Are they on concrete floor #4 or #5 now? I find it hard to keep track with that screen.
Also, I've noticed on the second row of concrete columns that some are a much lighter colour than the rest. Have these been painted or something?

Also, I've noticed on the second row of concrete columns that some are a much lighter colour than the rest. Have these been painted or something?

Some of the columns on that level have been wrapped.

Not the best angle, but you can see what's going on with this crop.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0131.jpg

Some more concrete!

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/702/shardview1of12.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2120/shardview1of1.jpg

This is really popping up all over the place.

Was coming out of Victoria station recently and looked up Victoria St and you could see it popping up in the distance.

Just a couple of pictures I took of the Shard yesterday whilst taking advantage of the sunshine.
From the Millenium bridge...
http://i54.tinypic.com/15q5kir.jpg

And a shot of the Shard and Guys Hospital together from One New Change.
http://i53.tinypic.com/mug2vs.jpg

Good quality, good design, and very tall indeed.

It's such a shame that this will only hold the name for the tallest building in the EU for only four years. That's if the Hermitage Plaza in Paris finishes within 2016. Looks like Paris will actually beat us at something this time round .

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/03/hermitage-plaza-by-foster-partners-1727_fp350535.jpg

:nuts:

then London will build another skyscraper, quite taller as 323 ( Hermitage Plaza ) :cheers: :banana::lol::lol:

Some of the columns on that level have been wrapped.

Not the best angle, but you can see what's going on with this crop.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0131.jpg

It's a very abrupt interface between the steel uprights and the concrete pillars, isn't it. I wonder what solidly secures the two together? Did they weld rebar onto the top steel columns?

then London will build another skyscraper, quite taller as 323 ( Hermitage Plaza ) :cheers: :banana::lol::lol:

Or Paris can build something as good as the Shard.

Visited the site today for the first time in a while. Seeing it close up has reassured me about the quality of the cladding. It really does look pretty good. It has a light covering of dust at the moment from the construction activity which probably makes camera images look duller, at least where lower quality images are concerned.

The worst case of crap cladding ruining a decent buildings I can think of is City Hall. What should have been a sparkly glass ball looks like a grey blob of pus. Since seeing that I have always been a bit paranoid that our major skyscrapers will suffer the same fate, especially when they have been extensively value engineered like The Shard.

Anyway, I think in this case the fears are unfounded :cheers:

They should have just shot it.

Noooooo!! You don't realise, this is our very own WJ Fox getting inside information!

Just got back from london , the strange thing is , that you dont see much of the shard .I thought it would be cropping up from every street in london but the only time I could see it was from top of buildings / city centre.

Wow, I'm surprised the news about the fox is even on the frontpage of the most-viewed news Dutch news website here. :nuts:

http://www.nu.nl/buitenland/2455467/vos-boven-in-hoogste-britse-wolkenkrabber.html

Maybe they should name the bar at the viewing gallery "Romeo's Den" in honour of the critter?

At the risk of flooding this thread with my photos (:)) I took a trip on my bike through Wapping down the north side of the Thames this lunch time.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0101.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0118.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0120.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0124.jpg

back via Tobacco Dock

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0130.jpg

and Spirit Quay, which is being cleaned out.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0134.jpg

They should have just shot it.
If they were as dumbass and cold as you they may have done:bash:

edit

Hah.You think this is phalic ? See beyond your architectural snootiness please !

I know this has been raised before but I am getting increasingly concerned that the cladding is not up to scratch. It just seems a bit dull and lifeless. Compare that picture above to the Freedom Tower for example :

i think it is different glassing being used in both projects, the shrads looks more transparent than the libertys, personally I prefer the one in the shard. glassing that looks like mirrors are sooo out, just look at the latest projects around the world, you will see that they look like luxury car windshield not like something wrapped in aluminum

Amazing photos there :bow: cybertect! You are such a professional.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0124.jpg

My favourite

The cladding is fine guys, If you read on the Shards website, I'm sure it says something about subtlety when reflecting the surrounding sky. We don't want the shard to dissapear do we? I can't stand over glosses reflective glass, you can barely make out the shape of the building when it's like that, all you can see are the surrounding buildings. The shard will look better on different days. It's a shame it's in an oceanic climate though, they'll be a lot of cloud about :D

I know this has been raised before but I am getting increasingly concerned that the cladding is not up to scratch. It just seems a bit dull and lifeless. Compare that picture above to the Freedom Tower for example :

i was scared to say anything but i agree. :(

The cladding is fine guys, If you read on the Shards website, I'm sure it says something about subtlety when reflecting the surrounding sky. We don't want the shard to dissapear do we? I can't stand over glosses reflective glass, you can barely make out the shape of the building when it's like that, all you can see are the surrounding buildings. The shard will look better on different days. It's a shame it's in an oceanic climate though, they'll be a lot of cloud about :D

I repeat :D

Just got back from london , the strange thing is , that you dont see much of the shard .I thought it would be cropping up from every street in london but the only time I could see it was from top of buildings / city centre.

to be fair though the shard is a pretty short supertall so it's not like it's going to dominate anywhere.

At the risk of flooding this thread with my photos (:))

Yes please.

to be fair though the shard is a pretty short supertall so it's not like it's going to dominate anywhere.

All you ever seem to do is comment on how sh*t the skyscrapers in london are, and how the skyline is crap....whats the point in commenting if your just going to take the piss out of everything?

Oh it must just be that America is the best, and the UK is crap.

to be fair though the shard is a pretty short supertall so it's not like it's going to dominate anywhere.

Yep.For example,Chysler IS SHORT at 925 feet with a stick on top,hard to see in NYC (big roll of eyes).
Its visible when entering London via train,bus,plane etc. This scraper will be better,taller than most scrapers in the USA so dig that haha


quote of the day
''all AMERCIANS should experience the Space Shuttle take off''

[QUOTE=cybertect;73324301]At the risk of flooding this thread with my photos (:)) I took a trip on my bike through Wapping down the north side of the Thames this lunch time.

back via Tobacco Dock

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110225_0130.jpg

Is the split core box (level 53 one) being taken down- it is slighty cut at the top where it says SHARD, has there been non visible progress up there?!:banana:

Is the split core box (level 53 one) being taken down- it is slighty cut at the top where it says SHARD, has there been non visible progress up there?!:banana:

Looking back at my pics, that's occurred some time between the 16th and 24th. The cut-out was there yesterday.

to be fair though the shard is a pretty short supertall so it's not like it's going to dominate anywhere.

