing regeneration, construction of a stadium or construction of a skyscraper??? What say we knock down St Paul's Cathedral to make way for a new batch of skyscrapers eh? ;)

:cheers:

btw, if anyone's got a really big peace of cheese they need grating, London can help you out with this one :D

Fantastic building!

:cheers:

Great news! This one's gonna be a cracker! :cheers:

btw, if anyone's got a really big peace of cheese they need grating, London can help you out with this one :D

Haha! Indeed. :D

then you've also got quite a few more towers at CW looking to get approval like Riverside South, North Quay tower 1, North Quay tower 2, Heron Quays West....
They've already been approved.

This rendering will look nice with the new 20 Fenchurch st tower added in plus Heron tower

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/dump/122L.jpg

This rendering will look nice with the new 20 Fenchurch st tower added in plus Heron tower

Er, and a certain 288m tower as well ;)

Plus, Minerva would appear just off the right edge. Broadgate might be visible from this view as well, I'm not sure. Then of course, turn 180 degrees and you'll see London Bridge Tower.

This view is from the Monument to the Great Fire of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London), for those who don't know - accessible to the public, probably the best vantage point in London (apart from the London Eye), and only £2 to go up :cheers:


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Height comparison:-


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When will the construction finish?

When will the construction finish?
2010, according to the developers.

Excellent news, this is one of my favourites!!

Whats the point of comments like this though:

This represents "middle finger up" at the people who say London isn't building anything :D

:|

It was meant to be lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek -- note my use of the "grin" smiley -- but surprise surprise, as usual people are taking me too seriously...

Anyway, here's a couple more renderings.

The view from Fleet Street:


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And the view from Bishopsgate:


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whatever

good skyscraper anyway

That view from Bishopsgate will be obscured by Heron and Heron Plaza.

But still looks fantastic!

Excellent news for next year as well. Bringing the schedule forward obviously shows confidence is returning to the market and the beginning of the crest of the wave for construction of skyscrapers in London.

i dont really like the design of this building...i reckon something spectacular should be made to make a true statement

i dont really like the design of this building...
But why ever not? What is there not to like about this building?

It has everything - superb design, height, shape, cladding, colours, base, location...



i reckon something spectacular should be made to make a true statement
This building will make a statement alright - an incredibly bold and daring architectural statement that will transform London's skyline, just as SwissRe did a couple of years ago. The incredibly futuristic design makes it look like something from the 23rd century! Combined with its height and prominent location, this building will really catch peoples' attention.

Sorry, but I think you'd have to be in a very small minority not to like this proposal.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/15.jpg

then you've also got quite a few more towers at CW looking to get approval like Riverside South, North Quay tower 1, North Quay tower 2, Heron Quays West....
They've already been approved.
Have they?? Do they have a construction start date?? What exactly is preventing them going up?? I'm pretty sure I've been on threads that have explained it, but I lose track of how all the skyscraper proposals in London are progressing ;)

:cheers:

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/15.jpg
That's a great image to show the clear height references of buildings in the square mile. Is there one that includes Bishopsgate tower as well?

:cheers:

i don't like the design. i think it'll be far better if the slant is much steeper. now the base is just too wide... and the building looks so bulky. i don't think it gives much respect to the surrounding either... like.. the swiss re stands out nice on its own but with the addition of this, i'm not sure anymore.

i mean it's a common architectural sense that when you have something of an unusual shape (say the swiss re) it'd make most sense to put something rather simple yet nicely detailed next to it to accompany it or it'll just be a mere competition between the two... (like the wtc + world financial centre; bank of china + cheung kong centre or even in london... the albion riverside and the affordable housing next to it)

The design don't has a good sheap and it don't fit on that place

^^ i like the design of this building! very hightech! briliant! :cool: whos the architect of this cool babe? Rogers?

Whoa!!! really fantastic design. I like it.

I'm delighted that this building will be built. Richard Rogers is the high-tech architect par excellance. I believe that this will be his crowning glory and one of the best skyscrapers anywhere when complete. It looks so... what can I say... right... appropriate.

The architectural dialogue between this, Lloyds of London, 51 Lime Street, the modernist Aviva Plaza, the Swiss Re Tower and the 500 year old St Andrews church wholeheartedly encapsulates the 'new' London. I can't wait until this one is finished. Here's to world class architecture in London! :cheers:

I can't wait to see it done.

looks good

It's shape isn't simply the architect saying 'ooh we've done curvy not let's do a wedge' - it's that shape for a reason, to sweep back from St Paul's Cathedral on the view from Fleet Street, a protected view of the Cathedral. It reduces its bulk on the skyline from Waterloo Bridge by tapering back to the pinnacle yet produces a dramatic sight from ground level. The design works, and will be a fantastic pinnacle to the City of London's skyline until the Bishopsgate Tower appears.

Have they?? Do they have a construction start date?? What exactly is preventing them going up??

Lack of tenants. Skyscrapers in London only go up if a major tenant signs up for renting the space. Broadgate Tower and Heron Tower are to be built speculatively, meaning that the developer has confidence a tenant can be found whilst construction is underway, although this can backfire as it did with One Canada Square in the early 1990s, losing the developer millions.

The good news is office take-up in London is increasing daily, and we are now at the crest of a wave and will see a lot of new office space needed in the next five years. And, because of the long planning process for skyscrapers in London, as soon as deals are signed many of the towers proposed for London we have known about all these years can start pretty much immediately.

then you've also got quite a few more towers at CW looking to get approval like Riverside South, North Quay tower 1, North Quay tower 2, Heron Quays West....

