Or they didn't read their own planning documents. The technical drawings clearly show it's taller.

Plus wikipedia has updated the total height again from 230m to 246m. For christs sake, who do I believe?

can't wait to take the high speed scenic lifts to the bar!

I think we should believe whatever it says on the most recent planning documents.

What is it with skyscrapers and aquariums?? Seems like the taller the building the bigger the fish tank in the entrance lobby is!

I cant compete with chest but i was in london for my half term break and i snapped a few photos of heron.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4373068970_945a8f72fa_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4372315367_cf2bc31dc9_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/4373063098_2620c0e5f3_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4373061060_9f4e8f2ac4_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4372306675_4845399ac6_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4372299239_9fa260b273_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/4372285423_d706200e90_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4372278203_e2fe2d8dd3_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4373027886_30e822de53_b.jpg

do we know if the spire is going to used for tv/radio/phone signals?

I cant compete with chest but i was in london for my half term break and i snapped a few photos of heron.


what you mean by the 1st bit?

I assume he's saying that he doesn't think the quality of his photos will be as high as those that chest uploads. I beg to differ, I think that last set of photos are absolutely brilliant!

Plus wikipedia has updated the total height again from 230m to 246m. For christs sake, who do I believe?

Never take Wikipedia as the gospel truth. Its fine for background information if you want a rough idea, but anything with stats involved I'd steer well clear of. :)

ps. Love the look of that fishtank in the render!

You can just make out the SkyBar sign on the right of the Bishopsgate render. That would be one oustanding lift ride, followed by an even more amazing view when you get to the bar. I can't wait! :cheers:

do we know if the spire is going to used for tv/radio/phone signals?

I'm pretty sure it's solely there for aesthetic purposes, but I could be wrong.

I'm pretty sure it's solely there for aesthetic purposes, but I could be wrong.

I have heard from a reliable source that it is for docking Zeppelins…

Nice pics Crispy, what was your vantage point for the last pic? I was there a couple of weeks ago running all over the place trying to get a vantage point like that one but never found it..

I have heard from a reliable source that it is for docking Zeppelins…

That could explain why this render has been on Heron International's website :eek:

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/toml-1991/heronzepplin.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/herontower/5.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/herontower/6.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/herontower/7.jpg




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http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/herontower/15.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/herontower/16.jpg

Excellent photos Will, that last one is awesome. :cheers:

Gosh will!! Incredible photo's!!

Wow, fantastic shots! And they're so varied, too!

From distance (my bedroom in Rotherhithe):

http://i46.tinypic.com/ndaezb.jpg

Excellent photos Will, that last one is awesome. :cheers:


yep , great stuff

Wey hey some media interest at last ..heres a BBC report

Heron Tower becomes tallest building The City

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8526857.stm

Wey hey some media interest at last ..heres a BBC report

Heron Tower becomes tallest building The City

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8526857.stm

It says that the tower wont be completed till March 2011. It looks like its almost done now! How will it take 13 months to finish this beast? Unless they meant March 2010?

Fantastic pics wjfox!

What is that concrete thing in pics 6 and 7? Hopefully it won´t be around for too long, it looks horrid.

It says that the tower wont be completed till March 2011. It looks like its almost done now! How will it take 13 months to finish this beast? Unless they meant March 2010?

March 2011 sounds about right. It will be externally complete this year, but there's a shed load of stuff they have to do inside before it's ready to take office workers and diners

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

I can see yobs have already knocked out a few windows...they seem to be getting more ambitious in thier targets... :)

Love the cladding and its design. Reminds me from this perspective a bit of the new "Times Tower" in 8th avenue in NYC!

EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO! HUGE PROGRESS! :cheers:



http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/fit3xl/210209048.jpg

Good pic's!
Re BBC article,1CS is 771 feet,not 801 tut. Also,Heron will be topped out in spring THIS year,and 794 feet with spire.AND Shard (states at least 984 feet,bit lazy) 1016 feet.Not hard to obtain the info.

Good pic's!
Re BBC article,1CS is 771 feet,not 801 tut. Also,Heron will be topped out in spring THIS year,and 794 feet with spire.AND Shard (states at least 984 feet,bit lazy) 1016 feet.Not hard to obtain the info.

I thought we were sticking with 246m with spire? If you convert that to feet you get 807 (which is what the article says).

The article incorrectly states that this will be taller than One Canada Square, I have emailed them to point out the error, along with the grammatical errors in the article - I don't suppose they will change it but I tried.

the aquarium looks fantastic - though interested to see how they keep the glass clean - with natural light coming through the front there will mean algae will build up almost immediately-they will probably have to use divers for maintenance.

Is it only dependent on natural light, or can the glass be treated so as to stop that interaction? Its a certain wavelenght of light that promotes the growth of algae.

The article incorrectly states that this will be taller than One Canada Square, I have emailed them to point out the error, along with the grammatical errors in the article - I don't suppose they will change it but I tried.

I know you don't count the spire, but some people still do.

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2010-02-16/heron-shark-attract-hedge-funds

http://i50.tinypic.com/13zzng1.jpg


Shark set for hedgie face-off

Darren Lazarus
16 Feb 2010

Property developer Heron International is confident that its proposed office skyscraper, which completes in 12 months time, will be able to lure normally territorial hedge fund managers from their Mayfair hub. It boasts that its 462,000 sq ft tower will be of such high quality that it will be ideal for hedge funds wanting iconic space in the Square Mile. It will also host a shark – so hedgies will feel right at home.

The company has declined to say any more detail on the shark, other than it will be 1.2 metres long and not a Great White.

But the shark will live in a 70,000 litre aquarium, which will be a special feature of the tower's "bling". The aquarium will also house 1,300 (probably terrified) fish.