I had a good laugh at that.

Many thanks for the photo updates, the black and white ones are lovely.

I am a big fan of the shards cladding but on bad days (which will sadly be the majority for London) i can see where complaints are coming from.

This is my first post but have been reading this forum for a very long time! This building is fantasic!! London is not NY nor HK or any other Asian or US city so please do not compare! Why??
What we have (in the making), is a magnificant building and a transformation of a tiny part of our magnificant city which I am proud to call home! London has some of the finest buildings on the planet: low rise, mid rise, and now thanks to this, a high rise!
What else to say apart from 'if your lucky to live here like myself' we have the best of it all!!

Noooooo!! You don't realise, this is our very own WJ Fox getting inside information!

Kill it, kill it.

I am a big fan of the shards cladding but on bad days (which will sadly be the majority for London) i can see where complaints are coming from.


Moan /complaints//moan. Can look forward to 1700 hours of sunlit cladding a year.And even in light cloud,it looks cool...doing what its meant to,reflecting the mood of the sky

I agree^^ Even on the shit days, because of the amazing reflection of the glass, the skyscraper will just seem invisible.

I think people are becoming confused, in many of the render shots it's showing clear skies, and uninterrupted sunlight, giving it a more mirrored look, It will get this effect, on days like this. Just be patient guys, wait till may, when we might see some sun :P

Just confirm, they are removing the second core box, in my timelaspe videos removal is visible!:banana::banana::banana:

Shard from One New Change, yesterday - can't wait for them to open the rooftop cafe up here!

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9856/img0075pa.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2914/img0073rz.jpg

Can't see any movement on south side of core box.
They're pouring concrete on the 46th floor at the moment. Should take at least a month to get to the 52nd floor at this rate.

http://i54.tinypic.com/29p7sk4.jpg

This is my first post but have been reading this forum for a very long time! This building is fantasic!! London is not NY nor HK or any other Asian or US city so please do not compare! Why??
What we have (in the making), is a magnificant building and a transformation of a tiny part of our magnificant city which I am proud to call home! London has some of the finest buildings on the planet: low rise, mid rise, and now thanks to this, a high rise!
What else to say apart from 'if your lucky to live here like myself' we have the best of it all!!

Since no one else has said (which they normally do) Welcome to the forum and I agree with you 100%. No where else in the world offers the diversity London offers.
As for this argument about the cladding quality, just watch that video that was posted a few pages back and you can clearly see just how reflective and top quality the cladding is.
And cheers Cybertect for your photos, they are always excellent.

Can't see any movement on south side of core box.
They're pouring concrete on the 46th floor at the moment. Should take at least a month to get to the 52nd floor at this rate.


So roughly June to get to the top of the core with the concrete floors?

The progress is very fast really. It’s a constant cycle of... setting the moulds for floor plates and columns, setting the rebar, pouring the concrete, raising the screens. A floor a week is about average for this type of building.

Since the Shard's floors gradually become smaller, does that mean that progress will actually speed up as it reaches the top, or are there other issues at that height which mean progress will be slower?

The progress is very fast really. It’s a constant cycle of... setting the moulds for floor plates and columns, setting the rebar, pouring the concrete, raising the screens. A floor a week is about average for this type of building.

Progress hasn't been quite as quick as a floor a week, more like a floor per two weeks, or perhaps two floors every three weeks, but we are seeing progress, and perhaps the speed of construction is moving more quickly now than when the first floors were constructed.

Progress hasn't been quite as quick as a floor a week, more like a floor per two weeks, or perhaps two floors every three weeks, but we are seeing progress, and perhaps the speed of construction is moving more quickly now than when the first floors were constructed.

they started pouring exactly one month ago and in that time they have poured 4 floors and are currently on the 5th

Constructing a tower out of concrete floors is usually a relatively straight forward and fast process. However in the case of the Shard, they're obvious factors that slow the pace. For example every perimeter column has a subtle incline that I'm sure can cause headaches up there when setting up the moulds.

I think the current pace of construction is pretty quick anyway despite all the complications there are of pouring floors over a hundred metres in the air!

for a few minutes tonight there was the most incredible sunset...a few different cloud formations and colours

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0116.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0022.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0060.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0074.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0121.jpg

CORRRRRR BLIMEY :drool: :applause:

New wallpaper alert :). Truly sublime chest.

Wow u certainly know how to make the most out of an opportunity like that!

The Sky, Water and Shard :drool:


Incredible, chest :applause:

gplee on flickr, views from the topf of the Shard:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5478885092_9d508d16b9_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5478282129_fd5a323c60_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5478869584_3bb0a7b14d_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5478266407_b660686716_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5478263499_d316ac2aef_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5478860012_d629f19fa0_b.jpg

^ Great find! :okay:

This is my first post on this thred. The Shard looks likes like it is a magnificent building and I am certain it would be a great place to live. Can someone please advise what the cost of purchasing a 2 bed with a reasonable view is? or are the apartments all sold out?
Psofos.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hT4qjOykbc8/TULQ7bDsh7I/AAAAAAAAAdI/BSEhV9DqsKs/s1600/shard2.jpg
Found this when typing Shard on google images, see link for source:
http://www.urbansketchers.org/2011/01/shard-london.html

for a few minutes tonight there was the most incredible sunset...a few different cloud formations and colours

:cool:

I'd heard by email while I was dining out that it was a good sunset. That's proof enough.

This is my first post on this thred. The Shard looks likes like it is a magnificent building and I am certain it would be a great place to live. Can someone please advise what the cost of purchasing a 2 bed with a reasonable view is? or are the apartments all sold out?
Psofos.

The residential element hasn't been released to the open market (and judging by prime London property conventions probably never will be). All apartments are penthouses and are believed to be being discretely marketed to serious propsective buyers for £15 million upwards.

gplee on flickr, views from the topf of the Shard:





Took me a few glances to realise what I was looking at but basically it’s a shot looking down the South side of the tower. You can just see the blue screens and floor moulds being set, the middle core box and top core box. Interesting stuff. Oh what it would be like to work on the Shard. Thanks for posting gegloma.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5478869584_3bb0a7b14d_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5478266407_b660686716_b.jpg




I want this train set!