Have they?? Do they have a construction start date?? What exactly is preventing them going up?? I'm pretty sure I've been on threads that have explained it, but I lose track of how all the skyscraper proposals in London are progressing ;)

:cheers:

RS has planning approval, NQ 1&2 haven't got planning approval yet as they haven't proved a number of issues the Mayor brought up but they will be resolved & HQ West is just a concept that hasn't been put into planning yet.NQ also has a potential delay as Crossrail ( a proposed new underground link will pass near the site & the site might be needed for site excavation etc)

They are all part of the canary wharf estate & songbird (owners of the estate) have a development programme which at the moment is filling the mid-rise groundscrapers around the barclalys tower at churchill place. They have planning permsion for the RS,NQ towers now so they can start as & when demand grows as the sites are clear. Once the Groundscrapers at churchill place are built & fully let then the next step in there programme will be these towers.

check out there website to give some indication of the size of there portfolio & the CW estate in general

http://www.canarywharfoffices.com/

It's shape isn't simply the architect saying 'ooh we've done curvy not let's do a wedge' - it's that shape for a reason, to sweep back from St Paul's Cathedral on the view from Fleet Street, a protected view of the Cathedral. It reduces its bulk on the skyline from Waterloo Bridge by tapering back to the pinnacle yet produces a dramatic sight from ground level. The design works, and will be a fantastic pinnacle to the City of London's skyline until the Bishopsgate Tower appears.

obviosuly i know. but just by looking at those collages up there, it's quite unconvincing to me that the building does respond well to its surrounding. the one from bishopsgate looks particularly crude in my opinion. maybe it's really designed for that reason you mentioned but how many people everyday will actually be looking at the building that way? it's gotta be really really powerful if that's the case.

and i don't think richard rogers' designs have ever been famous for their sensitivities to their surroundings and especially this one which seems to be far too prominent of a statement. i mean, if you compare this to renzo's london bridge tower... how nice that one is!

obviosuly i know. but just by looking at those collages up there, it's quite unconvincing to me that the building does respond well to its surrounding. the one from bishopsgate looks particularly crude in my opinion.

I thoroughly disagree, but It's your opinion. IMO this HAS to be in the top 5 London proposals, Mmaybe even in the top 3.

^^ For me the top 5 proposed/approved are probably:

1. Bishopsgate tower
2. LBT
3. Leadenhall
4. Riverside South towers
5. Heron tower

For quite a while I would have said LBT was my fave, but over recent weeks/months I have been admiring the magnificence of Bishopsgate tower with a greater desire then LBT. That's not to say I like LBT less then I did, on the contrary I like it even more every time I look at it, but Bish tower, imo, just looks a little bit more awe inspiring and unique, and is in a better location, so it gets my No.1 vote!

And also, a side note: I would probably have placed Columbus tower at No.3 or 4 but it looks totally dead in the water :( It's a real shame, as it would have really given extra dynamism to the CW area. Anyone got any details on it btw?? I haven't heard anything about it for a while. If it is dead, I think the least they can do is let it be known so another company or different building can take over the site!

I just hope Bish tower gets built before 2012, to make London look that much better for when people come to the Olympics! :D

:cheers:

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And also, a side note: I would probably have placed Columbus tower at No.3 or 4 but it looks totally dead in the water :( It's a real shame, as it would have really given extra dynamism to the CW area. Anyone got any details on it btw?? I haven't heard anything about it for a while. If it is dead, I think the least they can do is let it be known so another company or different building can take over the site!
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The site got sold onto a small company who dont have the resources to develop the tower .My guess is they will hold onto the site as it has planning permission & eventualy sell the site onto a bigger developer. However the site of the tower is right above the proposed X-rail tunnels so i'm not sure if this would have to be built first before the tower can be built (that was prob the main reason the original investors sold the site on)

One of my favorite projects in London.

i got to get over there some day... perhaps 2012? :)

and i don't think richard rogers' designs have ever been famous for their sensitivities to their surroundings and especially this one which seems to be far too prominent of a statement. i mean, if you compare this to renzo's london bridge tower... how nice that one is!

No, he hasn't, and thats why Lloyds is such a masterpiece

Finally this beauty gets approved and starts construction soon! Another great skyscraper for London.

It's been approved years, but the people who work in the current site have a lese which runs to 2008. We thought it wouldnt start till 2008, but now the start has been brought forward to 2007

This is my second favourite proposal behind the shard. However, for some reason, I never thought it would actually be built, that it was more concept pie-in-the-sky.

I should know better then to doubt British Land. They must be the most committed developer in the country at the moment.

Will this project start construction?

great news! So now at least two of the proposals (Heron and this) are certain to get built.

And soon we will find out if the Shard pre-let has been completed or as just rumours, but if it does get the pre let it has a 100% chance of going up too next year

Looks great! So many projects in the City!

And the view from Bishopsgate:


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I like this picture. 112 Leadenhall will be a great space-filler, as well as having a fantastic design.

Good news - apparently the occupier has been asked to move out, with British Land offering financial inducements to do so.

^^ Best news all day!

Thats a real nice tower. I like the multicoloured bit.

From Building.co.uk -

"British Land is developing its 211 Bishopsgate on a speculative basis - with 820,000 ft2 to be completed in 2008 - and head of development Nigel Webb hints that there will be more to come, "if we think the buildings are right for the market".

He also confirms British Land will press ahead with other schemes - at 122 Leadenhall, the construction of 600,000 ft2 should start on site in January next year."

:cool:


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Great news! So I take it demolition will start VERY soon then?

god lets hope so. It could be enabling works and demolition starting in jan for all we know

Nice vision

:hahano:


It aint a vision, construction starts in 8 months. It will be built without a pre let, it is fully approved, and it is being built by one of the most trusty developers you will meet.

so, no.