Hedge fund managers have tended to be reluctant to leave their Mayfair base. But shark, notwithstanding, Peter Ferrari, co-managing director of Heron, tells us that he is confident they will move from the West End to the Heron Tower.

"It will have a real wow-factor", he says. The scheme will also house Mayfair-like floorplates with Cityscape views - but at a fraction of the price.

He also says that hedge fund managers have already been checking out Heron's proposed residential scheme, in nearby Barbican. So the walk to work won't be too difficult.

The shark should expect competition.

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/DavidCroydon/P1000106.jpg

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/DavidCroydon/P1000097.jpg

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http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/DavidCroydon/P1000110.jpg

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/DavidCroydon/P1000111.jpg

Taken Saturday morning

I like the views from Broagate, cfr Will's pics. Heron does not have this soar factor from the north of Bishopsgate and I am not a fan of the southern facade. But from Broadgate, it is top notch!

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2010-02-16/heron-shark-attract-hedge-funds

http://i50.tinypic.com/13zzng1.jpg


Shark set for hedgie face-off

What a life for a shark. Doesn't seem right to me. Smacks of hubris. What's wrong with Goldfish?:)

Thanks for the pics Dave, looks like there's been a lot of progress in the past week or so.

do we know if the spire is going to used for tv/radio/phone signals?

Project description - Skanska
http://www.skanska.co.uk/en/Projects2/Heron-Tower/Project-description/

"When complete, Heron Tower's 46 storeys will rise to a height of 202 metres providing unrivalled panoramic views over London. At the top of the building sits an elegant communications mast giving an overall height of 246 metres."

I know you don't count the spire, but some people still do.

Yeah. Well they've corrected the spelling errors now but not the factual ones like Heron's height, or indeed 1CS's which isn't 244m :ohno: Can't these people do a five second google to verify their information?!

A while ago we noticed a number of black temporary panels on the southwest stairwell. They have now filled some of them in - but the lefthand panel has a thick black lining. Anyone know if these panels have any significance?

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/sirstan74/DSC_0284.jpg

The article incorrectly states that this will be taller than One Canada Square, I have emailed them to point out the error, along with the grammatical errors in the article - I don't suppose they will change it but I tried.

It doesn't actually state that Heron will be taller than 1CS, just that it will be the tallest in the city to be fair, although there are a number of glaring height related errors, disappointing that even the beeb can't get them right!

A while ago we noticed a number of black temporary panels on the southwest stairwell. They have now filled some of them in - but the lefthand panel has a thick black lining. Anyone know if these panels have any significance?


Opening windows for a non air-conditioned service stairway?

It doesn't actually state that Heron will be taller than 1CS, just that it will be the tallest in the city to be fair, although there are a number of glaring height related errors, disappointing that even the beeb can't get them right!

Ah they have changed it. It did say this:

Once it is completed in March 2011, the 46-storey Heron Tower will be 807ft (246m) tall, making it the tallest building in the UK.

Now it says:

Once it is completed in March 2011, the 46-storey Heron Tower, which will also include a restaurant and sky bar, will be 755ft (230m) tall.

So it's slightly more accurate at least :lol:

Ah they have changed it. It did say this:



Now it says:



So it's slightly more accurate at least :lol:

Just because, dirtydog, you are adamant somehow that this is 202/203m, doesn't mean you need to mention it all the time. If you wish to think it's that height, fair enough, but some of us pay attention to the planning documents, which says 246m. You're just trying to cause a debate (the millionth one) about Heron Tower's height.

Can we please stop having these pointless arguments about the height? This debate has been done to death.

It's a bit late, but having a quick skim through the last dozen or so pages, no one has posted the official update for this month.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20407/feb1.PNG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20407/feb2.PNG

Heron Tower as of yesterday - a pretty grim day by all accounts... :)

http://i49.tinypic.com/zydbbp.jpg

Finally made the mainstream news. But will anyone care??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8526857.stm

I like the way the Shard height is described as "expected to be more than 984ft (300m) tall" as if its somehow akin to Burj Dubai and we won't know its real height till the very last!

Finally made the mainstream news. But will anyone care??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8526857.stm

I think you'll find most readers of this thread cared if you read the posts from the last 36 hrs :)

I think you'll find most readers of this thread cared if you read the posts from the last 36 hrs :)

How terrible of me ;)

Having checked but have not seen this.

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/heron-tower-tops-city-heights/5214575.article

How terrible of me ;)

Having checked but have not seen this.

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/heron-tower-tops-city-heights/5214575.article

Looks an interesting read ...... is there Any chance you could paste the article on the thread? sadly I don't have £120.00 to subscribe and see the full story

He meant outside of this forum, quite obviously.

Here's a recent Heron Tower related video from YouTube. Apologies if it's already been posted. Be patient - it gets a bit more interesting for the final minute - eg some apparent early alternative designs. Nothing new though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPolEkFdm-o

What a life for a shark. Doesn't seem right to me. Smacks of hubris. What's wrong with Goldfish?:)

Absolutely right, Border Boy.It's tasteless, cruel and not just smacks of but absolutely bellows hubris.They should let the architecture of this impressive building speak for itself without importing cheap tricks like this one.A pity.:ohno:

I like the way the Shard height is described as "expected to be more than 984ft (300m) tall" as if its somehow akin to Burj Dubai and we won't know its real height till the very last!

It is the BBC: Heron "is" 230m, 1CS "is" 244m, and SLB ... they simply do not know as you pointed out. Pinnacle? They have never heard about it: maybe 143, maybe 654m ;)

Heron looks pretty damn big to me in real life so I can't imagine how the Pinnacle will look.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4379863819_69b9584295.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4379545063_26b139fdff_b.jpg

dunno who took this, I was sent the link as is with no name.

that would be Manuel, posted in the London Skyline 2010 thread, along with some other stunning photos.