Core box removal is way underway now::banana:
http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer95.jpg
Sorry late nighters!:cheers:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5481718422_b6b7e504fd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5481718422/)
February 27th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5481718422/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

they have installed around 13 pieces of cladding in the space of 2 hours...do they just have to clip it on or something??

for a few minutes tonight there was the most incredible sunset...a few different cloud formations and colours

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0022.jpg

Stratocumulus Mammatus? (http://www.weathervortex.com/mammatus-clouds.htm)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5481718422_b6b7e504fd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5481718422/)
February 27th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5481718422/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

Removing core box really fast now!!!:eek2:

The residential element hasn't been released to the open market (and judging by prime London property conventions probably never will be). All apartments are penthouses and are believed to be being discretely marketed to serious propsective buyers for £15 million upwards.
Bloody Nora!
I think I will stick to the Dubai market!
Thanks Madman!

Got some long range shots today (about 15 miles according to google earth), can you spot the shard?

I'd quite like to go back to this spot on a clear day; preferably with a better cam.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/01rich01/tn_01.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/01rich01/tn_02.jpg

Got some long range shots today (about 15 miles according to google earth), can you spot the shard?

I'd quite like to go back to this spot on a clear day; preferably with a better cam.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/01rich01/tn_01.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/01rich01/tn_02.jpg

Biggin Hill?

http://web.me.com/benveasey/DSC01588.jpg

Just a few camera pics from the train.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s233/Maryside/London%20Photos/IMAG0442.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s233/Maryside/London%20Photos/IMAG0446.jpg

and from the bus station.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s233/Maryside/London%20Photos/IMAG0452.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s233/Maryside/London%20Photos/IMAG0449-Copy2.jpg

from Cuba street on the Isle of Dogs

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s233/Maryside/London%20Photos/IMAG0542.jpg

Biggin Hill?

Yep, pretty much. Near Woldingham.

love the '30's building at the bottom of chests pic. great contrast .
hope we dont lose them all.
brilliant photos people .
cheers
d

they have installed around 13 pieces of cladding in the space of 2 hours...do they just have to clip it on or something??

Pretty much so. Although the attachment brackets are positioned to a high degree of precision beforehand a few floors in advance. Given a clear area, plenty of glass ready at the right floor and good weather, it can be a quick process.

Was in Brixton on Saturday, and amazed at the view you get from a double decker bus looking down Brixton Hill. With Shard, Gherkin and Heron coming together it does feel like the road is going to a real "centre".

A mucky day in London town:

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/IMG00761-20110228-1250.jpg

Just out of interest . . . . has anyone been at the base of the Shard during a rainstorm? Are there torrents of water cascading down the side?

Anyone know of their solution to this?

Thanks

I was visiting london last weekend and got some great pictures of the shard from tower hill and from walking along the Thames. But my phone decided to delete them :(

:drool: non stop looking at these pictures keep it up!
I expected everyone to go mad when i announced they were removing thhe core box!

iPhone shot on my way home this evening

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5486889704_30dfe03760_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5486889704/)
The Shard at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5486889704/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

I expected everyone to go mad when i announced they were removing thhe core box!

I had my own little 'private' celebration

I expected everyone to go mad when i announced they were removing the core box!

I wonder why they're removing it so soon? I thought the reason they kept the lower corebox in place so long was for continued advertising.

If there is ever a Shard party for skyscraper city enthusiasts, it would be an honour to buy Cybertect and Chest a drink for their contributions to this thread. Top notch every time. :cheers:

iPhone shot on my way home this evening
very futuristic!

Same view as previous on my way back to work this morning

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110301_0011.jpg

I know this is a bit off topic but i find the continued development of tooley street very exciting, especially places like more London(pic above). I used to work on Druid street which is where many of the shards photos are taken from and i think its used as a holding area for it.

http://www.ebccomputers.net/skyscrapers/towerbridgebw.jpg

Taken during mid-December.

nice

Wow, what a beautiful shot. One of the best I've seen.

Would make a nice SSC banner...

Would make a nice SSC banner...

^^
:yes:
:rock:

Same view as previous on my way back to work this morning

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110301_0011.jpg

It's a pity no-one commented on this, one of the most glorious views of the Shard's cladding at its best on the website! :)

Have been following thye threads on this site for ages but only just signed up for my account. I live on Tooley Street and my apartment on the 4th floor looks out towards The Shard. Have been photographing the Shard since it was a hole in the ground! just waiting to get authorisation to post images. Have to say the Rob Telford pictures have been consistently brilliant!

welcome :)
if they are you photos do you even need authorisation?

Same view as previous on my way back to work this morning

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110301_0011.jpg

What are they doing with the backpack cladding, I thought they would stop, because the steel needs to be completed, but they know what they are doing!
Great one cybertect!:cheers:
Latest from me:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5490132046_c91d27eb3d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5490132046/)
shard today 1.3.2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5490132046/) by The Shard Baby (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby/), on Flickr

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0022.jpg

Stratocumulus Mammatus? (http://www.weathervortex.com/mammatus-clouds.htm)

Absolutely beautiful! mammatocumulus (too low to be Strato I think) clouds associated with fierce storms and tornadoes. Dont touch my Shard!

Have to say the Rob Telford pictures have been consistently brilliant!

Thanks :)

Looking forward to your photos.

In the meantime, here's a few more iPhone snaps taken on my way to the station this evening.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/IMG_0734.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/IMG_0741.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/IMG_0743.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/IMG_0747.jpg

Just out of interest . . . . has anyone been at the base of the Shard during a rainstorm? Are there torrents of water cascading down the side?

Anyone know of their solution to this?

Thanks

It doesn't really capture much more rain than a skyscraper with a vertical face. When the wind blows in rain at an angle in to a tall building you don't get water cascading down the wall.

Update from better bankside.

http://www.betterbankside.co.uk/news/development-news/1837-the-shard


Duration: to Spring 2012

Main Core and Spire

The main central core has reached its’ final destination at Level 72 which at 245 meters, has now become the tallest building in the UK. The remaining 60-metre section – the Spire – is currently in design.

Post tensioned concrete works

The floors and columns from Levels 41 through to 72 are formed by post tensioned concrete construction.

The blue external screens now visible from street level enclose the entire building over 4 floors provide the safe environment to construct the floors and columns. These screens rise hydraulically after each floor has been poured and the concrete has achieved a minimum design strength. The screens area a silent operation and will be done overnight.