Approval of Bishopsgate tower and a construction starting date for Leadenhall tower released within two days of each other.. wow! That's a dam good two days for London

Counting the months :)

As it's a British Land project, I expect we can watch this beauty on the webcams as well :D

I hope it will be a fast rise

It will be suprisingly fast when u/c. This is because as the building tapers there is less and less to contsruct!

Construction will take only 2 years according to the planning report.

Excellent! So it should finish by 2009!

I still dont understand wether the whole jan 2007 is start of demolition or start of construction

There's no lift core so it'll be like Broadgate Tower, all steel.

looks great

nice tower for London. Well,2 years for construction is quite okay.

I love it!Great building:cheers:

British Land have just announced that 122 Leadenhall - designed by Richard Rogers - will start construction in 2007, a year earlier than expected! This will surpass Tower 42 as the tallest skyscraper in the City of London.
Just out of sheer curiousity, where is the source of this information? Link? Or did you just hear this?

a simple Google search (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_Leadenhall_Street)

Just out of sheer curiousity, where is the source of this information? Link? Or did you just hear this?
There's a long interview with Richard Elliot, Head of Construction for British Land, in the April issue of NSC (New Steel Construction).

So, er... you can't get a more reliable source than that :D

This is Leadenhall Street btw, and the current building can be seen at the end -


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The neighbouring St Helens Square, with Tower 42 visible -

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A 500 year old church, opposite the building -

http://www.willfox.com/images/london/5/21.jpg




Aviva Tower and 30 St Mary Axe -

http://www.willfox.com/images/london/4/21.jpg

Extra large rendering from the British Land website -


http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall1.jpg

And the Google Earth model, which can be downloaded here (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=384868) -


http://i1.tinypic.com/zkpu1k.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/122_leadenhall9.jpg excellent design when does it start construction?

Next year, The current site is demolished in January, so it should probably start actual construction in less than 1 year

Once Willis, this, and the DIFA Tower are constructed I'm going to lie down in the square in front of St Helens and masturbate.

Standing in the square and turning 360 degrees you'll be surrounded by SwissRe, Willis, Lloyd's, 122 Leadenhall, DIFA, Tower42 and St Helens all within a matter of yards. Sexwee territory! Will there be anywhere on earth where you can stand and have so much architectural quality so close?

Once Willis, this, and the DIFA Tower are constructed I'm going to lie down in the square in front of St Helens and masturbate.

Standing in the square and turning 360 degrees you'll be surrounded by SwissRe, Willis, Lloyd's, 122 Leadenhall, DIFA, Tower42 and St Helens all within a matter of yards. Sexwee territory! Will there be anywhere on earth where you can stand and have so much architectural quality so close?

Ah yes......Dubai, Chicago, NYC, Melbourne, Hong Kong.......................

Ah yes......Dubai, Chicago, NYC, Melbourne, Hong Kong.......................
Prick.

Ah yes......Dubai, Chicago, NYC, Melbourne, Hong Kong.......................

Dubai lolololol ur kidding right....Melbourne????? ummm

Prick.

Why prick?
I just disagreed with the question.

Ah yes......Dubai, Chicago, NYC, Melbourne, Hong Kong.......................

I challenge you to find such a small area in any of these cities with such a high-quality selection of skyscrapers as:

SwissRe
Lloyd's
122 Leadenhall
Willis
DIFA
Tower42

The first 5 are literally on adjacent plots of land, surrounding the square in front of the St Helens tower. This is what I'm talking about, not the city as a whole, but in such a small area of land. Even if we were talking entire cities, I think you might still struggle actually, but lets not make this city v city v city, eh?

I challenge you to find such a small area in any of these cities with such a high-quality selection of skyscrapers as:

SwissRe
Lloyd's
122 Leadenhall
Willis
DIFA
Tower42

The first 5 are literally on adjacent plots of land, surrounding the square in front of the St Helens tower. This is what I'm talking about, not the city as a whole, but in such a small area of land. Even if we were talking entire cities, I think you might still struggle actually, but lets not make this city v city v city, eh?

Ok fair enough...perhaps you have a point.

I challenge you to find such a small area in any of these cities with such a high-quality selection of skyscrapers as:

SwissRe
Lloyd's
122 Leadenhall
Willis
DIFA
Tower42

The first 5 are literally on adjacent plots of land, surrounding the square in front of the St Helens tower. This is what I'm talking about, not the city as a whole, but in such a small area of land. Even if we were talking entire cities, I think you might still struggle actually, but lets not make this city v city v city, eh?
CW ;)

Except CW aint exactly high quality;)


Well, the buildings are pretty high quality for materials etc, but not for design

It gets better to also with leadenhall starting next year heron tower starts construction next year a press release from construction giant Skanska confirms this.
Skanska has today received an order from The Heron Tower Property Unit Trust for the first phase of a contract to construct Heron Tower. When complete, Heron Tower will be the tallest tower in the City of London.


Pre-construction services will begin this month, with the main construction work starting in 2007, commencing with the demolition of existing buildings. This will be followed by construction of the new Heron Tower, which will be completed in 2010.

Skanska are providing a Construction Business Stream bid, which incorporates expertise from both its building and mechanical and electrical operating units. They bring with them experience of constructing other London landmarks which offers to Heron a total construction and building services solution.

David Fison, Chief Executive, Skanska UK said: “Heron have been very clear from day one what they wanted - A construction partner who adds real value and who works as part of the team to create the overall success of the project.

“At Skanska, our whole focus is on integrated project management and eliminating waste so we are delighted that we have been chosen by Heron to do exactly that on this most prestigious of contracts.”

Cahit K Atasoy, Director of Projects and Construction, Heron International said “Heron Tower will set new standards for office buildings in the UK and the method of procurement that has been chosen will revolutionise the construction industry, delivering the project in a style that is warranted by the quality of the building. We have every confidence in the team that has been appointed.”