Fabulous pic. From around Rhoda St and Brick Lane.

No way, so this building is gonna have scenic lifts!!?? (no way, glass elevators...holy sh*t!) So like where on the building are they gonna be? And also, do you think that this building will really have the spire on the finished product? Bridgewater in Leeds was supposed to and yet never did... It was a shame 'cos I always think it'd have made Bridgwater more iconic, and it needed that (plus ten or so storeys). I think that it will make it more iconic too, if they add it as planned. Although like with Bridgewater I'd have added ten or so storeys to this baby too. But loving the near finished project, looks amazing.

happy millionth view, Heron!

Yep, This is one of my pic.

Here are others of Heron
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4379244249_bc8452ea73_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4375996392_276e1475c4_o.jpg

A strong impact seen from Broadway Market

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4376107018_75e7b52279_b.jpg

amazing pics, esp the black & white one, very atmospheric! cheers

from India Quay:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4382756972_cc4d18e7dc_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4382755366_7a2e01b9a8_b.jpg

from India Quay:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4382756972_cc4d18e7dc_b.jpg


Tuh, if things had worked out as we thought they would in the good old days of this forum we'd be totally distracted by the looming 237m tower in the foreground and not the city skyline....:ohno:

^^surely these are the good days!? and Columbus Tower has approval now anyway.

from Greenwich Park:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4382767166_b93d98900a_b.jpg

had to say it looks amazing - so long overdue but worth the wait

great recent photos on here. we're missing one from Primrose Hill / Hampstead Heath though. Who's game?

Has anyone noticed any visible progress in the last couple of weeks? It does not seem more cladding is going up, nor the stairwell whose top is going to be the top of the building. They must be focusing on the internal parts. Are we expecting the cladding to be completed before the mast / spire goes up in April?

Hi everyone,

I'm an Architectural Illustrator by profession and I need to model the top half of the Heron tower for a CGI I'm working on. Do any of you know if there is a decent model of the scheme (not the one from Google Earth) or even if plans and elevations are available online?

Thanks in advance

David

A while ago we noticed a number of black temporary panels on the southwest stairwell. They have now filled some of them in - but the lefthand panel has a thick black lining. Anyone know if these panels have any significance?

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/sirstan74/DSC_0284.jpg

We have those on our building. The thick frame is the emergency fire evacuation window - occasionally opened by the guys doing external repairs or even for window cleaning.

Hi everyone,

I'm an Architectural Illustrator by profession and I need to model the top half of the Heron tower for a CGI I'm working on. Do any of you know if there is a decent model of the scheme (not the one from Google Earth) or even if plans and elevations are available online?

Thanks in advance

David

Is that you Dave?

Stop pratting about on here and get back to peeling those potatoes!

The floor plans are available in the planning application documents on the corporation of london's website. the reference is is 05/00771

Is that you Dave?

Stop pratting about on here and get back to peeling those potatoes!

LMAO :lol:

Has anyone noticed any visible progress in the last couple of weeks? It does not seem more cladding is going up, nor the stairwell whose top is going to be the top of the building. They must be focusing on the internal parts. Are we expecting the cladding to be completed before the mast / spire goes up in April?

Have a look back at the update on post 7796, shows what they are doing internally as well - is much further progressed than I expected

great recent photos on here. we're missing one from Primrose Hill / Hampstead Heath though. Who's game?

I was on Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath on Sunday, Heron is looking pretty dominant from there. Forgot me camera though :doh:

Lots more Heron

Really dominant from Finsbury Square
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4385401493_162a8a1887_b.jpg

Shoreditch
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/4385333013_46d8c96609_b.jpg

Pitfield Street in Hoxton
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4385411061_2fb828624c_b.jpg

Bell Lane in Spitalfield
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4386171636_e8744418be_b.jpg

Nearby on Wentworth Street
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4386133602_bd2906acdb_b.jpg

Devonshire Square
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4385404203_ff8c06d0d9_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/4386140784_24cca5a112_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4386144648_044f9498a2_b.jpg

Finsbury Circus
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4386149102_f83cf95f84_b.jpg

My God, it's a beast!
Great photos, GazKinz, update is much appreciated.
Some really nice shots and angling - I like how T42 maintains its 'authority' somewhat over the newbies in your third-to-last pic.

Fantastic shots GAzkins

great recent photos on here. we're missing one from Primrose Hill / Hampstead Heath though. Who's game?

I live by the Heath - will try get up there Sunday

When will the spire go up? Before or after the cladding is completed?

Love the Devonshire Square shot - great set though GK :cheers:

When will the spire go up? Before or after the cladding is completed?

April.

We have those on our building. The thick frame is the emergency fire evacuation window - occasionally opened by the guys doing external repairs or even for window cleaning.

More for smoke clearance / ventilation in the event of a fire I would guess. Not much use for evacuation - that next step's a big one! :)

great set though GK :cheers:

aye :cool:

Heron looks pretty damn big to me in real life so I can't imagine how the Pinnacle will look.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4379863819_69b9584295.jpg

Heron;has serious presense
it'll look huge.
And great.
(But its just the mind at work.I cant imagine what burljljljljll dubai looks like after only having seen petronas...)