Level 44 has just been poured –the programme is for one floor to be poured every week from now on.

External cladding and internal finishes

The external glass cladding is progressing to all elevations and has reached Levels 35.

The cladding provides the controlled, weather tight environment to allow internal finishes to kick off in earnest and so internally works are now underway on all trailing lower floors, with the internal drylined walls and Mechanical and Electrical services well underway.

Similarly, within the completed basement areas, Mechanical, Electrical and Lift installations are well underway with significant Mechanical Air Handling Units being installed in the double height basements as well as an automated car stacker for the use of the residents.

Crane Climbing

As reported last month, 2 of the 6 tower cranes have now been removed from site.

One more crane removal is planned for removal early March, leaving 3 Tower Cranes to complete the high level works.

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http://i56.tinypic.com/180xox.jpg

Great pictures all, much appreciated.

I’m loving the progress at the moment, very full on.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5492258574_cc221394f1_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5491664929_ef40a60cd5_b.jpg

From a rooftop in Shoreditch this afternoon:

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/laszlojamfphotos/Shard%20London%20Bridge/ShardSilhouette.jpg

Great pictures everyone. It's interesting to see the concrete floors starting to appear.

London Bridge Quarter newsletter not keeping up with progress.

http://i55.tinypic.com/30ky8g7.jpg

A huge amount of jumps from the screens today, it was like someone had a spas attack when moving them!:lol:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5492432724_56155b2645_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5492432724/)
shard today 2.3.2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5492432724/) by The Shard Baby (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby/), on Flickr
Thanks to anthonySE1 I now know that they concrete floors have a special blue cover when completed!:cheers:

Very nice detailed diagram. :)

yeah some serious effort gone into it :)
really shows how much work needs to be done

I'm considering doing the Shard as a model for my DT A-Level coursework project, are there any images which would help with the dimension of the shard? If not I'll most likely do the much easier Heron Tower, Any reply to this would be appreciated :)

Great pictures guys.

Love your diagram Shard Baby, you gonna do one for all the new skyscrapers?

http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/59.jpg




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http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/63.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/64.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/65.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/66.jpg

^^woah!

Them and London_Marcus photos are epic!

They're the first pictures that really show how tall this thing is IMHO!

Amazing photos guys!

Fantastic shots!
Very happy to see you back Will :)

Thanks. :)

:omg::dizzy::hi::cucumber:
Wjfox, welcome back, we have missed you so much, this thread has been ridden with trolls without you, great pics though! ;)

Great photos everyone, those last ones really give a better feel of the true scale of this thing.

its amazing how good the cladding looks.... despite it being coated in loads of dust from the inside ha

They have started the ground floor cladding, and work on removing the bus station canopy starts this weekend

work on removing the bus station canopy starts this weekend

Thanks for the heads-up on that.

Camera phones have their uses... it's easier to get places a DSLR can't :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5493582835_7e1fa5e5d9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5493582835/)
The Shard from The Rill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5493582835/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

for a moment i was thinking "where the hell did that canal come from" then i realised...

also just noticed that another crane is being taken down

^^ Off topic but I love the More London development. It will be great to see the London Bridge bus shelter taken apart, should make that area look really different and bare.

also just noticed that another crane is being taken down

Just being dismantled to allow more sections to be added.

Just being dismantled to allow more sections to be added.

I thought they weren't going to extend these any further owing to issues with anchoring them to the core

Just re-read the London Bridge Quarter Construction Update March Issue and scanned the last page as below concerning cranes:
http://i51.tinypic.com/1hwnqc.jpg

From my roof in Whitechapel :)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5494933752_013f9b912c_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5494341317_63c7be476f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5495082910_104d8142c3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5495082910/)
Thursday 3rd March (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5495082910/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

From my roof in Whitechapel :)

lovely atmospherics in that first one

I thought they weren't going to extend these any further owing to issues with anchoring them to the core

@anthonySE1
Two tower cranes on the East of the building have been removed. The third is being raised...

ffinybryn - Do you know if the spire at the backpack end is still going to happen?

I really do not see the desire some people have for the UK to have 400m+ plus buildings. For me personally, I think that this height is the perfect cut off for any city in the UK (Although to have anything beyond 200m would be something outside of London). The shard is dominating and a stand alone skyscraper yet it isn't out of place. Everytime I see places like Dubai or Shangai, as gorgeous as some of the designs can be they are just too tall to sit comfortably within their immediate environment. I think the Shard is an exception to the rule and this will only be emphasised more on its external completion when the wider community has the opportunity to see this for themselves.

Hello to all. It has taken me a while to get on here as i am very bad with computers! Anyhow, i have followed this thread for a while as i am a BIG fan of the Shard. I am so glad this project is taking shape so quickly, as i recall the critics saying: "It will never get built", so HA to them, can't wait for its completion.

Hello to all. It has taken me a while to get on here as i am very bad with computers! Anyhow, i have followed this thread for a while as i am a BIG fan of the Shard. I am so glad this project is taking shape so quickly, as i recall the critics saying: "It will never get built", so HA to them, can't wait for its completion.

Joker is the name, poker is the game:cheers:

This evening I decided to revisit some of the iPhone snaps I've recently uploaded, but with my 5D in hand..., and then a couple of others for good measure.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0011.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0015.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0017.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0032.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0034.jpg

Great pics there Cybertect. Especially the last but one!

That last shot from the bus station is awesome. Bravo!

I really do not see the desire some people have for the UK to have 400m+ plus buildings. For me personally, I think that this height is the perfect cut off for any city in the UK (Although to have anything beyond 200m would be something outside of London). The shard is dominating and a stand alone skyscraper yet it isn't out of place. Everytime I see places like Dubai or Shangai, as gorgeous as some of the designs can be they are just too tall to sit comfortably within their immediate environment. I think the Shard is an exception to the rule and this will only be emphasised more on its external completion when the wider community has the opportunity to see this for themselves.

If you put any 400 metre+ building in any city in the UK it would look silly. The shard is tall, however the pyramid shape will not make it seem as big as, for instace the US bank tower which is only 1 metre taller.
Generally speaking every city in the UK consists of many many midrise and not so many skyscrapers , Even London , (compared to other cities) and stand alone skyscrapers dont really work , unless they are special like the shard.
So until more skyscrapers go up, I agree.