It would be easier and wiser to just say 'oooo, wouldn't we have a lovely square chaps' rather than just suggesting that we put up these buildings and we kick everyone elses arse.. I'd hate to think that out of the thousands of skyscrapers going up in the world only 4 decent ones were built, n all stuck together in merry England.

Yes, the view from the street will be awe-inspiring... but thats probably a feeling you could get from virtually every major city in the world to a degree, yes.. the Sq mile will have some of the best, most modern designs currently going up but.. doesnt justify claiming that it trumps everyone elses..

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/3.jpg
really amazing... :cheers:
how many tall is it?

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/3.jpg
really amazing... :cheers:
how tall is it?

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/3.jpg
beautiful project... :cheers:

This is my favourite tower of all the London supertalls.

how tall is it?
225m/48 storeys

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?20182979

Work starts in January 2007.

what an excellent design really goes with londons superb architechture.http://tinypic.com/1zslq9http://www.skyscrapernews.com/122_leadenhall1.jpghttp://www.skyscrapernews.com/122_leadenhall7.jpg

Glad you like it!

It would be easier and wiser to just say 'oooo, wouldn't we have a lovely square chaps' rather than just suggesting that we put up these buildings and we kick everyone elses arse.. I'd hate to think that out of the thousands of skyscrapers going up in the world only 4 decent ones were built, n all stuck together in merry England.

Yes, the view from the street will be awe-inspiring... but thats probably a feeling you could get from virtually every major city in the world to a degree, yes.. the Sq mile will have some of the best, most modern designs currently going up but.. doesnt justify claiming that it trumps everyone elses..

I agree....the city will have the highest quality, and stunningly designed buildings, but the boasting that verges on arrogance by some fellow Uk forumers does go over the top somtimes......and so what if one or 2 people disagree and insult London???..who gives a shit, the buildings will speak for themselves when they are built, and not everyone will....or has...to like them.

The classiest, most stylish, most high quality things in life don't shout their greatness from the rooftops......they ouze quality in a rather understated way .

what an excellent design really goes with londons superb architechture.http://tinypic.com/1zslq9http://www.skyscrapernews.com/122_leadenhall1.jpghttp://www.skyscrapernews.com/122_leadenhall7.jpg

nice

in the end london doesn't need skyscrapers to make it a world class city cos it's been world class without them for years.Where as you see Dubai,Shanghai,Moscow,etc puting up scrapers everywhere to try and become world class cities and still they can't compete with london cos london is the financial powerhouse city of the world a stock exchange that is bigger than new york and tokyo put together.London is more unique than any other city of the world in my eyes.But i will say it will be nice to see theses scrapers going up.it will just make london even classier and more powerful.(the dark side has spoken(lol).

a stock exchange that is bigger than new york and tokyo put together.
London might be a bigger financial centre overall, but its stock exchange is dwarfed by New York's. Please get your facts right.

* 1- New York Stock Exchange - $13.9
* 2- Tokyo Stock Exchange - $4.65
* 3- NASDAQ - $3.76
* 4- London Stock Exchange - $3.25
* 5- Euronext - $2.96
* 6- Toronto Stock Exchange - $1.62
* 7- Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse) - $1.38
* 8- Hong Kong Stock Exchange - $1.30
* 9- Milan Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana) - $0.89
* 10- Madrid Stock Exchange (BME Spanish Exchanges)
* 11-SWX Swiss Exchange

Rankings of Exchanges by Market Capitalization (in trillions of US dollars).

Please get your facts right.


give him a break Will, he's new

I agree....the city will have the highest quality, and stunningly designed buildings, but the boasting that verges on arrogance by some fellow Uk forumers does go over the top somtimes......and so what if one or 2 people disagree and insult London???..who gives a shit, the buildings will speak for themselves when they are built, and not everyone will....or has...to like them.

The classiest, most stylish, most high quality things in life don't shout their greatness from the rooftops......they ouze quality in a rather understated way .

The thing is I never said 'London will have the best skyline lalala' or 'London will have the best skyscrapers lalala', what I said was nowhere on Earth will you be so closely surrounded by such quality as the square in front of St Helens. I still stand by this assertion. Pleanty of cities have plenty of nice skyscrapers, but they aren't all arranged on adjacent plots of land around a small square like Lloyd's, Willis, SwissRe, 122 Leadenhall and DIFA will be.

I can think of nowhere in NYC, Hong Kong, Paris, Frankfurt, Chicago (etc) that will have the same effect, correct me if I'm wrong.

The thing is I never said 'London will have the best skyline lalala' or 'London will have the best skyscrapers lalala', what I said was nowhere on Earth will you be so closely surrounded by such quality as the square in front of St Helens. I still stand by this assertion. Pleanty of cities have plenty of nice skyscrapers, but they aren't all arranged on adjacent plots of land around a small square like Lloyd's, Willis, SwissRe, 122 Leadenhall and DIFA will be.
Yeah, exactly.

Within a space of about 200 square metres you'll have a whole cluster of famous and iconic landmarks.

Yeah, exactly.

Within a space of about 200 square metres you'll have a whole cluster of famous and iconic landmarks.

Yeah, I'm sure EH will agree when they're squinting to get a view of St Pauls, lol.. :runaway: :cheers: They'll not be landmarks to everyone, the Gherkin was because it was the biggest thing to go up in the city for years and was a design that was unfamiliar to everyone.. not all of these towers will get such a warm welcome (and its not had the best of receptions from all either!) So yeh, we'll love them but.. be a lot of people angry at their presence on an historic skyline.. sod em, mind :scouserd:

As regards me saying london stock exchange is bigger than new york and tokyo put together i was going by what was said on sky news buisness report last week but you seem to have the facts that refute that

London's foreign currency exchange is bigger than NY and Tokyo combined.

The stock exchange is something different.