I know these are a bit old (September 2009) but I thought you would like to get two Herons for the price of one :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4390115925_ffa20feea7_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4390115231_7f04e63d99_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4390883436_d0bc51b995_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4390090451_c6e85a83f2_b.jpg

And today, taken from home in Wapping:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4391080126_f2b242b264_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4390313321_3ed574d50b_b.jpg

Not much happening since December, can't wait to see the spire coming in April...

haha thats brilliant! That Heron knows about its namesake I reckon ;)

Great pics HarryPoster, a heron watching Heron, a coincidence?Don't think so... :)

Photo update from this afternoon:

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0081.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0075.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0071.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0070.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0069.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0063.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0060.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0058.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0057.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0053.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0052.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0050.jpg

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0049.jpg

undeniably awesome!! What a building, how anyone can say this is a little bland is just beyond me.
That south facade is organized industrialness, beautiful.
It will be a sight with those double decker lift cars shooting up and down all day.
What a building.

Im not too keen on the South elevation , from a distance the cladding looks a bit of a mess, too patchy IMO.

good to see it so close to completion now. i think it was a good design in that it doesn't look dated despite being designed 10 years ago (or abouts?), it just looks ok. very impressive scale and some cool features such as solar panels and big goldfish bowl. :)

when i see this- http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab110/edtealdi/Heron%20Tower%2027-02-2010/DSC_0050.jpg - i think 88 wood street. and how it would have looked really impressive in the early 00s but now it just looks ok. in 20 years everyone will think it was built in the early 00s.

Photo by John Wilkes. This is viewed from Tower 42.

http://londonist.com/2010/02/vertical_rush_2010.php?gallery0Pic=5#gallery


http://i47.tinypic.com/20haqv6.jpg

taken yesterday, first of all with the iPhone and a bit of post processing fun:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4393121984_3621e25c17_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4392349909_560224f215_b.jpg

peeping over from inside the Barbican:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4392351691_360430cf81_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4393124420_59450520c5_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4393125770_e8cf384631_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4393127148_3a6d114bc6_b.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4392358347_553547300c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4392363939_3a1c17ed4c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4392365499_37b32d0bf2_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4392367185_5ff9fa1787_b.jpg

^^In all your picture sets, you leave the best for last. You just capture colour like no other.

I know these are a bit old (September 2009) but I thought you would like to get two Herons for the price of one :)I rarely see those over my local country park, at least I know where they go now! Great shots.

A long range photo (and a crop) from the bridge north of Canada Square.

Does anyone know what the construction going on in the foreground is? Is it rail, I'm guessing...?

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/laszlojamfphotos/Heron%20Tower/01_IMG_5584.jpg

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/laszlojamfphotos/Heron%20Tower/02_IMG_5584.jpg

And here's another of Heron and the skyline from the Riverside South site.

http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/laszlojamfphotos/Heron%20Tower/01_IMG_5702.jpg

A long range photo (and a crop) from the bridge north of Canada Square.

Does anyone know what the construction going on in the foreground is? Is it rail, I'm guessing...?



I'm pretty sure thats the cofferdam (or part of it) for Crossrail's station at Canary Wharf.

When will the London Skyline be like this? And when will all of these buildnings you see in the picture be done?

http://icaaf.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/london_skyline_2012_large_01.jpg

As you can see from this thread, Heron Tower is nearing external completion.
Bishopsgate Tower's core will start rising in June according to the Project Leader of the site (see eddyk's post in the relevant thread). However, it has had a height reduction to 288m since the render you posted.
122 Leadenhall is on hold because of the economic climate and a temporary garden will be put on site until the construction commences.
Minerva Tower was cancelled and replaced by the near-complete St.Boltolph's House.

the one with the spire on the right will never happen. the cheesegrater may never happen......apart from that 2013 ish?

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020134.JPG

When will the London Skyline be like this? And when will all of these buildnings you see in the picture be done?

http://icaaf.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/london_skyline_2012_large_01.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2592/skytwat.jpg

The two shorter towers with the green ticks are both complete.

The other 2 are both U/C

Yesterday

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Blog%20Photos/100228%20-%20London/P1020846.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Blog%20Photos/100228%20-%20London/P1020847.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Blog%20Photos/100228%20-%20London/P1020848.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Blog%20Photos/100228%20-%20London/P1020855.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Blog%20Photos/100228%20-%20London/P1020880.jpg

http://xs.to/image-DB51_4B8B09E9.jpg

Hum looking at the pic by potto makes me realise how beautiful the gherkin's cladding is regardless of distance or angle of the view. I quite like 100 middlesex street and dashwood House from street level but in that photo they look pretty bad. The stock exchange tower looks gorgeous from most angles but on the skyline its a little so-so ive always felt. Heron suffers from this somewhat too IMO. Its a shame whatever the gherkin got right hasnt been replicated.

I surely cant be the only person who thinks Tower 42 looks quite elegant from many views...the whole verticalness of its exterior I find very interesting. It's only the bulky black top of it I find questionable but whatever the building is as much about London as the London Eye or Canary Wharf.

The stock exchange tower looks gorgeous

London's most successful reclad, i think....it turned an ugly concrete turd into a useful 21st century tower.

The view from my office:



http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/skyscrapercitypics/london/heron/18.jpg

Heron Tower is top story on World Architecture News today:
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13556

Not exactly on top their data though - perhaps a little confused - unless they know something we don't!

"Renzo Piano's Shard, set for completion at London Bridge in 2012, will take over from One Canada Square in East London's Canary Wharf to become the tallest tower in the UK at 984 ft, "

"Heron Tower's reign at the top is likely to be short lived with two projects closely chasing its tail to become the tallest in the City. Renzo Piano's Shard, set for completion at London Bridge in 2012..."


...and the last time I checked The Shard was in Southwark, not The City. Just a small note but whatever:nuts:

I don't get why this story has been in the news just now anyway...didn't it overtake T42 ages ago?