I stepped out past Borough Market at midnight last night and caught the amazing sight of the Shard under construction lit up like a Christmas Tree - a rubbish photo but I think it conveys the drama sufficiently
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5495184687_406af8e695_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/live8upcloseandpersonal/5495184687/)
The Shard At Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/live8upcloseandpersonal/5495184687/) by D3Steve (http://www.flickr.com/people/live8upcloseandpersonal/), on Flickr

jan visited the shard a couple of weeks ago. here's more on his visit -
http://www.ctbuh.org/Events/ToursVisits/ShardLondonBridgeVisit/tabid/1899/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Yay the 2nd corebox is being dismantled and at a rapid rate too!
The last week has exploded with huge progress!:nuts:

ffinybryn - Do you know if the spire at the backpack end is still going to happen?

I wasn't aware of any "spire" at the backpack end. Unless you mean the final steelwork - which is planned for later this month.

i am pretty sure the spire on the backpack was part of the old design...it just isn't needed

I wasn't aware of any "spire" at the backpack end. Unless you mean the final steelwork - which is planned for later this month.

I think he means this:

I've been thinking about that weird 'side spire' (rather than top, as would usually be expected) visible in some renders of the Shard. You know, the one somebody spots 'for the first time' every 20 pages or so...

For anyone who hasn't spotted it yet, it is very visible in this model (posted by scalatrava89 recently on the world forum):


http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/scalatrava/ShardSpire.jpg

It looks (to me) like this spire will be situated—more or less—where the middle crane is in PortoNuts' photo here (also posted on world forum):
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3826/499210244586dcaed76ab1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69364967@N00/4992102445/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0034.jpg

This might be the last we see of this bus station as it starts to come down at the weekend (Great shot!)

@anthonySE1
Two tower cranes on the East of the building have been removed. The third is being raised...

It just I thought they were not going to raise any of the current cranes over concern that they may damage the core. I seem to recall a plan to install new cranes inside the upper core. Maybe they considered that one crane anchored to the core would do no harm?

This might be the last we see of this bus station as it starts to come down at the weekend (Great shot!)

One of the reasons I wanted it in shot. ;)

Three from this morning.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0007.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0009.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0011.jpg

I really do not see the desire some people have for the UK to have 400m+ plus buildings. For me personally, I think that this height is the perfect cut off for any city in the UK (Although to have anything beyond 200m would be something outside of London). The shard is dominating and a stand alone skyscraper yet it isn't out of place. Everytime I see places like Dubai or Shangai, as gorgeous as some of the designs can be they are just too tall to sit comfortably within their immediate environment. I think the Shard is an exception to the rule and this will only be emphasised more on its external completion when the wider community has the opportunity to see this for themselves.

I disagree. Not on the lack of desire for a 400m building but on the lack of understanding of what taller buildings like the Shard provide. Unlike the mid-rises and 200m office buildings that pre-date the Shard, the 300m allows (just about) an economically viable tapering that creates a slender profile and what most people would describe as attractive proportions when taking in its vista.

The imagined horror of dramatic change in scale in the UK is ill-thought and certainly mis-leading as we as a nation celebrate the Cathedral City. Likewise, the annals of city building in the UK is full of a passion for drama from change in scale; a flat urban landscape beckons a focal point.

Here lies the misunderstanding of the traditionalists; the successful city will grow. Past eras of growth were celebrated with skyline drama and focal points. However these were of a time of almost whimsical individual fancy and large scale speculation; the architect or sponsor could be more or less free to play with the sky and the observer. These were highly subsidised affairs with a high level of individualistic input only limited by engineering knowledge and materials. We don’t subsidise building to that level any more and the majority of buildings lack any individual signature. The effect of growth when thrown in with protected older buildings is more an eclectic mix rather than any sense of an outstanding beauty of our time. Perversely the more we try to subdue the skyline signature of new growth to recall past glory the more confused and lacking in elegant signatures the skyline becomes with a result that a majority would declare as 'ugly' or sadly unmemorable.

Past glories do not have to be swamped but the breathing space that they demand needs to be taken up somewhere viable. A dramatically tall slender office tower in Bishopsgate, London Bridge or the East side of the City has the potential to ease pressure around the immediate vicitinty of St Pauls, the other Wren monuments and the riverfront. While creating a new attractive signature for that part of London but remaining flexible for the desire for knowledge and skills to cluster. There is a similar pressure in Westminster and Chelsea and Kensington, where some parts are able to subsidise invisible buildings but other localities can not, heaven help us with the far larger expanse of less wealthy boroughs. The aloof height limits of Elephant & Castle, Paddington Basin and the emerging Vauxhall and Battersea regeneration actually threatens to hinder us from both creating new elegent attractive signatures while subsidising the protection of the past.

The clear elegance and signature of the Shard should actually be taken by the population of the UK as a winning solution to our economic model. A development can pay for the artistic guidance and skill of a respected individual and the generous height can afford attractive proportions and a mix of uses. By mix of uses I refer to something that can help combat the dual limitations of a housing and creative space shortage either directly or indirectly.

Obviously with existing much loved skyline signatures such as St Pauls some consideration should be taken but we now have a much larger bulk of a cluster behind her that will spread east. It won’t be long before a 400 or 500m building in the cluster will have the potential to give it more definition for a more attractive backdrop. In a different situation The Shard's existing wider environment was expansive with urban mass but largely ill-defined; here the Shard has acted like the Cathedral in previous times. We soon start to realise the problems of automatic height limits laid down by unsure politicians and flight paths.

Hear Hear :applause:

@cybertect Beautifull photo's! :banana:

This evening I decided to revisit some of the iPhone snaps I've recently uploaded, but with my 5D in hand..., and then a couple of others for good measure.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110303_0034.jpg

all of those pics are total class! Are these taken with an SLR / micro 4/3rds and obviously some longish exposures (1/8 second for the blurry people, 3-5 seconds for the bus statioin (must be that long to get those streaks on the taxi/car that went past) so I'm assuming you're shooting on a tripod! I've ordered myself one of the new Olympus XZ1's - photos wont be as good as SLR but the lens is F1.8 so I hope to be able to take some good non-flash photos with it!
But let me say it again - those are class!

Canon EOS 5D DSLR
Canon EF 17-40 f/4L lens

Exposures were from 1/3 sec to 4 secs for the last one with the light trails.

