A few shots from the top of the Shard (credit the BBC One Show) and this has another 70m to go :nuts:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5437533190_87fc280a3f_b.jpg

Looks good to me. Finishes the top, IMO.

It looks great but the tower doesnt need that spire.Its already perfect:)

I love the shadow of the Shard on the Thames. :cheers2:

I just can't help thinking of Ryugyong Hotel when I see pictures of The Shard.

I hope I can shake those pictures out of my head when it's completed.

The Shard as of this Saturday

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/IMG_1197.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/Southwarkbridge12Feb2011.jpg

This one is as seen from Southwark Bridge

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/Shardcomposite12Feb2011.jpg

I just can't help thinking of Ryugyong Hotel when I see pictures of The Shard.

I hope I can shake those pictures out of my head when it's completed.

Apart from the fact that they're both kind of triangular and come to a point, I don't really know where you're coming from with that. They're so different.

IMHO Ryugyong Hotel looks quite squat because of its width:height ratio, and the way the sides go up then down then up to the point gives it totally different lines.

Also the cladding looks totally different. And the way the top of Ryugyong is circular blunts it's angularity which is totally different from the shards sharp lines.

yLgfOXp2UH8

Reminds me of

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transamerica_Pyramid

very small supertall.. but I kind of like it.

It might be one of the smaller supertalls, but for London it's absolutely massive. :D

Some photos of the northern side of things taken yesterday

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0104.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0105.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0107.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0110.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0113.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0115.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0118.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0121.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0122.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0124.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0125.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0126.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0128.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110214_0129.jpg

^^ Great photo update. One can really see alot of nice, interesting, detail.

Great quality pictures, cybertect. Nice to see that side of the Shard for a change. :) BTW, what are those red things running down the side of the core?

Ta. They're the external access lifts.

Great work Mr. Cybertec

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5450711159_82fd7dbf68_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/5452206532_1f206dc229_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherleiter/5452206532/)
London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherleiter/5452206532/) by christopherleiter (http://www.flickr.com/people/christopherleiter/), on Flickr

the core is getting even faster```

Hate this new concrete pouring section. It's going to slow down the project so much. Was loving watching it rise fast with steel.

A second bite at the cherry this week... with more to be found in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/)

From Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0102.jpg

On Crucifix Lane

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0107.jpg

St Thomas Street/Snowsfields

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0124.jpg

Backpack glazing progress

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0137.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0153.jpg

with this intriguing structure that has appeared at the far eastern end of the site

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0142.jpg

Cantideck on St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0151.jpg

and the SE corner on St Thomas Street, with an eastern glazing 'wing' peeking round

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0156.jpg

From Great Maze Pond, directly south of the site

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0177.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0167.jpg

Looking east down St Thomas Street from the pedestrian bridge

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0181.jpg

NW corner looking straight up from the taxi rank at London Bridge Station

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0195.jpg

Crane silhouette from Tooley Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110216_0208.jpg

:cheers2: :applause:

^^ I just love that cladding :drool:

The red horizontal accents visible through the cladding, is that exposed steel?

I reckon there should be an FAQ for this thread :)

They're the blind boxes. The blinds themselves will be grey.

Finnaly we get close ups from the shard!

The second to last picture above, those tubes on the edge of the cladding don't look very straight...

I reckon there should be an FAQ for this thread :)

They're the blind boxes. The blinds themselves will be grey.

Agreed! And thanks! I love the highlights they give to the facade.

The second to last picture above, those tubes on the edge of the cladding don't look very straight...Yeah, but the perspective on the photo creates a foreshortening effect that magnifies the small differences in angle on the tubes. If you aren't looking straight up at it, I think it will be less noticeable.

by Freddy.c

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/photo.jpg

^^ Fantastic!

Yeah, but the perspective on the photo creates a foreshortening effect that magnifies the small differences in angle on the tubes. If you aren't looking straight up at it, I think it will be less noticeable.