Yep thats right.

Citibank's London office (the Euro HQ) is the company's world-centre for Fx.

The thing is I never said 'London will have the best skyline lalala' or 'London will have the best skyscrapers lalala', what I said was nowhere on Earth will you be so closely surrounded by such quality as the square in front of St Helens. I still stand by this assertion. Pleanty of cities have plenty of nice skyscrapers, but they aren't all arranged on adjacent plots of land around a small square like Lloyd's, Willis, SwissRe, 122 Leadenhall and DIFA will be.

I can think of nowhere in NYC, Hong Kong, Paris, Frankfurt, Chicago (etc) that will have the same effect, correct me if I'm wrong.


Sorry tubeman...that wasnt an attack on what you had said. But more an attack on the people who bleet on about "London being best city in the universe and you are a fucking, trolling little cunt if you dare to disagree with me...:blahblah: "

That attitude gets on my nerves and just encourages more anti London comments.

This morning, Stefen Hester (Chief Executive of British Land) confirmed during presentation of BL's first quarter 2006 results and review of London City developments that demolition of the existing building at Leadenhall will get underway in the beginning of 2007.

"Design work is progressing on the Leadenhall Building to facilitate demolition of the existing building at the beginning of 2007 for delivery in 2010".

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/850Londonin2012_pic1.jpg

well i would like to add about all these people who are anti london or think that there is no building going on, just take a look at this pic. this will be london in 7years time. if you think about it, where else in the world do you have 2 skylines completely different from each other in the same city( if there is please show me and my appologies) like newyork it is a fantastic city but the skyline is the same anywhere you look the same goes for asian cities such as tokyo and shanghai!
but look at this pic and you have canary wharf which looks like the metropalis from the superman comics and then the city of london thats looks like the city of oz, both in the same city!! not even to mention the shard and other mini clusters going up! as tubeman and wjfox2002 suggest, london is putting up huge clusters of buildings but in an iconic fashion and not just dumping skyscrapers wherever in a jumbled mess to try and compete on the world stage!

London won't look like that in 7 years time. Close, but not exactly like that.

well as you say close and id say very close, becasue most of those buildings you see there are comfirmed and some under-construction! but anyway it was the general point i wanted to give to people!

The City should look like that (except Minerva), but I'd be surprised if Canary Wharf gets any more tall commercial space by then, so that's 5x buildings that won't be there (2x North Quay, 2x Riverside South & Columbus)... Much less dense.

never mind

I'd be surprised if Canary Wharf gets any more tall commercial space by then, so that's 5x buildings that won't be there (2x North Quay, 2x Riverside South & Columbus)... Much less dense.
Riverside South or Heron Quays West will almost certainly be built by then. Canary Wharf is crammed full of tenants at the moment and they will have to expand soon.

There's still Minerva and Columbus so it can't be exactly like that anyway.
However the city should be pretty close to that. It could even be better. But i'm not sure about Canary wharf, 7 years will be rather short to build Riverside South + North quay + Heron Quay, imo anyway.

EDIT : I'm so slow :D

Riverside south is the only one that is approved isn´t it?

phil your right maybe 7 years for the wharf is short, perhaps like tht in 10, 12years maybe, minus colmbus, but north quey is pretty much approved just delayed for aother 10years isnt it? minus minerva and ok 12years will look pretty much like tht, my appologies for getting it wrong, lol. i got frustrated with anti london twats!!

I agree with Tubeman's point about the square st. Helen's.. it is already an amazing experience with Lloyds, 51 Lime Street, and Swiss re and with Tower 42 creeping into view too. But throw in Bishopsgate Tower and 122 Leadenhall... and i just can't imagine what the impact will be like standing in that square. Such an understated square and completely dominated by such a spectacular collection of world class architecture.

I agree with Nothingbettertodo's point about some who are incredibly defensive, it erodes credibility and isnt helpful. I also feel some are a little harsh on those who contribute and genuinely post erroneous material by accident... these types of posters don't deserve the lashings they get, it's a little rude.

I agree with you Munch. Not everyone on here is an expert, and some of us know very little about those little details many take for granted. Some people on here are too harsh with those who may not know that a project has been approved for example. Sure they could have read the entire thread but its not always feasible.

Anyway roll on the good work, its all great stuff isnt it :)

Here are the blue hoardings that recently went up around the site:-

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/1-1.jpg

love that shade of blue..... but seriously am new to this site and am already boring my friends bout all the stuff on here..its so cool...my sister works in more london so keep e mailing her all the latest developments....congrats to all the guys/gals that post on here 4 all their facts and info they share....am addicted to the site already...cheers and chat soon . tom

^^ Good to know you like the site, and that youre telling others too:)

love that shade of blue..... but seriously am new to this site and am already boring my friends bout all the stuff on here..its so cool...my sister works in more london so keep e mailing her all the latest developments....congrats to all the guys/gals that post on here 4 all their facts and info they share....am addicted to the site already...cheers and chat soon . tom

yeah indeed the site is very addictive! in a good way tho. the only 1 annoying thing is, is reading about all the news and developments and getting excited only to learn that some of these are years off, ( i want everything to start construction NOW) lol

New rendering -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall.jpg

looks great

DAMN REAL!!!!

Even the Willis Building looks real in that rendering.

Photo realistic renders surely are the way forward :)

Oh damn!That's so fucking real!!! :eek:

Its not often you see a rendering of how the building is likely to look. That looks stunning though. I'm sure many people would mistake that for a photo.

That render is awesome indeed, never seen such a photorealistic one of a skyscraper.

The building looks great, my fav "approved" in London after The Shard.

Looks awfull, disaster of a scraper, who on Earth is going to occupy the top floors. If the scraper wasn't sliced and was a complete rectangle it would of been thrown out of hand during the planning stage. Yet another pathetic attempt for London at getting a skyline.