I used a teeny little tripod (about 120mm tall) that came with a Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder film camera I bought on eBay a few weeks ago. A cable release helped keep movement down to a minimum.

For the second pic I was pressing the tripod up against the side of Ernst & Young's building to keep it steady and had to do something similar with the Spike photo... there was a fair bit of crawling around on the ground involved too :)

Normally I'd use my big Manfrotto tripod & Markins ball head for night work, but I was travelling light yesterday evening (and a big tripod tends to attract undue attention IME).

are they going to be the rest of the cladding on the bottom and mid section?

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/ironpot8/shard1.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/ironpot8/shard3.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/ironpot8/shard4.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/ironpot8/shard2.jpg

hey guys first post on here, but been lurking since like 2009, just took a while for me to sign up lol,
loving all the regular updates and great pictures up on here :cheers:

A couple more dusk shots taken this evening. I like this time of year :)

I have a bunch more taken at lunch time which I should have up tomorrow if I have time.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5498288372_61faab07b0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5498288372/)
London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5498288372/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5498287950_ea6973753a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5498287950/)
Hays Lane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5498287950/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0279.jpg

A week old these shots are, still worth sharing I hope.

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229545-4_ShiftN.jpg

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229551-2_ShiftN-A.jpg

From Rotherhithe
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229617.jpg

Stave Hill
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229660.jpg

Potto made an absolutely great post on the last page and very insightful.

I have to say, I would like to think of this building as setting the tone for the future, rather than it being an end in itself. Tall buildings (strategically located and thoughtfully designed with relation to ground level and local environment) are the answer to our future. London Bridge Tower may not be particularly tall in global terms and be the height limit for London until they move an airport or two but that isn't the point in my view. I really feel this should be seen as trend setting structure that can be an answer to London's population growth and to its slow down because of nowhere for people to live!

We really need to have some radical thinking as to how we grow the population to house those that work in the engine of the UK economy and not to address this issue at this very point in time will come back to haunt us I feel. In my view greenbelt policy was actually a disaster destroying communities links with jobs in the fantasy that new build towns close to london would be self-sustaining; what a mess! Now we need a mass house-building programme once again. It is true that much land will need to be built on in the metropolitan area (although I know this won't happen like metroland did in the 30's), however, London Bridge Tower should give all those in the built environment a focal point of reference that can act as a guide for what can be done in terms of housing population in the future in a way that compliments the skyline. London is near on full with the current building stock and much more is needed. Those on the fence will have time to adjust to this tower and I feel come to love it and I hope such views come to change the way we all interact with tall buildings in London.

We have to house many more people in the capital and London Bridge Tower in design should be just the start of what tall buildings can achieve aesthetically in the metropolis. I hope the quality of this design will mean there are fewer people afraid of such change which, hopefully in-turn feeds through to the general narrative on design practice in the coming decades in London.

GazKins - Great shots above by the way!!!!!

hey guys first post on here, but been lurking since like 2009, just took a while for me to sign up lol,
loving all the regular updates and great pictures up on here :cheers:

Same here, oh and welcome :)

Sorry if these have been posted before - some great renders - credit Hayes Davidson / Nick Wood :

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010032_view04_800_cr01_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293195086789

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010029_view01_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194926306

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010030_view02_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194843951

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010031_view03_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194806580

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010032_view04_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194752388

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010033_view05_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194640913

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010034_view06_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194564781

I hope that yellow lighting on the top is still being used when finished!!!!! AMAZING SHOTS

Yeah they have been posted before, but it doesnt do any harm to see them again, reminds us what we have to look forward to :)

Renders look great - but in practice the effect will be ruined by blinds giving a random cladding appearance - see Willis, broadgate and others as examples.

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_0279.jpg


what is that big red strip down the middle anyone? is that just to allow access into the building for flooring etc? or will that always be there?

Heres a nice comparison for ya all, thanx to Torg22 for the beautiful photo:



http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010031_view03_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194806580




http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5474483919_ae85ca069a_b.jpg

what is that big red strip down the middle anyone? is that just to allow access into the building for flooring etc? or will that always be there?

it's a pair of hoists for use during construction. You can see one of the lifts in the photo.

As promised, the rest of my update from yesterday.

More of Friday's photos to be found in my Shard Gallery (www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/).


Reference shot from Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0013.jpg


Druid Street and the railway viaduct

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0018.jpg


St Thomas Street & Snowsfields

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0029.jpg


Eastern glazing progress

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0024.jpg


Backpack glazing

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0039.jpg


A view of the junction between steel and concrete construction on the eastern side

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0035.jpg


Gate 2, St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0050.jpg


West side from the ground level of Joiner Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0070.jpg


West side glazing detail

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0075.jpg


Scaffolding on Joiner Street/London Bridge Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0087.jpg



FYI if you're going to repost my pics on other forums: http://www.cybertects.co.uk/copyright.php

Ta :)

A little, abstract bonus. The entrance to Mace's Shard Project Office at London Bridge.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0103.jpg

That's a good comparison my Mossy. I think the actual thing looks like it will be better than the render suggests, which is odd because the renders generally make it look better than it turns out to be.

FYI if you're going to repost my pics on other forums: http://www.cybertects.co.uk/copyright.php

Ta :)

I see you've asserted your copyright on your copyright notice! :)

I signed up just to say thank you to cybertect for your excellent quality pictures and your contribution to this thread.

Thanks and welcome :)

Fantastic updates recently. The tower is visible from the elevated district and Piccadilly lines in Chiswick now. Keen eyed tourists first view of our latest monument whilst coming into town from Heathrow.

As promised, the rest of my update from yesterday.

More of Friday's photos to be found in my Shard Gallery (www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/).

Scaffolding on Joiner Street/London Bridge Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110304_0087.jpg



FYI if you're going to repost my pics on other forums: http://www.cybertects.co.uk/copyright.php

Ta :)

Must take a long time to get up those cranes everyday, really tiring and frightning to that height!
Don't forget freezing!

Fantastic updates recently. The tower is visible from the elevated district and Piccadilly lines in Chiswick now.

Rather murky, but I was able to see it from Reigate Hill this afternoon.

they don't start climbing from the bottom lol

Oh yeah, only just realised, the crane ties!:doh::hammer::wallbash::shifty:

Some shots from me today. Unfortunately I didn't have my DSLR with me so these point and shoot camera shots will have to do. Apologies that they're all from a similar angle I was too busy trying to find lunch in Borough Market.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/008-8.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/009-7.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/010-4.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/011-5.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/012-5.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/013-7.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/016-6.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/stefan_long18/017-5.jpg

Great pictures everyone :).