Yep. This shot was taken a metre or two away from the other one and you can't see it.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/114680-4/20110216_0194.jpg

the core is getting even faster```

What are you talking about? The core has already topped out.

BTW, great photos again cybertect. Some interesting viewpoints and good to see some speedy progress on the backpack cladding too. :)

Yep. This shot was taken a metre or two away from the other one and you can't see it.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/114680-4/20110216_0194.jpg

You can, look at the tube on the right. It's all over the place.

You can, look at the tube on the right. It's all over the place.

I really can't see what you are referring to...

You can, look at the tube on the right. It's all over the place.

Heavy zooming always give you that effect. Look at very zoomed in pictures of railroads for example. You even wonder how a train could run on that.:lol:

I went out on my bike at lunch time looking for this shot and I think I found it :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5455548119_b998de63b3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5455548119/)
Shard in the mist (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5455548119/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

Rotherhithe, London SE16

:drool:

That is one awesome picture, cybertect. :cheers:

cybertect, you found it.

keep looking for some more shots like this :)

Olympic Shard:

"Giant Olympic rings will be suspended from Tower Bridge and will also eventually adorn the London Eye and St Pancras station, terminus for the Olympic Park "Javelin" shuttle service. London's tallest building, the Shard of Glass, will also be crowned with the rings and there are plans for one of its 72 storeys to light up each time the home nation wins a medal."

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-olympics/article-23924578-symbolic-rings-around-capital-to-signal-games-are-on-the-way.do

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5452367865_767c43e4d7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41925799@N02/5452367865/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41925799@N02/5452367865/) by Roxy_77 (http://www.flickr.com/people/41925799@N02/), on Flickr

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1346/img0272g.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8895/img0247db.jpg

yesterday :D

Speechless...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5452367865_767c43e4d7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41925799@N02/5452367865/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41925799@N02/5452367865/) by Roxy_77 (http://www.flickr.com/people/41925799@N02/), on Flickr

These are amazing photos from the UK forums that i thought we should share with everyone else, thanx to hoodedvilain for these:

I have permission to post these amazing night shots of the city from the top of the Shard! Some are a little blurry :S

The city

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5456876906_fd4b2c9ea7_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5456267497_4342878593_b.jpg

WOW!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5456266755_532672d7df_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5456875138_dbaf15814e_b.jpg

London Bridge!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5456265299_b14232c833_b.jpg

St Pauls!
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5456878106_e38a857812_b.jpg

Lower down

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5456877836_e96bca9d86_b.jpg

I know it's not the top but this is still one of my favourites!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5456880764_751346e40b_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5456879012_2225596091_b.jpg

:applause:

Incredibly awensome!!

The view from the Shard is priceless.

The quality is Bad nearly good pictures.....

Simply stunning! No words!

Interesting lighting on HMS Belfast.

Those night pictues are beautiful

http://mspachan.net/home/src/12953041564.gif

Interesting lighting on HMS Belfast.

Looks like a party boat with all these colours. ;)
Nice pics though. :cheers:

A view from my office:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180067_183294355046416_100000975584298_409084_7668467_n.jpg

Fantastic nightshots :banana::banana: never knew London could look so good :lol: :cheers:

A view from my office:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180067_183294355046416_100000975584298_409084_7668467_n.jpg

You're really lucky to have this view. :cheers:

Even Guys Hospital looks ok at night!

toilet brush in holder.

Been in London last week. Here is a pic from the Shard I took from the London Eye.

http://i55.tinypic.com/oka9zm.jpg

Thanks, nice pic :cheers: The building is really showing it's dominance over that part of the city.

impresionante

Thanks, nice pic :cheers: The building is really showing it's dominance over that part of the city.

Over the whole city!

And whoever posted the Olympic info (i forget, sorry), that's EXTREMELY cool, great find! (haha, I'm such a nerd)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5466500086_528a97d61e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-bank/5466500086/)
London - The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-bank/5466500086/) by david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/david-bank/), on Flickr

Imagine that when completed. :drool:

Imagine that when completed. :drool:

I think everyone can't wait until it's finished.
Is it possible that the shape of the tower will be finished in May?