Phone picture from the heights of Muswell Hill. You had to be there (what a glorious sunny afternoon), but Heron is standing tall as the City's #1 tower.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/IMG00088-20100301-1417.jpg

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/Muswell.jpg

This image...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4392356727_6090a56515_b.jpg
is starting to look like this
l l l l l l l
V V V V V V V
http://i1.tinypic.com/nc1ap5.jpg

is it wrong to say I wish it was just a tad taller? I'm feeling rather demanding this evening.

Jimbo, I think once the spire is added the height will really show with this. The spire completes it.

Photo by John Wilkes. This is viewed from Tower 42.

http://londonist.com/2010/02/vertical_rush_2010.php?gallery0Pic=5#gallery


http://i47.tinypic.com/20haqv6.jpg

Am I the only one who thinks the cladding on this side looks a bit crap? Too patchy for my liking would much prefer the same as the side with the huge bracing.

Wait until they've finished the inside and added the lifts going up and down...

Jimbo, I think once the spire is added the height will really show with this. The spire completes it.

...and also once the cranes clamped to the side are removed, that should slim it down a tad and make it appear taller maybe...

^^ yes i have often thought that, it will appear much more slender

http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/skyscrapercitypics/london/heron/19.jpg




http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/skyscrapercitypics/london/heron/20.jpg

^^ Fantastic shots there Will, love that angle, it seems to feature in a number of skyline renders...in fact, maybe someone could add Bish to one of those pics...?

I love the scale of everything on that 2nd pic.

A healthy number of cranes in central london :D

maybe someone could add Bish to one of those pics...?




http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt283/skyscrapercitypics/london/pinnacle/Pinnacle-rendering-2012-JPEG-1.jpg

Pic #2.....

Best photo you have taken and posted on this forum Mr Mod....

well done sir.

A healthy number of cranes in central london :D


lol...do you think it will EVER be possible to take a photo of London from that angle and not see a single crane.?

Not a huge amount of change since my last posting of this view from Butlers Wharf a week ago - cladding on the southern elevation has crept up a little - but here it is anyway.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/96875-4/20100301_0030.jpg

Could someone please tell me what that building is with the green glass that's blocking the view of St. Paul's? (wjfox's picture)

Its a shame Drapers Gardens replacement wasnt a little slimmer and twice the height

Just took the 242 south to Liverpool Street station and I have to say that Heron was looking absolutely magnificent in the blazing sunshine. The uppermost crane was almost completely vertical giving an excellent idea of how the spire will look.

The whole panorama was thrilling and huge - even 100MS looked great.

Took a few shots on my phone with the dazzling light reflected of the western facade - I'll try to find a way to download them to my computer as it doesn't have Bluetooth. :ohno:

Could someone please tell me what that building is with the green glass that's blocking the view of St. Paul's?

That's Unilever House.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=456604

Horrific, isn't it?

lovely day to spot a Heron, something I've neglected of late:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7937/img0174c.jpg

popping out from behind T42 on Old Broad Street
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8181/img0175xd.jpg

shiny:
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/892/img0177vc.jpg

Here's one from Saturday, courtesy of my bro. Looking nice and dense

http://i48.tinypic.com/25rjmns.jpg

Wow, I've never seen that angle before! That's really good! Love it with the Eye in the background, makes it much more 'London-ey' (although having the Gherkin there probably achieves that anyway. ;))

from Gipsy Hill - Shard also visible
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020254.JPG

Great shot Chest, that's a fantastic angle of the cluster.

Wow.. Futureshapeof that is just incredible. I too have never seen that angle of the city cluster before.. and the London eye just gives the skyline a whole new dimension. Fantastic.

congrats to your bro Futureshapeof, i have also not seen that angle before and it's magnificent! where was it taken from ?

One other shot from Monday, close by London Bridge City Pier

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/96966-2/20100301_0043.jpg

Great pic Chest.....amazing to think what that view will look like in just over 2yrs from now....

One other shot from Monday, close by London Bridge City Pier...

I love this pic.

Yesterday...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/monkey_thing/Photos/02032010249.jpg

That pic gives a good idea of how the spire should look.

From ianvisits on flickr:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4403606299_15cea64572_b.jpg

i saw one of those boats tugging what looks like a pod from the London Eye the other day from my balcony - is that what they really are?? i remember reading they were getting a refit for the olympics... (sorry to go off topic)

congrats to your bro Futureshapeof, i have also not seen that angle before and it's magnificent! where was it taken from ?

It's Meath Gardens on the border of Bethnal Green/Mile End. I've been meaning to get a shot of it for some time, but can't afford a decent enough lens for my Canon at the minute.

I can get some good angles of CW from here as well. Will post them as soon as pos.

i saw one of those boats tugging what looks like a pod from the London Eye the other day from my balcony - is that what they really are?? i remember reading they were getting a refit for the olympics... (sorry to go off topic)

Yes the pods are being refitted one by one, hence the wheel currently has a 'dead' pod frame in place for the missing one. Before I get screamed at for going off topic the view of Heron Tower from Westferry Circus is superb and I got a tingle in me tum when I crossed Waterloo Bridge on the bus this evening and saw Heron nearing completion and the Shard across the way just emerging with 1 Canada Square blinking betwixt! London's gonna be stupendous when it's finished!:)

From ianvisits on flickr:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4403606299_15cea64572_b.jpg
Hmm when I see this angle it reminds me of my nagging concern. The Heron is really ony taller than the other city towers (forget the spire on this occasion) because of 6 floors of essentially unused space...those skinny 6 floors that actually are 2 plant floors stretched upward...maybe!

Its just a thought, but if true, would be really sad. :(

Yesterday...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/monkey_thing/Photos/02032010249.jpg

Amazing perspective of the city prefect. I would have turned it to b&w though.