Looks awfull, disaster of a scraper, who on Earth is going to occupy the top floors. If the scraper wasn't sliced and was a complete rectangle it would of been thrown out of hand during the planning stage. Yet another pathetic attempt for London at getting a skyline.

Urgh, well how constructive of a statement for you to make.
Of course it wouldn't have been accepted if it was rectangular, because that would have been bland! It being this shame IMO (and in a lot of other people's too) it becomes a very interesting piece of architecture. It's colourful as well. I'm pretty sure there are hundreds, if not more, skyscrapers out there that are much blander, as they are big grey boxes, heck, London has plenty of those already in Canary Wharf. 122 Leadenhall is a great step forward for London.
And the attempts at getting the skyline in the City aren't pathetic, almost every building that is planned (with the exception of one), has been stunning, beautiful, world class architecture.

Looks awfull, disaster of a scraper, who on Earth is going to occupy the top floors.
The tower is designed to be multi-tenanted so the upper floors can cater for smaller firms.



If the scraper wasn't sliced and was a complete rectangle it would of been thrown out of hand during the planning stage. Yet another pathetic attempt for London at getting a skyline.
I think you're an utter moron who deserves to be kicked in the balls. :)

No offence wjfox2002 but I have heard that you kick like a cissy, send me a pm and I will improve your technique.

No offence wjfox2002 but I have heard that you kick like a cissy, send me a pm and I will improve your technique.

You are of course entitled your opinion but making BS comments like this really doesn't help you mate. Keep going, keep making personel comments against well respected members. Lets see where that gets you eh:)

Looks awfull, disaster of a scraper, who on Earth is going to occupy the top floors. If the scraper wasn't sliced and was a complete rectangle it would of been thrown out of hand during the planning stage. Yet another pathetic attempt for London at getting a skyline.

:rofl:

You're right, its crap... I dearly hope it doesn't get built :crazy:

Are we talking about the same tower here?

No offence wjfox2002 but I have heard that you kick like a cissy, send me a pm and I will improve your technique.

Retard! :toilet:

Another great project for London. It really will look great for the Olympic Games in 2012

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7727/351000121wub1.jpg

Less than 2 months until work begins... :)

Wow great news.

have I already said that I love this tower?
The City skyline is going to be made up of real beauties

2month? great. if the nimbies hurt this beauty im gonna get nuts

New rendering -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall.jpg
I know I am behind the times, but I clocked this for the first time just now - WOW! Excellent render, best I have seen of any building. 122LH has always been my favourite planned London tower, and this render confirms my excellent taste! :)

^^ Yep, me too, if i could only see one tower built out of ALL the proposals, it would be this one. Two of the worlds best (Gherkin & 122) side by side.

New rendering -

http://i12.tinypic.com/3zlwnzt.jpg

2 months is not long to wait for this beauty. - so will it be February 2007 that demolition/site preperation starts?

Around Christmas 2006./

How about an extra large rendering -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall/extralargerendering.jpg

Now THAT's a TALL greenhouse.

Not too keen on the yellow ladder effect on the back of the building but I'm sure it'll grow on me.

I like the colour, brings more diversity to the skyline, and should look pretty :D

Jef - around Christmas time? That'll be quite a present!

I personally like the colourful back-side:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3066/351000151wqt6.jpg

(This model shows Heron Tower, foreground, before its height increase)

I didn't realise this building is starting so soon. At last London has one of it's 200m + approvals about to start.

Is this tower really getting built after christmas its one of my favourite towers after LBT and the Difa tower Londons going to look great and I cant wait!!

Any news on this building when is it getting built?

If you want news then go to the UK section of SSC. :|

Any news on this building when is it getting built?
Well, here's a clue... read the previous page. In fact, you even responded to it in post #160 :|

Demolition has started :cool:

225 meteres of pure beauty, it will add to to her (Londons) ever growing skyline.

Demolition has started :cool:

:banana:

Demolition has started :cool:

Bonzer news! This baby is underway! :pepper:

*ahem*

I, erm... got my information from JGG in the UK forum.

Apparently the Leadenhall site ISN'T under demolition yet (though it will be in early January).

The building he saw undergoing demolition was Crosby Court, which is the main building on the Bishopsgate Tower site. We already knew about the smaller building starting demolition, but this is the main building he's talking about. It's literally next door to the Leadenhall site. Now all we need is confirmation of the tower's funding and this project will be officially underway. :)

A quick rendering I did yesterday. This shows the view from Tower Bridge/City Hall. The Willis Building (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=282576) is also shown with cladding -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall/20.jpg

Those groundscrapers ruin the riverside and are a travesty...sorry but it annoys me

Scaffolding is going up...


http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5878/image010pq1.jpg



Photo taken by Sy.

:banana: YEAH TEAR THAT BIATCH DOWN!!!

This is great news. One of the greatest skyscrapers that has been proposed in Europe is going to start soon:D

My favourite proposed skyscraper in London, AND it has a decent nickname. What more could you want?

http://Bild004.jpg (not linked)

Bild004.jpg (not linked)

This was a rendering created by UK forumer "Danger Mouse".


http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/7448/122leadenhallrenderye6.jpg



:gossip: Leadenhall is facing the wrong way.




:)

I can barely see swiss re in that photo, so will 122 Lh totally obscure the view of the Gherkin, I know it's facing the wrong way in that rendering but I've seen some where the views are blocked by bigger planned city scrapers.

Swiss Re will still be visible from nearly every other angle.

But it will hardly be seen from Waterloo Bridge I am afraid.

But it will hardly be seen from Waterloo Bridge I am afraid.

Its already largely blocked by St Helens / Aviva anyway

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7228/122leadenhallrendernewfw0.jpg

This is the correct angle for 122LH!