I think everyone can't wait until it's finished.
Is it possible that the shape of the tower will be finished in May?

Definitely not. We'll be lucky to see the full shape by end of year.

in a month...

http://www.makeagif.com/media/2-23-2011/KZFuag.gif (http://www.makeagif.com/KZFuag)

^^ Does it ever not rain in London?

^^ Bear in mind this is still winter :) It does rain quite a bit at this time of year but come summer the sun will be out and there will be some great photos of this to come

^^ Does it ever not rain in London?

London receives just below 650 millimetres (25.6 in) per annum, which is less than Rome, Sydney or New York City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_the_United_Kingdom

this time of the year it is usually cloudy in London but it does not always rain and the temperature is pretty mild today (13.c) so it does not feel as bad as it looks

Almost the entire backpack cladding going up in the past month. And two of the cranes disappeared.

by thestu80.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5468796643_70c395d0db_b.jpg

Shakespeare (as usual ;-) ) is definitely the star here in this pic!

London receives just below 650 millimetres (25.6 in) per annum, which is less than Rome, Sydney or New York City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_the_United_Kingdom

That doesn't say anything!

Sidney for example probably has extreme showers once in a while. While London has way more rainy days but just with miserable little drops ( I hate that), like here in Holland :(

Australia has less rainy days than the UK while Australia gets more heavy showers so more mm of rain in total.

so how many floors are complete?

That doesn't say anything!

Sidney for example probably has extreme showers once in a while. While London has way more rainy days but just with miserable little drops ( I hate that), like here in Holland :(

Australia has less rainy days than the UK while Australia gets more heavy showers so more mm of rain in total.

Could be worse it could be Manchester, i don't think i have ever been to Manchester when its dry:lol:

I finally succumbed and purchased the Hipstamatic app for my iPhone last night. So I had to give it a go on my journey in to work this morning.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5473557532_f400c306e1_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5473557532/)
From the train (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5473557532/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

[yes, that's The Shard just visible on the right from South Bermondsey if you squint]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5473557896_8821c234e0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5473557896/)
Shardamatic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/5473557896/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

So far, I've discovered that, on its defaults, it shoots at 600 x 600 resolution. :|

That has since been changed.

few from me....lovely weather today and pretty warm for this time of the year
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5474329092_2bd151bc57_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5474329328_002b713aca_b.jpg
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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5474329986_f45d4577da_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5474330418_8bd90d1025_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5474330940_622aa202bc_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5474331286_9ba37b2a69_b.jpg

Hey, who opened the drain?

Tide's out, the Thames is very tidal

Anyway, trust Cybertect to take great photos even on his iPhone!

Brilliant pics by marcus too... I love the Thames foreshore in The City... thousands of years of moorings and stumps, so much history...

:applause:

Stunning shots indeed. :applause:

Some 'proper' photos from today, taken with my 'proper' camera. :)

Usual mention that there are other pics from today posted in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/).


General view from Queen Elizabeth Street, to the east of the site

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0102.jpg


A bit closer, from the eastern end of St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0111.jpg


Shard Holding Area

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0116.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0120.jpg


a little further up St Thomas Street, at the junction with Weston Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0122.jpg


Backpack glazing proceeds apace

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0124.jpg

with a detail of the (nicely handled) corner

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0128.jpg


The structure by Gate 3 I noted last week seems to have acquired a Christo wrap :)

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0126.jpg


From the courtyard of Guy's Hospital

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0144.jpg


Western end of St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0151.jpg


The second layer of glazing close to ground level on Joiner Street, by the bus station.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20110224_0181.jpg

Those pictures are INCREDIBLE!!! :O

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12573364

Love the St Thomas Street shot, just shows how the shard is even better than the renders :D

the best cladding for the best building ....in the best location :cheers:

Love the St Thomas Street shot, just shows how the shard is even better than the renders :D

Absolutely. I’ve seen allot of visualisations that look very convincing on paper but when it comes down to it, the overall outcome is disappointing to say the least. I think we all knew that the Shard would prevail. The quality of materials has not been compromised, and that says allot.