Someone remind me why the East side TC has to be dismantled every time it’s extended. Why can’t they just attach a climbing frame like the others?

Hey, I've been following this thread for a while now but have finally decided to join! The Shard is truly a world-class piece of architecture and its size is pretty amazing. My dad works in the Lloyd's Building and I managed to snap a couple of pictures from one of the lifts on Friday. Quality isn't brilliant but hopefully I'll be able to take some pictures with my actual camera some time soon! Hope this works!

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/Babyor1/IMAG0004.jpg

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/Babyor1/IMAG0001.jpg

WOW it looks great in those shots buster, makes that new tower in elephant and castle look tiny already

welcome and those pictures are amazing dispite the quality!

I concur, they are fantastic! Welcome :)

They give a perspective that all the ground shots seem to lack, really showing how far the glazing has risen. Looks like it is now above the level of the first core box split which I'd say is a pretty big mile stone.

Nice angle,especially as Guys is hidden

Beautiful shots, dont worry about the quality, the shard has shined through again! love it when the sun catches it in that way, just think we have years and years of more beautiful photos like these :cheers:

Its a pity 20 fenchrch street will block it from that view, but at least everyone should be able to get a similar view from the garden on the top floor!

This angle will disappear. 20 Fenchurch St is directly in front from this angle. Althouth the shard is likely to be completed before it's obscured.

edit. mossy beat be to it!

Those who get to work in Fenchurch will have a jolly nice view anyway

http://i55.tinypic.com/33aaof9.jpg


http://i56.tinypic.com/29mk8ia.jpg

Great shots there buster thats a great angle and it shows the majority of the building.
Bravo

3 concrete levels, glass looking 'Shard' like structure showing well, taller cranes, removal of the core box! Great progress!:)

a great view from Empire Square will post pics when i work out how!

I suck at night shots, but heres some night shots taken on Thursday

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5502699308_d383fb6d05_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502699308/)
DSCF1229 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502699308/) by supertallrobbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/16583702@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5502115243_51d2087df9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502115243/)
DSCF1234 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502115243/) by supertallrobbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/16583702@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5502127803_347d93d650_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502127803/)
DSCF1246 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502127803/) by supertallrobbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/16583702@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5502134075_62c97bf95a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502134075/)
DSCF1252 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502134075/) by supertallrobbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/16583702@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5502744150_64fd962c9b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502744150/)
DSCF1275 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16583702@N04/5502744150/) by supertallrobbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/16583702@N04/), on Flickr

posting a video soon on youtube

Nice shots ^^ but London could use a lot more colourful night lights .

Nice shots ^^ but London could use a lot more colourful night lights .

agreed !

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5503911786_3d2b772558_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5503911786/)
shard today 6.3.2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5503911786/) by The Shard Baby (http://www.flickr.com/people/theshardbaby/), on Flickr
Going to add cranes in my next update
Which floors have the crane ties in please, to help me put the ties on the right floors

Nice update Shard Baby :)

Makes me sad to think you won't be here to see the building completed :(

Makes me sad to think you won't be here to see the building completed :(

That can so easily be taken out of context you stalker :lol:

Nice update Shard Baby :)

Makes me sad to think you won't be here to see the building completed :(

Oh noes! :cry: I didn't even know you had health problems, Shardy!

Nice shots ^^ but London could use a lot more colourful night lights .

I agree, and why have they turned the lights off on Tower 42? :(

1. When lowering the jib (E crane) on 2 March it over-rotated and banged into the lift girders on the S side of the Shard, luckily (?) missing the window panes either side
2. The next day a couple of barriers or screens fell about 20 floors; there was no-one where they landed, fortunately.
3. On Friday a double window dangling from the top crane got into a spin. It was lowered and its long red and blue tassels were grabbed by two guys on the roof below, but the momentum continued the spinning. There followed a bizarre Maypole dance as the strands wound and unwound until the window eventually stabilised.

Well he says it all in his signature!

http://i51.tinypic.com/2lqph0.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2141d06.jpg

I so wouldn't want to climb this TC every day.....and that tie is surely about as long as they can safely go?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_xgRxRHHWwvw/TXTgPiE8QRI/AAAAAAAAAXE/6MXT7uwW9GM/s800/camputer64_070311.jpg

Three shots from this morning

London Bridge Station

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110307_0017.jpg

Tooley Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110307_0027.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110307_0029.jpg

Here's a selection from early last week.

The little park off Long Lane/Borough High street
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229769_ShiftN.jpg

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229770_ShiftN.jpg

Long Lane
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229778-2_ShiftN.jpg

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229777_ShiftN.jpg

Weston Street
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229779-2_ShiftN-B.jpg

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229780_ShiftN.jpg

Leathermarket Gardens
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229781_ShiftN.jpg

Near the Tower of London
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture15229791-2_ShiftN.jpg

^^ Looking superb in the sunshine! This building is going to be a colossus when it's finished.

Back to subject, half of the north level 53 core box has been removed!

this morning
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5506603061_375cb8ae28_b.jpg
viewed from Camberwell
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5507200304_a968823033_b.jpg
this evening
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5506603769_5575531708_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5506604325_d91389839f_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5507201948_78ae23d90f_b.jpg

even though only a few floors have been poured it has really effected the towers soar

The Shard like shape is really showing!

Glinting in the sunlight this morning:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5506658943_bb24bacfa4_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5507258164_133b99b359_b.jpg

http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/cranesetcphotos/shard070311a.jpg

http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/cranesetcphotos/shard070311b.jpg

one of the tower cranes being put together..

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0490.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0503.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0516.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0544.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0554.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0563.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0583.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0590.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0606.jpg

Those crane engineers are, IMO, completely hatstand.

Working at almost 200m, you literally need balls of steel to do that job. I have full respect for people who can do that.

I always wondered why in some shots, it seemed to have this incredible soar to it, and in others, it seemed less impressive. Then it hit me, the shots where it looks taller are the shots without Guy's in it. Something about the 'chunkiness' of Guy's seems to make the Shard look shorter. I think it's because Guy's doesn't really look like a 150m tall tower, due to it's massing.

or it could just be that without Guy's it has no competition for height in the locality, so it towers above everything?

[feels tempted to break out that Canaletto image of London & St Paul's cathedral...]

Glinting in the sunlight this morning:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5507258164_133b99b359_b.jpg

lovely shot shows the cladding beautifully.

Those crane engineers are, IMO, completely hatstand.

Excuse my french but they are mental bastards:nuts: with balls of steel, my respect they have

iPhone snap from Tooley Street about half an hour ago

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0004.jpg

The Shard looking beautiful in the sun yesterday.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5508706493_2db5fba6e1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60361813@N05/5508706493/)
"The Shard" London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60361813@N05/5508706493/) by bandy1984 (http://www.flickr.com/people/60361813@N05/), on Flickr

http://i51.tinypic.com/2vmva55.jpg

Working at almost 200m, you literally need balls of steel to do that job. I have full respect for people who can do that.

respect workers in dubai :D

respect workers in dubai :D

Of course.

And 'Glazing Units' anthonySE1, sounds even more professional ;).

In AnthonySE1's diagram you can start to see them covering up the areas up top where you can see the crane on the core, good for my diagrams as i can make the cranes more bigger as i have hardly much space to show a crane inside the core.:)

A few snaps from a half hour meander round the environs of Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market and Southwark Street at lunch time.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0009.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0010.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0011.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0013.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0014.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0015.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0018.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0019.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0020.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0022.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0025.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0029.jpg

The concrete section looks like centrepoint! It will curious to see if the shorter glazing units will have any effect on the perspective from the ground looking up

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0644.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0652.jpg

http://web.me.com/benveasey/IMG_0657.jpg

Stunning light for capturing the beauty of the shard. Shame the cladding isn't a little higher for the full effect...

You were on a boat for those, Chest?

You were on a boat for those, Chest?

the Thames Clipper, great views now its lighter in to the evenings and great evening sunsets and colours.

This morning the amount of cladding visible in the following photo managed to reflect a pretty serious chunk of sun into my bedroom, as shown below. Once it's complete I'm going to have to buy some new curtains!
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/Edvvc/2a575e33.png
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/Edvvc/8d03e15a.png

the Thames Clipper, great views now its lighter in to the evenings and great evening sunsets and colours.

I don't know if they've changed it, but I found the drinks menu rather amusing last time I used a Thames Clipper :)

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/115569-4/IMG_9041.jpg

This morning the amount of cladding visible in the following photo managed to reflect a pretty serious chunk of sun into my bedroom, as shown below. Once it's complete I'm going to have to buy some new curtains!
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/Edvvc/2a575e33.png
http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/Edvvc/8d03e15a.png

Could not agree more, it's like there has been a second sun in the sky on a couple of mornings this week!

I was in UK and London visiting my office this week and was staying on the 8th floor at hotel Novotel in Hammersmith, this was my view:

http://www.club-siemens.net/broadgate/novotel.jpg

LARGER version (http://www.club-siemens.net/broadgate/novotel2.jpg)

Travelling with my 2 months old son, so skipped getting closer this time :)

A few snaps from a half hour meander round the environs of Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market and Southwark Street at lunch time.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110308_0014.jpg



When the Shard is completed, this shot would make a great front cover for a guidebook.

Ive never noticed, from that view can you see the pyramid rooftops in front of the shard?

... Referring to Jorden's panarama (you really need tio see the large view)

what a surprise i got when driving back from Portsmouth a few weekends ago:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5509820118_43b906e7c7_b.jpg

from the Woolwich ferry:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5509222007_3367fd0700_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5509821130_2f7a25519b_b.jpg

from a couple of weeks ago, but hopefully still relevant. i love the mix of old and new:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5509830220_9c98d302db_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5509231083_c0e42b8a7f_b.jpg

From the Camberwell/Peckham border:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2h2f5vn.jpg

Hope you don't mind me using your nice CW pic Wawd.Bit crude but profile/height accurate.Skyline domination

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7173/55092220073367fd0700byh.jpg

of course not, thanks for doing that - it will look great when completed!

can anyone take some pictures of the bottom look up? would like to see how the cladding is getting on at the bottom if they don't mind!

South side screens rising to Level 50 this afternoon.
http://i52.tinypic.com/21l0kcj.jpg

South side screens rising to Level 50 this afternoon.


Its actually raising the tone after some of the drivvle on these forums! Very good by the way, made me laugh :)

Eeek .. you removed the naked lady after my post! Now my post sounds like drivvle :(

^^^ no she is still there

I was in UK and London visiting my office this week and was staying on the 8th floor at hotel Novotel in Hammersmith, this was my view:

http://www.club-siemens.net/broadgate/novotel.jpg

LARGER version (http://www.club-siemens.net/broadgate/novotel2.jpg)

Travelling with my 2 months old son, so skipped getting closer this time :)

Nice shot old friend from my old stomping ground :hug: and welcome to the world of fatherhood

Could not agree more, it's like there has been a second sun in the sky on a couple of mornings this week!

Would be great if someone could get a shot of the shards silhouette/shadow like above.

Google appears to have been updated recently, as you can see the Shard and the viaduct over the Borough Market at a fairly advanced stage.
I am sure some of you guys who follow these projects daily, can put a precise dato on Googles photo.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2sbk93q.jpg

Google appears to have been updated recently, as you can see the Shard and the viaduct over the Borough Market at a fairly advanced stage.
I am sure some of you guys who follow these projects daily, can put a precise dato on Googles photo.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2sbk93q.jpg

June 27th, 2010.

I'm not a Shard geek, it just says that on Google Earth when you select the mapping date you want to view.

Google appears to have been updated recently, as you can see the Shard and the viaduct over the Borough Market at a fairly advanced stage.
I am sure some of you guys who follow these projects daily, can put a precise dato on Googles photo.
Late May 2010? (edit: gaaa tomb123 you beat me to it, and are more accurate)

Google appears to have been updated recently, as you can see the Shard and the viaduct over the Borough Market at a fairly advanced stage.
I am sure some of you guys who follow these projects daily, can put a precise dato on Googles photo.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2sbk93q.jpg

And I have a photo from the 27th June 2010.... Most of the cranes seem to be facing the same way too!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4801786862_ef2a471382_b.jpg

June 27th......ah, those were the days!

"Is it taller than Guy's yet?"

Wow look hard enough and you might just see the Google satellite with its camera poking out the top.