Great pic Chest.....amazing to think what that view will look like in just over 2yrs from now....

may be a bit like this?
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/2012.jpg

^^^^ Wonderful mock up Chest, though I would have been a touch more optimistic and included a half constructed 122 Leadenhall.....

^^^^ Wonderful mock up Chest, though I would have been a touch more optimistic and included a half constructed 122 Leadenhall.....

hmm not so sure - though there is a core and cranes for the Walkie Talkie (presume its having a core)

Great photo Chest - I am kind of getting that feeling though of looking at the last page of a book before you finish it and then regretting it :laugh:

Awesome render Chest - will be interesting to compare it to our shots in a couple fo years' time ;)

Interesting to see St Botolphs isnt quite complete yet! Perhaps the developers stopped to consider the possibility of demolising it to build our preferred design (at the time of the render, SSC has been appointed by the Conservatives as an advisory body alongside CABE and EH on the future skyline of London)

SSC has been appointed by the Conservatives as an advisory body alongside CABE and EH on the future skyline of London

We can dream...

superb render chest, first i have seen of a half completed Pinnacle - wonderful touch

Thats a great render, but I still can't stop thinking about the "what ifs" surrounding Minerva. Seeing St Boltophs so prominent there!

Amazing what a difference a bit of sun can do for the aesthetics of a building eh.

What is that building just in front and to the left of LBT in that rendering?

^^ That's Guy's being reclad?

What is that building just in front and to the left of LBT in that rendering?
its the chimney of Guys having a make-over - its supposed to be scaffolding and that covering they use to work behind.

That's great chest. Would Bishopsgate Tower be taller though? I thought the bottom of the 'helter skelter' at the top was designed so that it lined up with the top of 122 Leadenhall Tower?

That's great chest. Would Bishopsgate Tower be taller though? I thought the bottom of the 'helter skelter' at the top was designed so that it lined up with the top of 122 Leadenhall Tower?

well it would still be under construction at that time.

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wow interesting:wink2: render there!

http://i45.tinypic.com/2vnqiad.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/x2182t.jpg

Great pictures, it makes a huge impact there.

I seriously, seriously envy you SE9! Waking up with that view must be incredible.

Here's a couple from Waterloo Bridge:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3143/her2.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8110/her1.jpg

^^ WOW. I didn't know the Heron Tower would complement the T42 to such extent. They look like they were cousins or something.
It's a pity that the Heron Tower won't be 5-10 storeys taller. It would make huge difference. Anyway, it's still going to be an amazing building.

But fortunate that it already had a 4 floor increase in height.

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8606/heronsmaller.jpg


What it would have looked like minus those 4 floors.

^^ WOW. I didn't know the Heron Tower would complement the T42 to such extent. They look like they were cousins or something.
It's a pity that the Heron Tower won't be 5-10 storeys taller. It would make huge difference. Anyway, it's still going to be amazing building.

I think that the step-back was conceived in relation to 42's stepped profile.

Is the cladding really going to finished by April - I can't see it myself.

Is the cladding really going to finished by April - I can't see it myself.

7 weeks to end of April - give or take - and most of the unclad area is the step-back. No problem i think. :)

from one of the gardens of ropemaker place

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/59HeronTower_pic46.jpg

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That's great chest. Would Bishopsgate Tower be taller though? I thought the bottom of the 'helter skelter' at the top was designed so that it lined up with the top of 122 Leadenhall Tower?

Well as Chest would tell you himself. Its just a (very good) render and cant be used as anything other than an indicator ;)

Not sure where this belongs, and apologies if this has been posted already.

http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/ronson-plans-city-hotel


Ronson plans City hotel
Friday, 5th March 2010
PROPERTY
HARRY BANKS
GERALD RONSON, the billionaire and head property group of Heron International, has submitted plans to build a five-star hotel and more than 100 luxury apartments in the heart of the City of London as part of a large £500m project.

The plans will see a five-star hotel run by Four Seasons and 120 luxury flats, fully serviced by the hotel, which are expected to be among the most expensive in London.

The site of the scheme, on Bishopsgate opposite Liverpool Street station, is next to Ronson’s Heron Tower skyscraper, which is under construction. Heron is backed by a number of wealthy US investors such as Larry Ellison, the Oracle chief, Michael Milken and Steve Wynn.

“The City has very little residences and there is no prime five-star hotel. It is a prime location with new vibrancy,” Ronson told the Financial Times.

makes absolute sense, the city has hardly any hotels.

Could it be another tower?

I recall it being a 148m tower. Means we should have renders/architectural drawings very soon :)

There are more articles on the net. Tower is supposed to be 43 stories. Seems the plans remain to pedestrianize the road between the two schemes.

EDIT:

More articles.

Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/398a8b0c-27f6-11df-9598-00144feabdc0.html)

Planning Resource (http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Development-Control/988554/Plans-submitted-43-storey-city-tower/)

EDIT 2:

Bigger render!

http://media.ft.com/cms/2894ac54-27bc-11df-863d-00144feabdc0.jpg

Also look like one of the shorter buildings will be renovated.

EDIT 3:

Mr Ronson said that Heron had also begun to look for tenants for its Heron Tower, which will be one of the very few office towers under development that is expected to be finished before 2013.

The City office market has recently seen a rebound in rents as the level of supply of new office buildings has sunk to a low level, intensifying competition among tenants still looking to move or expand.