Took on the 24/02/11 at around 17:15 and 17:45. North side of the river facing South.

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

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5474484753_f2f9a6c79e_b.jpg

http://londonist.com/2011/02/fox-found-at-top-of-shard.php

The Shard is one of the most trending topics on twitter right now. Apparently a fox climbed up the stairwell and was found on the 72nd floor. LOL

http://londonist.com/2011/02/fox-found-at-top-of-shard.php

The Shard is one of the most trending topics on twitter right now. Apparently a fox climbed up the stairwell and was found on the 72nd floor. LOL

Will Fox?

:cheers::cheers:

Been in London last week. Here is a pic from the Shard I took from the London Eye.

http://i55.tinypic.com/oka9zm.jpg

Looks a bit like Tokyo.

Lol. It's probably Wjfox indeed :D They say the fox was eating the sandwiches of the construction workers LOL

http://londonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/foxcaught-211x300.jpg

poor Will haha

Would he still be able to climb that high? ;)

Stunning pic btw, can't wait til this one is finished. :cool:

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

Could never have enough of your photos on this thread cyber :) i love that view of the shard with Tower bridge and the town hall all sitting side by side

At the risk of flooding this thread with my photos

Rob... Please... Flood away! :happy: :applause:

Cyber you just keep it pouring

nice photos keep on Flooding :)

Been in London last week. Here is a pic from the Shard I took from the London Eye.

http://i55.tinypic.com/oka9zm.jpg

BTW, I really like this :cool:

Cyber's pics are always a delight, no flooding concerns. :D

by anthonySE1.

http://i52.tinypic.com/aaya20.jpg

Don't look 72 floors down

As the 72-storey Shard takes its place in the London skyline, Neil Tweedie conquers his fears to experience the view from the top.

The public relations man is explaining how we are going to get to the top of the Shard.

"Lift to the 35th floor then transfer to the hoist to take us up the side of the concrete core. If you are not good with heights it's best to keep looking at the person in front of you."

Hoist? No one said anything about a hoist.

"It's a lift, really," he soothes. "But it runs on the outside of the building, at a slight angle."

Angle? What's it doing travelling at an angle?

"And it can be very cold, so wrap up."

Cold? Why should it be cold in a lift?

"Well, it's a cage-type thing, so we are open to the elements."

The sweat is now flowing freely from my palms. Everyone has their pet fear - yours truly's being a lack of proximity to the ground. Something of a disadvantage when visiting the top of what is soon to be Europe's tallest building.

The Shard, though barely half clothed in the reflective glass that will turn it into a gleaming spire, is already a dominating feature of the London skyline, looming over the intimate streetscape of Southwark on the south bank of the Thames. Due for completion in the summer of next year, it will soar 310 metres into the air, a 72-storey vertical city, home to a five-and-a-bit-star hotel, some extremely expensive flats, a "Joe Bloggs at the Shard" type gourmet restaurant and office space for 7,000 workers. The prefabricated spire that will top the building is the equivalent of another 15 storeys in height.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, lauds the skyscraper as a "clear and inspiring example of confidence in the capital's economy." Simon Jenkins, chairman of the National Trust, prefers "a spike through the heart of historic London" and "a phallus from capitalist outer space." Can a phallus be conical? Well, yes, if it's from outer space, one supposes.

...

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/look+floors+down/4326878/story.html

gNtkszazeU4

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/look+floors+down/4326878/story.html

Pretty sure that story first appeared in the Telegraph in the UK. Neil Tweedie's one of their writers.

edit: Ah, yes. It did.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/8333703/Standing-on-top-of-the-new-Tower-of-London.html

There's a bonus of a short video on the Telegraph version.

Yes, I noticed that later because they mention the Telegraph at the end.

At the risk of flooding this thread with my photos

Don't ever utter those words on these forums again. :lol:

by pingyao.

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

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

Porto, that is an AWESOME viewpoint- the tower just keeps getting better from that angle! It is without a doubt the best view of the shard, Itll look amazing from there when complete!

It will be cool to see steel and concrete floors put together, it's an interesting mix.

lucky old fox it got the veiw we all want

Thanks to chest. :applause:

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

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

From the UK Forum

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

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

WOAH^^
Great views, can't wait to see this building in the summer, when i hop down to London for a few days :)

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

How I outfoxed the 1,000ft cub

A PEST controller told yesterday how she battled her fears to snare the fox living on top of Britain's tallest skyscraper.
Terrified Lisa Wood was hoisted up the outside of the 945ft Shard twice a day for two weeks to trap him.

When she finally reached the incomplete London tower's 72nd floor, she set a cage trap with pieces of chicken doused in sardine juice to lure Romeo the cub.

But it took a fortnight to outfox the fox, who had stunned builders by scaling the summit and surviving on scraps of their food.

Lisa, 43, said: "He was cunning. It took ages for him to fall for it. He'd look straight in my eyes as if he was saying, 'I know what you're up to'.

"Finally he took the food and the door slammed." She gave Romeo to a sanctuary, which released him.

Lisa said: "My first trip up to trap him was the scariest thing I've done. My son Grant was injured with the Army in Iraq, so he knows fear - and even he was impressed with me."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3434937/Lisa-Wood-overcomes-fears-to-outfox-cub-at-1000ft-high.html

Nice project, Will this be the tallest building in the UK?

omg

How I outfoxed the 1,000ft cub

A PEST controller told yesterday how she battled her fears to snare the fox living on top of Britain's tallest skyscraper.
Terrified Lisa Wood was hoisted up the outside of the 945ft Shard twice a day for two weeks to trap him.

When she finally reached the incomplete London tower's 72nd floor, she set a cage trap with pieces of chicken doused in sardine juice to lure Romeo the cub.

But it took a fortnight to outfox the fox, who had stunned builders by scaling the summit and surviving on scraps of their food.

Lisa, 43, said: "He was cunning. It took ages for him to fall for it. He'd look straight in my eyes as if he was saying, 'I know what you're up to'.

"Finally he took the food and the door slammed." She gave Romeo to a sanctuary, which released him.

Lisa said: "My first trip up to trap him was the scariest thing I've done. My son Grant was injured with the Army in Iraq, so he knows fear - and even he was impressed with me."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3434937/Lisa-Wood-overcomes-fears-to-outfox-cub-at-1000ft-high.html

Wow, quite an unusual story.

1.- How can there be a fox in one of the most urban areas of London? I got to see a few of them, but deep in the Parks (Holland Park to be precise), not roaming among the cars and pedestrians.

2.- How did it climb all the way to the top?

:dunno:

Wow, quite an unusual story.

1.- How can there be a fox in one of the most urban areas of London? I got to see a few of them, but deep in the Parks (Holland Park to be precise), not roaming among the cars and pedestrians.

2.- How did it climb all the way to the top?

:dunno:

There are foxes everywhere in London.

Nice project, Will this be the tallest building in the UK?

It's already the tallest building in Britain.

Yeah the core structure is already higher then any other building, though the actual shard design still has a bit to go yet.

Had a look at it today from about 15 miles to the east of London, not bad looking already but will clearly look stunning once its finished, esp when its sunny.

So the core is not at finished yet?

So the core is not at finished yet?

The core has yes, but the buildings got around 55 metres to go before it's officially topped out

Those photos on the last page were great and it shows how a very modern design can fit right in with more traditional older buildings. The glass cladding is particularly unique and eye catching.

Nice project, Will this be the tallest building in the UK?
I understood that this would be Europe's tallest tower :banana:

It'll be the European Union's tallest building - unfortunately Moscow beat us to the top of the Europe height rankings.

It will hold the title for some years but not to long do i fear.
The heritage towers in paris will be built like 99% sure.

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

Pretty much every angle is impressive. :bow:

Its not just the height thing that makes this impressive, I mean there are quite a few bigger buildings out there...its the shape and the way its going to look that will put it up there with the very best, the design is frankly amazing and it stands worlds above anything else in that part of London.

my mate has just come back from london and mentioned about this amazing new bldg over there. like a crystal. very impressed and he isnt into skyscrapers.

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

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

It will hold the title for some years but not to long do i fear.
The heritage towers in paris will be built like 99% sure.
It doesn't matter how long it will be the tallest tower for. Any height will be surpassed sooner or later. But the record holders will remain forever. :). You will always be able to say that this tower was the tallest in Europe.
It's like in sports. All records become outdated but not the record holders.:)

That is a wonderful way to look at it. Did anyone think less of the great pyramid when the Eiffel tower surpassed it? No. Does anyone see the Empire State Building as 'less' because there are many taller structures? Not me.

Now if we could only agree on Mercury City...

What's the rate of the concrete floors now? Floor per week and a half?

First post here finally :)

I've been keeping track on the shard for a long time now and I still stand in awe whenever I see it, it's gonna be such a beautiful building when completed and I really can't wait to see this and the Bishopsgate Tower standing in unison in a couple years time.

lets get this back on topic :) this has just been posted on the UK forums and is a really beautiful shot, thanks to ChrisCwmbran for this :

scroll >>>>>

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

Taken during mid-December.

It doesn't matter how long it will be the tallest tower. Any height will be surpassed sooner or later. But the record holders will remain forever. :). You will always be able to say that this tower was the tallest in Europe.
It's like in sports. All records become outdated but not the record holders.:)

A good point well made Brad :cheers:

Great find Mossy, imagine the Bishopsgate Tower in that shot :cheers:

lets get this back on topic :) this has just been posted on the UK forums and is a really beautiful shot, thanks to ChrisCwmbran for this :

scroll >>>>>This one could become a good banner.

27-02-2011

http://i53.tinypic.com/212blog.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/35modb9.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/14y4r3b.jpg

In your 1st picture the steel-concrete border is already very noticeable. :cheers2:

Some real banner worthy material in some of the pictures above....great stuff

I love that pano, Robert. :cool:

Here's a few more iPhone snaps taken 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

I like the angles which the last few photos above are taken from. But, the resolution of the iPhone is poor which make them look pretty dull.

Well, if you happen to have £1000 you could chuck my way, I might be able to carry one of these with me all the time more easily than my Canon 5D

http://www.finepix-x100.com/

:D

Well, if you happen to have £1000 you could chuck my way, I might be able to carry one of these with me all the time more easily than my Canon 5D

http://www.finepix-x100.com/

:D

I'll take it if you don't ;)

Hey guys i found this article about a fox that lived in the shard im not sure if it was posted i dont go on this thread very much

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12573364

A fox has been discovered living at the top of the UK's tallest skyscraper.

The animal, named Romeo by staff, is thought to have entered the 288m (945ft) Shard building at London Bridge through the central stairwell.

It survived by eating scraps of food left by builders working on the incomplete structure.

The fox was captured and taken to Riverside Animal Centre in Wallington where it was fed and given a check-up.

Ted Burden, the centre's founder, said: "We explained to him that if foxes were meant to be 72 storeys off the ground, they would have evolved wings.

"We think he got the message and, as we released him back on to the streets of Bermondsey shortly after midnight on Sunday, he glanced at the Shard and then trotted off in the other direction."

Hi Guys - We shot this 360 panorama to the Shard this week

London Virtual tour (http://pixelcase.com/vr/london/)

Other tours are available on www.toursfromabove.com

Cheers

^^
That's pretty damned stunning! :banana:

glad you like it :)

That photo what mossy22 has posted is great! think in a few years when the shard and the pinnacle is finished this view of the capitol will be the new money shot of london!

^^
That's pretty damned stunning! :banana:

It is quite spectacular. :cool:

Guys is behind the shard then its oke!

iPhone
Android is better than iphone

Hi Guys - We shot this 360 panorama to the Shard this week

London Virtual tour (http://pixelcase.com/vr/london/)

Other tours are available on www.toursfromabove.com

Cheers

wow ive just spent like the last hour just looking at that. It will be even more incredible with 122 Leadenhall and the pinnicle in that. I love the way the shard just stands alone from that view it really emphasises the hight aswell as showing off the crisp cladding :cheers:

Hi Guys - We shot this 360 panorama to the Shard this week

London Virtual tour (http://pixelcase.com/vr/london/)

:drool:

Hi Guys - We shot this 360 panorama to the Shard this week

London Virtual tour (http://pixelcase.com/vr/london/)

Other tours are available on www.toursfromabove.com

CheersSo how did you guys manage to get up there?

So how did you guys manage to get up there?

It was taken from the top of the Monument.

It's not taken from the top of the Monument. You can see that off to the East.

It's taken above the eastern side of the site foe 20 Fenchurch Street.

I took a peek at their main web site earlier and they do a lot of aerial photography, so I suspect it's done from a helicopter. Probably with some kind of multiple-camera rig to capture a 360 degree view in one hit.

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




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

Great pictures wjfox, the quality of the glass is immense, it looks absolutely gorgeous :cheers:

It's not taken from the top of the Monument. You can see that off to the East.

It's taken above the eastern side of the site foe 20 Fenchurch Street.

I took a peek at their main web site earlier and they do a lot of aerial photography, so I suspect it's done from a helicopter. Probably with some kind of multiple-camera rig to capture a 360 degree view in one hit.

Taken with custom made UAV and Canon 5Dmk2 :)

Taken with custom made UAV and Canon 5Dmk2 :)

That's jaw dropping! Such quality! Also gives us an idea of Leadenhall's view.

olympic stadium on the horizon too!

Your crystal clear pictures are perfect, wjfox. :cheers2:

great pics !
Thanx for sharing

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

It's not taken from the top of the Monument. You can see that off to the East.

It's taken above the eastern side of the site foe 20 Fenchurch Street.

I took a peek at their main web site earlier and they do a lot of aerial photography, so I suspect it's done from a helicopter. Probably with some kind of multiple-camera rig to capture a 360 degree view in one hit.

That or a tethered balloon.

Fantastic Mr Fox (http://thelightcavalry.com/gallery/#num=content-3635390&id=album-201460).

(Don't see a way to embed SlideShowPro slideshows here).

my holy god!!! when i was studying in uk it was merely a hole,now there it stands, a perfect structure just as impressive as the render, cheer London

From the East End.

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

This building should have been right in the hart of central London, next to tower 42 or something. That would have made it one freaking great cluster :)

I like the idea of a single tower facing its shorter cousins in the other side of the river. And the Shard boosted redevelopment of the London Bridge area as well, which was certainly needed.

This building should have been right in the hart of central London, next to tower 42 or something. That would have made it one freaking great cluster :)

"The Pinnacle" should be rising in that cluster later this year and much more in the future! :)

http://web.me.com/benveasey/DSC01634.jpg

A couple of videos I made yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxbWgoGRSo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdsMiU1y2hU

(watch in 720p)

great Will - do you use the same camera for both stills and video?

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

^^ wow. :cool:

"The Pinnacle" should be rising in that cluster later this year and much more in the future! :)

yo stole my avatar!

:lol::lol:

^^^^^^

Incredible photos of this rising work of art.

A couple of videos I made yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxbWgoGRSo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdsMiU1y2hU

(watch in 720p)

I love your YouTube videos man, you're one of my fav subs :)

I love the D5 pictures! Very clear and GREAT colours :)

Three from this morning. Taken with the 5D but no colour :D

[it has been a very grey morning so far, but the weather man promises better for this afternoon]

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

"The Pinnacle" should be rising in that cluster later this year and much more in the future! :)

And (correct me if I'm wrong) the top of The Pinnacle is higher AOD than the top of The Shard, on account of the City of London being a hill, so they'll look the same height and therefore very complementary.

They're fairly close, but the Shard still has 5m on the Pinnacle.

The Shard AOD: 309.98m (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=46)
Pinnacle AOD: 304.90m (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2839)

With the Shard being 310m tall, ground level at The Shard is 20cm below OD.

Civil Aviation Authority rules for London City Airport set the maximum AOD height IIRC.

Nice building

A couple of videos I made yesterday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxbWgoGRSo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdsMiU1y2hU

(watch in 720p)

Love your videos, what an monstruous building from this particular angle.

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

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

Fantastic pics Cyber!

That view from London Bridge will be priceless (well, it already is).

very beautiful. No doubt a master piece in the making

Cyber I assume you've brought a tripod along with you? Any chance you can PM your shooting specs? (lens, F# and all that jazz?)

by chest.

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

Very impressive.

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

A good reminder of how much we still have to go. :cheers2:

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

Very nice pictures cybertect. :)

I especially like this one:

Backpack glazing

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

The opinion hasn't changed, the cladding is outstanding. :applause:

by Stefan88.

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

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

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

by Buster10.

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

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

by anthonySE1.

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

^^Every supertall is also a skyscraper, supertalls are a specific group of skyscrapers.

TG4n3K1UA38

with the pinnacle soon rising and the other buildings that are under construction, London will probably manage to get on the tallest 25 skylines on ultrapolis.

And he also thinks this is not a supertall, more like a skycraper.

Well there's no such thing as a "supertall" anyway, it's a made up term used by this website as a means of categorization.

They're all skyscrapers.

jqO9iGJzSRA

by Supertall Robbo.

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

by talk2santosh on Flickr.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/491/5492156361e4ab9f1286b1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/talk2santosh/5492156361/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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

As noted in the London forum, the east side tower crane is being reassembled after being made taller.

really coming along with the glass now

Thanks for all the great photo updates folks! This and 1WTC in New York have to be two of the best documented towers on skyscrapercity!

What a beast and the cladding at its best in sunny weather. :cheers:

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

As noted in the London forum, the east side tower crane is being reassembled after being made taller.

by Buster10.

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

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That's epic!

The beauty of the shard depends on what the sky is like...

And btw, this thing looks so much better in person :D

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You took a trip up Tower Bridge :cool:

P.S. can we have more weather like today, please.

about time there was a bit of sun,
one of the tower cranes being put together..

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^^ Spectacular shots!

Great sunset tonight.

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Woot!

Those shots are unreal :bow:.

Aye. The last one in particular has it nailed. :cool:

Simply delicious...:drool:

by london marcus.

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Great sunset tonight.

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:drool:

iPhone snap from Tooley Street about half an hour ago

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Do the construction continue at night? why there r so many lights implement on the tower?

I'm pretty sure they stop at night.

Excellent tower..love the design. London finally gets it's first supertall.

by anthonySE1.

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Do the construction continue at night? why there r so many lights implement on the tower?

No don't think they work at night.

Do the construction continue at night? why there r so many lights implement on the tower?

Probably has to do with security and safety. With no "walls" perse if anyone managed to get up there without any light the odds of falling off are probably substantial. Also most construction sites have a working security crew at night.

iPhone snap from Tooley Street about half an hour ago

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Mark that spot, it'll be great when the building is completed!

Why they started buld it whit concrete?

because those floors will be used as hotel rooms and apartments so they have to be concrete

...it helps keep the noise down.

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

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They should pour more concrete while the weather is good.

They should pour more concrete while the weather is good.
Excellent idea. :okay:

Before they need concrete will it be nice weather..... Not needed.

by jorgen.

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by wawd.

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Great stuff Porto :cheers:

by SE9.

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