Amazing render!

Any chance we could see Heron and 100 Bishopsgate included? Both sites are highly visible in that view.

posted this in the London forum last weekend, but an update on demolition of the current building.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2624/img1407oc2.jpg

starting to strip back the cladding on the northwest corner. Scaffolding and plastic sheeting extends halfway up:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4757/img1408mo1.jpg

monthly update bulletin from the developers, and the most informative!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4108/img1409dp2.jpg

Thanks jimbo, and that is an amazing render!... :O:O

jef on the UK forum has just posted these amazing images taken from a new video trying to sell space in the tower (sadly the video is currently not online)

http://i3.tinypic.com/33beakl.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/35i8x9s.jpg

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7228/122leadenhallrendernewfw0.jpg

This is the correct angle for 122LH!



:eek2:

Fantastic render of 2 great towers! :applause:

If Heron were in it (between and just behind Tower 42 and Bishopsgate) it would be even more :drool:

Pics from via_macniven and Sy in the UK forum


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/via_macniven/sideview.jpg


http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/8183/ss850660xx0.jpg


http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8031/ss850661el2.jpg

Absolutely stunning...imagine how the people on the streets not knowing what is going on must be feeling!

Should look even more extraordinary as the demolition progresses!

amazing render up there ^^^

This building looks great!

From via_macniven


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/via_macniven/DSC00113.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/via_macniven/DSC00112.jpg

Am i right in thinking there is going to be a large hole in the ground for quite a long time after demolition is complete, whilst BL decide finally wether or not to build the tower, or chicken out and build yet another bland mid rise?...

In other words, this demolition dosent actually mean the tower is a given?.

^^Quote from Jef, from today:

British Land has submitted the construction method statement. The document is not yet pubicly available but it sounds all go.

:)

I don't know what's special at this builiding... Even if it's finished, it could never come close to the Gherkin. It's nearly as ugly as its old surrounding highrises/scrapers, sorry, but it's simply junk. :nono:

@ CrazyMac

Regarding Riverside South, Canary Wharf will not make the same mistake as with 40 Bank Street which remained empty for years. RS will only be built if a large office prelet is secured - it is a prerequisite to obtain the funding btw. CW is committed to build the substructure. Nothing else at this stage.

It is the same story in the City. The developers of Leadenhall, Bishopsgate and Heron have exchanged contracts to build the substructure. However not a single contract has yet been signed to build the superstructure. In other words, not a single skyscraper in London is confirmed to start. That's the reality that many forumers here disagree with.


@ erbsenzaehler

apparently it's in the detail - the facade 'n stuff ...

I don't know what's special at this builiding... Even if it's finished, it could never come close to the Gherkin. It's nearly as ugly as its old surrounding highrises/scrapers, sorry, but it's simply junk. :nono:

I couldn't disagree more.

I don't know what's special at this builiding... Even if it's finished, it could never come close to the Gherkin. It's nearly as ugly as its old surrounding highrises/scrapers, sorry, but it's simply junk. :nono:

Junk? Bloody hell, that's a bit harsh mate!

I agree with the above two comments. The Leadenall Building is a masterpiece. I especially like it as it's individual and will stand out in terms of shape and design. Love it.

Taken by photographer Richard Mayer:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/495262339_ff2d4a588c_b.jpg


and another by one simply called 'Paul':

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/501183164_7be12527ec_b.jpg

^^^^ the top pic looks strange, looks like 1 big gust of wind could blow it over

Coolest demolition ever :cool:

The Leadenhall Building Go-Ahead

22/05/2007

Underlining its confidence in London as the world’s leading international financial and
business centre, British Land said today that its Board has formally decided to press ahead
with construction of the Leadenhall Building, its 224m (736 ft) new tower in London, EC3.

The stunning 47 storey building (612,000 sq ft), set to be one of the tallest in the City of London, is part of British Land's £4 billion
development programme which also includes the new 35 storey Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate developments in the City.

Stephen Hester, Chief Executive, British Land, said: "We are confident about London’s future and its continued renaissance as the
premier international business centre in the world. We believe the Leadenhall Building to be clearly the best of the new generation
of City towers and expect it to attract strong interest from prospective occupiers. Our customer led strategies are delivering
high levels of letting activity elsewhere, most notably all of 201 Bishopsgate and 40 per cent of the adjoining Broadgate Tower is now
let or under offer, underpinning our confidence in the appeal of our buildings."

Demolition on the existing site is well underway and the Leadenhall Building is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2011 with
construction costs circa £286 million.

For further media information:
Laura De Vere - tel 0207 467 2920/mobile: 07739 292920



http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall1_0.jpg



http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall3.jpg



http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall4.jpg



http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall2.jpg

Good news, love watching this demolition, so random, who would've thought that you could knock a building down from the bottom upwards.

Is it me or do skyscrapers in London get the highest quality renders of any in the world?? these pics are stunning, maybe the extended approval time in london leaves the developers sat round for years making prettier and prettier pictures.

Gorgeous renders!!

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be a stunning building, cladding looks similar to broadgate tower - great sign!

Great news Foxy. This is an absolutely stunning skyscraper. It will be the best in Europe when completed.

The superb renderings give my confidence.

Oh my god, the elevaters are so cool!

^^ They resemble those on Lloyds next door:

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/photos/lloyds_lifts.jpg

Brilliant news by the way!

The entrance from ground-level looks very similar to the HSBC Tower in HK, don't you think?

That's not a bad thing. :D

Woah these are some suuuuper renders too! Can't wait for this one. :)

Nice! London is most fortunate.