Against this backdrop, Heron this month began holding talks to secure the first tenants for its office tower. Mr Ronson said it was talking to four potential office occupiers and three operators for its top- floor restaurant.

may be a bit like this?
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/2012.jpg
Fantastic render and nice to see a U/C Pinnacle! Just one little nitpick, I think the Pinnacle is too far to the left. The tower will stand just to the west of Aviva, which you can see in that photo behind Willis, so the Pinnacle would be further over to the right, it would obscure 99 Bishopsgate from that angle. It wouldn't appear directly behind that black midrise to the right of T42 if you were looking at it from there, most of its bulk would be behind Plantation Place. Sorry for being fussy, as I said, an absolutely fantastic piece of work! Very well done!

And to stay on topic, SE9's photo really shows what impact Heron has made on the skyline of London, one of the best angles of the City. :D

^^^ I think the angle is decieving you a bit. The Pinnacle is connected to the back of 6-8 Bishopsgate, so that render is pretty accurate.

Yeah, I know that, but at the moment the Pinnacle looks as though it is literally in the middle of Bishopsgate (i.e. in the middle of the road). 6-8 Bishopsgate isn't facing the camera from that angle, it's facing south towards Guy's and the Shard, so the Pinnacle wouldn't be right behind it, it would be to the right of it. And Leadenhall is going to be directly south of Aviva - it and the Pinnacle are pretty much next-door neighbours. If you think about how Bishopsgate (the road) runs, it doesn't run directly up and down in that image, it runs diagonally across the cluster from that angle to reach Heron on the other side. I'd say it would appear more like this (or even a little bit further right, but no further left I'd say):

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss180/KingOfTheTitans/untitled-2.jpg?
Credit to SE9 for the photo and chest for the render.

You never know, I might be wrong, but that's just how I see it. And as I said, wherever the Pinnacle should really be, I'm not going to downgrade chest's work, it's an absolute masterpiece.

(I mentioned Heron in that paragraph just so this isn't totally off-topic. ;))

Probably been seen before, but just in case it hasn't:

http://*************************/london/jpgs/heron_tower_pinnacle_fd011009.jpg

I personally have never seen it before. Looks great, even without 100BG, it really shows what an impact both Heron and the Pinnacle will have on their surroundings.

Not sure if this was posted but it shows the scenic lifts are in place.

www.skanska.co.uk/upload/Projects/Heron%2520Tower%2520progress%2520updates%2520Feb%2520

The Heron Tower and City cluster in general, taken from the Monument last Saturday:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/OverlordApocalypse/IMAG0025.jpg

There were a lot of people gathered nearby staring at the same sight...it's not very touristy, were any of you guys there? :lol:

It's a shame I that I forgot get a photo from Liverpool Street station...it's good place to view the cross-bracing on the north side.

I also didn't realize that the Pinnacle's building site was so close by, and on the same street...the City's skyline is getting crowded soon!

Nice pics

taken around 5 pm.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4409129401_c5344220c5_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4409127911_4b4e2a8631_b.jpg

I also didn't realize that the Pinnacle's building site was so close by, and on the same street...the City's skyline is getting crowded soon!

Yes,i was surprised,it's just down the road.:) Haven't been up the monument for a few years.Will pop up there next time i'm in London,take in that view for real

Anyone seen the southern facade at night? It looks quite nice. With some lighting inside the building, I reckon it'll be even better.

I would have got a photo, but my cameraphone sucks in such lowlight conditions.

Yes,i was surprised,it's just down the road.:) Haven't been up the monument for a few years.Will pop up there next time i'm in London,take in that view for real

Well, last time I was in London, the monument was covered in scaffolding and I couldn't see Heron yet anyway.

Nice views from Barbican today:

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv339/BorderBoy3/heron2-2.jpg

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv339/BorderBoy3/heron1-1.jpg

I <3 the Barbican. :-D

Loads of pics of Heron yesterday - the rest can be found on my flickr:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4413918856_5a6aa02353_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4414498418_5b97b0c47c_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4413546273_85c77f487e_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4414587132_bccff513c8_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4414421364_de0ce67846_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4414359328_6c480bbce7_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4413691523_2c6553e401_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4413924460_df616a45e7_b.jpg

Hope I haven't gone too overboard with pics - there's plenty more on my flickr lol.

^ Awesome pics, bstl.

At the cladding quality contest, Heron is beating any other mid-rise and tall buildings built in London since Swiss Re...and even Swiss Re, may not be as top notch as this beast.

Thanks, Will.

Cladding seems to be coming along slowly but surely - it's been a long and exciting journey and we're almost there!

a few from the old view at Canary Wharf

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020367.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020382.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020371.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020369.jpg

Looking very dense in those shots - I love how the BT Tower is in view as well

Shame they can't keep the hole in 100 Middlesex Street...

Shame they can't keep the hole in 100 Middlesex Street...

A hole?

A hole?

I think he means where the cladding hasn't been finished.

Great update shots borderboy and bstl, thanks. This tower is turning out very well, looks good from all directions, close up and from afar. Good to see the cladding almost at the top now.

from Sunday:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4416826307_bc56241fd4_b.jpg

Not sure if this was posted but it shows the scenic lifts are in place.

www.skanska.co.uk/upload/Projects/Heron%2520Tower%2520progress%2520updates%2520Feb%2520

:ohno: that link doesn't work.

Thanks to WJFOX for the heads up on the pictures, here are three from last week:

Liverpool Street:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2z8ape0.jpg

Liverpool Street2:

http://i40.tinypic.com/25u1i4p.jpg

From Euston Tower (apologies for quality):

http://i41.tinypic.com/x43uox.jpg

CF

I know this is off-topic, but does anyone know if there are any plans for those two buildings just over the road, south of the Heron? You can see one of them is right next to St Ethelburga's Church. If I can remember correctly there is also a very narrow road running between the two. It just seems to me that such a large plot of land although probably in use, could be built up much more vertically than it is already, and could possibly give the church a bit of breathing space.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4413546273_85c77f487e_b.jpg

Really great to see all these pics of home while im on the other side of the world

Just looking down this road it's a pity Heron Plaza was not located on those rather nondescript buildings in the foreground after the classical building.

Those buildings are part of the site for 100BG.

Those buildings are part of the site for 100BG.

Oh yeah. I'm a complete idiot. Totally forgot about 100BG. :doh:

oh.....

Taken by my wife today, while NOT shopping (can you believe it?)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4424667131_01f7c0d624_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4425434504_7b41c3a8fd_b.jpg

Taken by my wife today, while NOT shopping (can you believe it?)


Just so you know, I actually belly laughed at that!! :D

There are no shops there worth dressing up for so no surprise ;)

^^ There's a Maplins! :yes:

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/Oldandnew.jpg

10 posts in 3 years :P

(i just find that interesting)

^^ There's a Maplins! :yes:

Nightjar sure knows how to spoil a lady...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Whitechapel1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Whitechapel4.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Whitechapel11.jpg

Is that last one taken from near Aldgate East?

Edit : just realised its around Middlesex Street north of Aldgate. I recognised that tower in the foreground.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/lightparade1960/Oldandnew.jpg

Love this image - not conventional - more art really. Is it from a camera phone :cheers:

Love this image - not conventional - more art really. Is it from a camera phone :cheers:

Sorry but I don't see it. It's just out of focus.

^^

Thanks for the feedback. It's that blurred because it's a blown-up detail from a Canon snapshot camera, taken from Canada Water (the chimney is the Brunel pumping station in Rotherhithe), and then colour/contrast messed around with (at a very basic level). I liked it because it suggested a skyscraper interfering with old smoggy London. You can see its genesis on the South-East London projects thread.

For those who haven't found it and enjoy peering back as well as forwards, the Lost London thread http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=442332 is well worth a visit.

from Hampstead
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020395.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020401.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1020388.jpg

Great photos, chest - a really stunning panorama!

Does anyone know when we will see the spire?

Does anyone know when we will see the spire?

April.

Great pics Chest! :)

From RFH ... one of my fave views of the City ... would be better but for the dreadful Sea Containers House or whatever it's called. :ohno:

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv339/BorderBoy3/heron-3.jpg

Sorry but I don't see it. It's just out of focus.

Simple really. It's a beautiful and melancholy image that is impressionistic rather than descriptive.

Love this image - not conventional - more art really. Is it from a camera phone :cheers:

me too! Really caught my eye

Simple really. It's a beautiful and melancholy image that is impressionistic rather than descriptive.

No offence to the photographer but it's just a photo taken on a low res camera phone and it's out of focus. It's not artistic it's just technically a bad photo. At the very least a photo should be in focus. it's either that or it's been blown up so much that it's lost it's focus, either way a photo without focus is no photo at all. You could use it to paint a painting but for photography it's no good.

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No offence to the photographer but it's just a photo taken on a low res camera phone and it's out of focus. It's not artistic it's just technically a bad photo. At the very least a photo should be in focus. it's either that or it's been blown up so much that it's lost it's focus, either way a photo without focus is no photo at all. You could use it to paint a painting but for photography it's no good.

You know Drew ... I don't know what way your brain is wired but it seems to have more in common with the machine I'm typing on rather than anything flesh and blood. Do you have a poetic bone in your body?

^ Some people just don't 'get' art. The picture really captured the mood of the development. You could spend ages on Photoshop trying to change a bog standard construction update photo into something artistic, but it wouldn't be as good as a cheap camera phone and dim light!

TBH newspaper editors I doubt look for the most artsy photographs.

This forum is getting more aggressive by the day ;)

The photo in question was fantastic - I loved the outline of the cranes - reminded me a bit of the old photos of 1CS under construction back in the early 90s.

Drew each to their own...but your missing out on the whole camera phone art aesthetic buzz and the return of lo fi lomo vibe......man

Check out some of Chase Jarvis's Iphone stuff...

However working in publishing myself I understand that sometimes that photo just needs to tell it how it is..:cheers:

Meanwhile - the speed at which Heron is being completed I'm surprised they don't build more...:lol: the process seems so elegant...

Drew each to their own...but your missing out on the whole camera phone art aesthetic buzz and the return of lo fi lomo vibe......man

Check out some of Chase Jarvis's Iphone stuff...

However working in publishing myself I understand that sometimes that photo just needs to tell it how it is..:cheers:

Meanwhile - the speed at which Heron is being completed I'm surprised they don't build more...:lol: the process seems so elegant...

yeah of course i'm missing out on camera phone art but I don't like camera phones for taking landscape shots. To me camera phones are for drunken photos from the pub or places where you wouldn't take your proper camera, but each to there own as you say.

^ You come across as the sort of person that would, given the chance, throw the Mona Lisa in the bin and just take a photo of her to replace it. It's a nice change to see some artistic license on here.

^ You come across as the sort of person that would, given the chance, throw the Mona Lisa in the bin and just take a photo of her to replace it. It's a nice change to see some artistic license on here.

Do you really think that or are you just needlessly exaggerating to make a point and likely further escalating a pointless argument.

^ I'm needlessly exaggerating to make a point and likely further escalating a pointless argument.


Edit: sorry Will

I really like this picture, from flickr:

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt118/awaren8/heronne.jpg

Heron looks like a montage of 3 or 4 different skyscrapers. :)

Stay on topic please...

Dear oh dear - i do seem to have opened a right can of worms here. :lol:
I'm fascinated how the mention of art gets some people's back up so easily.
I'm reminded of Abel Ferrara when asked about interpretations of his film, Bad Lieutenant, replied "Jesus Christ, it's just a ******* film!"

Sorry for the off-topic diversions ...

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