Great news for London! :D

WOW! What an AMAZING building! I so happy to see London Getting such an amazing building. Great News! And GO LONDON!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/1-BestEverRendering.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/2---new-rendering---April-2.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/3.jpg

:drool: Thats a stunner of a building - i want to see the vid were those screenshots are from

This building is awesome and will get soon a new landmark for London! :cheers:

Fucking great news

Those renders are soooo real wow!

Finally!:cheers:

Absolutely superb news, when I first so this tower I was a bit... meh, but it's really grown on me, it's going to be a superb addition to the London skyline and I can't wait to see it start going up, awesome stuff.

I'm so happy this is going ahead. Broadgate Tower is like a tiny, watered down peek into what is in store for the London skyscraper scene, and Leadenhall more directly.

British Land have even been as kind as to create a temporary picnic area while the tower is constructed!

Planning application for temporary garden (http://www.planning.cityoflondon.gov.uk/tdc/dcapplication/application_detailview.aspx?KEYVAL=JHGHWTFH11000&module=P3&hidereturn=true)

Actual construction should start in a matter of weeks. Two months at the most. Becuase the tower is being demolished from the bottom up, construction can start earlier, so keep an eye out for this becoming a construction thread very soon:)

http://www.britishland.com/images/leadenhall1_0.jpg

^^This is so beautiful, it fits brilliantly with Swiss Re! Could be the best tower in Europe when done, it will all be in the detail, and luckily Rogers is a master at getting the littlest thins right:)

wow i sure can't w8 till its completed!!!

It is one of the most elegant and detailed skyscraper ever proposed.
Among the best in Europe with LBT, Swiss Re and Agbar towers.

I'd say despite being designed for London, it is the kind of building that could integrate perfectly into any big city. New York, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai...

Hard to believe some of the Leeds forumers think it's "cack."

Who? Can you link to the posts? It is hardly cack, it's better then anything that will ever be proposed for the rest of the UK. It is class.

I love how the criss-cross metal beams were integrated to the facade of the building. Really fantastic architecture, I love this building, I wish my city could get it.

A multifaceted building with a sensational design in one of the worlds most incredible cities. What more could you ask for?! I love how 'exposed' the tower looks. The allusions to LLoyd's are magnificent! :colgate:

I'd say despite being designed for London, it is the kind of building that could integrate perfectly into any big city. New York, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai...

Yeah, I think this would look great as 4WTC in the new complex. 4WTC should look like this!

^ The new World Trade Center complex already has a similar Rogers designed tower - 175 Greenwich Street.

Similar, as in it has an almost identical facade (external cross-bracing etc), but the shapes and silhouettes are different. This would fit in perfectly as 4WTC, starting the crecendo of towers of increasing height...

I don't know how to use photoshop, so you'll have to settle for paint!

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6622/wtc2dv4.png

My God, it's hard to realise the Leadenhall Building is so short compared other skyscrapers across the world. And it will most likely be the tallest in the City of London when built!

And yes it would fit in at the WTC. :)

that seems so bautiful.

My God, it's hard to realise the Leadenhall Building is so short compared other skyscrapers across the world. And it will most likely be the tallest in the City of London when built!

And yes it would fit in at the WTC. :)

It's stunning, but it's far too short to fit in with the WTC. It would look out of place.

the tower is super m))

It's stunning, but it's far too short to fit in with the WTC. It would look out of place.

Yeah, it probably would have required another 40 or 50 meters.

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6622/wtc2dv4.png

lol - aweee, it looks tiny.

I never realised it would look quite so short when compared to some big-ass skyscrapers....and it looks so tall in London.

I love this tower.
Roger has keep the style of Pompidou center. :)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/1-BestEverRendering.jpg





best render ever.

It is going to be so cool around there in a few years, with Swiss Re, Lloyds, Willis, 122 Leadenhall, Bishopsgate, St Helens... Commercial Union Square square could turn out to be the best skyscraper experience in Europe:)

The square now:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/15694424_9b27c34ca2.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/501359603_82bb5236fe.jpg?v=1179353396

It is going to be so cool around there in a few years, with Swiss Re, Lloyds, Willis, 122 Leadenhall, Bishopsgate, St Helens... Commercial Union Square square could turn out to be the best skyscraper experience in Europe:)

I think I'm just going to go there, lie on my back, and pleasure myself when its all built. I've said it before and I'll say it again, St Helens Square will provide you with the most mind-blowingly high quality surrounding of highrises on the planet. Nowhere on earth will you be able to turn 360 degrees and be stood at the bases of so many good towers is such close proximity.

nice building

I think I'm just going to go there, lie on my back, and pleasure myself when its all built. I've said it before and I'll say it again, St Helens Square will provide you with the most mind-blowingly high quality surrounding of highrises on the planet. Nowhere on earth will you be able to turn 360 degrees and be stood at the bases of so many good towers is such close proximity.

sort of agree - however I think the new World Trade Centre will provide a true visual feast for skyscraper fans. Whatever people think about the Freedom Tower, the Foster and Rogers towers will be so amazing, and a testament to Britain's two greatest living architects. All over 300m as well.

In terms of diversity - we'll have two 200m+, two around 180m, and then St Helens, Willis and Lloyds. It is an amazingly diverse mix, with two fantastic churches spaced around the bases.

Maybe I agree with you after all. They won't be the tallest, but they'll certainly display fantastic quality.

^^
Aye, I certainly didn't say 'tallest'... But I think the quality would be hard to beat anywhere.

And such a range of styles/eras will be displayed in that small space too:)

the capital has such an elegance of class and style and I like how the tasteful old architecture dwells with equally pleasing styles of modern architecture with a friendly amount of walking space to marvel at the sights. Look how clean the floors are by the Gherkin and just look at the class in that area

Latest newsletter attached to the hoardings -


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/17.jpg





Most of the base has been demolished now.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/city_of_london/18.jpg

^ Great pic. :cool: