^^ well done chest

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6924382299_0ebd48128c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/botosynthetic/6924382299/)
The Shard, February 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/botosynthetic/6924382299/) by smokeghost (http://www.flickr.com/people/botosynthetic/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6924234629_6236da0aec_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6472631351_579201b5e1_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cb_ldn/6924234629/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cb_ldn/6472631351/sizes/l/in/photostream/

nice pics i especially like the one by lumberjack!

awesome pictures chest. i was wondering what kind of lense do you use and if you take your pics free handed or with a tripod. thanx

awesome pictures chest. i was wondering what kind of lense do you use and if you take your pics free handed or with a tripod. thanx

I used the Canon 70-300L lens on those close ups and free handed in the day. I also use a wide angle canon 17-40L and the walk about canon 24-105L

24/02/2012

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6925965805_98d0a73d75_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28837850@N02/6925965805/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28837850@N02/6925965805/) by pincheruk (http://www.flickr.com/people/28837850@N02/), on Flickr


I use the Canon 70-300L lens and free handed in the day.

hello chest, do you think this camera (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0071L3M56/ref=pe_175391_28842871_pe_epc_dp2) would be much superior to my current nikon d3000? basically i am planning to come to london to take the pics of skylines from far away and in this case my current one can't do a good job.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6926607205_c04df71070_b.jpg
by daihok321 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/58605462@N06/)

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

this is the second Eiffel Tower in Europe
greetings from Chile !!! :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6898733859_84db92ef86_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65983156@N03/6898733859/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6898729381_4926c8c49a_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65983156@N03/6898729381/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Some photos from Friday

Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0002.jpg


East Side of spire

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0004.jpg


North East
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0029.jpg


From Tower Bridge

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0033.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0034.jpg


At More London Place

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0040.jpg


The new entrance to the station was opened up last night

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0042.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0048.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0059.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120224_0060.jpg

Are they really gonna have this finished before the Olympics? Seems like a ton of work left to do

^^ They'll probably have it externally finished by then.

This is going to rock when it will be opened. Hopefully when I visit London it will be fully completed.

This may seem like a stupid question but will the open air observation deck be only partially open air? From looking at completed renders of The Shard i am still trying to work out how it can be FULLY open air :?

sunset this evening

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6929348197_27702896d4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929348197/)
DSC_0098 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929348197/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6783229648_fd8c782c00_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6783229648/)
DSC_0228 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6783229648/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6929347431_3e8a507eb2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929347431/)
DSC_0160 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929347431/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6929347339_a3eda9143a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929347339/)
DSC_0158 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929347339/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6783229158_2f819cce43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6783229158/)
DSC_0177-DSC_0179 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6783229158/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6929348587_5cccc5b54f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929348587/sizes/o/in/photostream/)
DSC_0139-DSC_0145 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6929348587/sizes/o/in/photostream/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

Nice sunset pictures, London has got a beauty thats for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

ouchy - they are a series of fantastic photos. beautiful, and truly reflective of the city. bring on the olympics.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6929623027_efbda5ea4c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30933260@N06/6929623027/)
The Shard - London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30933260@N06/6929623027/) by tiptop-photography-pro (http://www.flickr.com/people/30933260@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6929685183_6037bc4134_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/unravelled/6929685183/)
RIMG1736 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/unravelled/6929685183/) by unravelled (http://www.flickr.com/people/unravelled/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6929560853_a7672d18a9_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63382757@N05/6929560853/sizes/l/in/photostream/

sweet


the north side glazing almost completed in that section
http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/photos/i-dvSG9Mz/0/X3/i-dvSG9Mz-X3.jpg
the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6930682957_cb32889cd2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6930682957/)
25.2.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6930682957/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

Nice! Few meters aways and it will top out.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6785949878_c926731bc2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattkieffer/6785949878/)
Shard & London Bridge Station at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattkieffer/6785949878/) by mattk1979 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mattkieffer/), on Flickr

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WWRk0Zspvk8/T0DxEYpMqJI/AAAAAAAAAYY/aw8j3XVJJd4/s800/05.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6904498041_463dc8ef25_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/6904498041/)
flightpath (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/6904498041/) by stumayhew (http://www.flickr.com/people/stumayhew/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6783802548_fb00a200ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephendgardner/6783802548/)
Primrose Hill at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephendgardner/6783802548/) by stephendgardner (http://www.flickr.com/people/stephendgardner/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6783812236_13bd773aba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephendgardner/6783812236/)
Primrose Hill after sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephendgardner/6783812236/) by stephendgardner (http://www.flickr.com/people/stephendgardner/), on Flickr[/I]

Tried to take this picture from the Monument today, on the basis of this earlier photo I found, dated 1967,

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/Monument26Feb2012.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/Monument1967.jpg

Wow great comparison, nice that you found that old pic.

Evolution of the Shard

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/London/Shard-2.jpg

:cheers:difficult to imagine what the skyline was like before the shard now

Nice pictures there

A few from today..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6932920915_5f4f18a0c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932920915/)
DSC03082 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932920915/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6932923925_52263f395c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932923925/)
DSC03095 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932923925/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6932917157_8e6be49ac8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932917157/)
DSC03178 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932917157/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6786827842_dd22fe52ff_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786827842/)
DSC03173 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786827842/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6786869334_8b27607783_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786869334/)
DSC03218 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786869334/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6786868578_4bfc300c6b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786868578/)
DSC03217 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786868578/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6786819912_33f4ba3333_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786819912/)
DSC03083 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786819912/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6786818126_ba3195b305_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786818126/)
DSC03080 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786818126/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6786812866_14be30ae2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786812866/)
DSC03164 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786812866/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6786810726_59080c353e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786810726/)
DSC03185 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786810726/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6932948131_1dc4428e50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932948131/)
DSC03182 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932948131/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6786798602_d93cd1023f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786798602/)
DSC03125 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786798602/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

saw great photos here,but those from SO143 were just outstanding :O

I signed number 676.GO the shard and go bishopsgate get BUILThttp://www.1000seotips.com/zhao3.jpghttp://www.1000seotips.com/zhao2.jpghttp://www.1000seotips.com/zhao4.jpg

Some amazing photos being placed here guys.

many thanks to all those contributing!! :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6933573605_4ddece8a29_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6933573605/)
2012-02-27-01-24-43_1000000704 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6933573605/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6786825404_69525d98cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786825404/)
DSC03168 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6786825404/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6932937125_272558da8a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932937125/)
DSC03107 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932937125/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6932938353_63aa348e6c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932938353/)
DSC03132 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932938353/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

outstanding pics LJ :bow:

Some great photos mate! I love more and more this tower.
Thank you.

wow amazing shots... that guy just standing on the beam on the scond from last shot.. iconic image

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6932938353_63aa348e6c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932938353/)
DSC03132 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932938353/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Missile attack.

do you think some sort of air defense systems will be fitted on top of the shard?

lol. I think that was just a joke. :)

do you think some sort of air defense systems will be fitted on top of the shard?

TO DEFEND AGAINST THOSE GIGANTIC BIRDS :storm:

The Shard > Eiffel Tower.

Haters gonna hate.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful pictures and updates you guys provide, this NYBOY is truly appreciative thats for sure, this is great tower for not only London but the world.

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

http://i.imgur.com/58e30.jpg

i hope you don't mind LJ

i hope you don't mind LJ

You should post this on the One World Trade Center thread. See what they make of it.

i hope you don't mind LJ

Not at all - I notice a lot of tourists now taking photos of the shard. I think the glazing makes it look so futuristic but to be fair there's very few cities where such historic architecture can be seen in one 360' turn. The tower of London, the roman wall, tower bridge, the shard and the towers of the city.

Those guys have balls, no doubt about it...

Is the Shard going to have an Observatory Deck??? It will be awesome if it will have one!

^^yes approx 248m up
in this area near top where theres no glass
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6933573605_4ddece8a29_o.jpg

the green areas
http://i55.tinypic.com/20zo5rt.gif

Is the Shard going to have an Observatory Deck??? It will be awesome if it will have one!

Opening to the public in February 2013

http://the-shard.com/observatory

the green areas

The green section in the middle of the building, below the hotel, is the restaurant, BTW.

posted by DarJoLe.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6937711333_688a899976_b.jpg
Greater London Authority (GLA)

http://i44.tinypic.com/1zlzq4g.jpg

They can do great light shows on this tower during the games.

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6932939893_510b48de35_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932939893/)
DSC03153 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6932939893/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

those site workers are incredibly brave :bow:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6791872532_d12372c6fa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mexichino/6791872532/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mexichino/6791872532/) by Mexichino (http://www.flickr.com/people/mexichino/), on Flickr

From early 2010 to now (all photos by me)

^^The old 'Is it taller than Guys?' days. :lol:

Jesus man, those pics bring back memories, seems like only yesterday haha

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6782641890_36c62f47a6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7806017@N04/6782641890/)
London Bridge Tower, 25th February 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7806017@N04/6782641890/) by Downtime_1882 (http://www.flickr.com/people/7806017@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6939015351_b7fcea8624_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7806017@N04/6939015351/)
London Bridge Tower, 25th February 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7806017@N04/6939015351/) by Downtime_1882 (http://www.flickr.com/people/7806017@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6793326246_1622406717_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardandgill/6793326246/)
Millennium Bridge and the Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardandgill/6793326246/) by Richard and Gill (http://www.flickr.com/people/richardandgill/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6793380926_04896b415f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andybloke/6793380926/)
DSC_4726 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andybloke/6793380926/) by andybloke (http://www.flickr.com/people/andybloke/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6938387811_db49453660_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nghoyin/6938387811/)
P2160464 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nghoyin/6938387811/) by Ng Ho Yin (http://www.flickr.com/people/nghoyin/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6936657589_047191e4dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnessl/6936657589/)
Old and New (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnessl/6936657589/) by esslingerphoto.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/johnessl/), on Flickr

^^ The fifth picture really threw me off for a minute there. It really makes the world look like it's on a tilt.

:cheers2:

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6795013972_5d2de3a30c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795013972/)
DSC03233 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795013972/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6795009140_a4fbd4041e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795009140/)
DSC03219 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795009140/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6941119385_34ea109a74_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6941119385/)
DSC03228 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6941119385/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6795003020_d89ab4da8f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795003020/)
DSC03223 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6795003020/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105873/First-amazing-views-London-seen-Europes-new-tallest-building-Shard.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Vy6ImIgWTv0

Builders asked, necessary: experience and balls of steel:D

I'm STILL not used to seeing glass on the top, lol.

December 26, 2011

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6717242289_da7ffd7b5d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepsabnani/6717242289/sizes/l/in/photostream


February 18, 2012

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6942421409_d88dfa4b90_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepsabnani/6942421409/sizes/l/in/photostream/

For a tower that barely tops 1000ft, it looks so dominating and taller than its height. Beautiful tower

^^
Tell me about it, it looks great!

Fantastic tower and cladding.

Great last pic. :cheers2:

Now the "Shard" is nearing completion, it's time to start a campaign to have adjacent Guy's Hospital demolished - God how I hate that brutalist bastard, when you go there it's so depressing you feel like life is over!!

can i order a couple of bombs from online retailers? :shifty:

December 26, 2011

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6717242289_da7ffd7b5d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepsabnani/6717242289/sizes/l/in/photostream


February 18, 2012

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6942421409_d88dfa4b90_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepsabnani/6942421409/sizes/l/in/photostream/

OMG, this pic is so fab!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6936657589_047191e4dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnessl/6936657589/)
Old and New (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnessl/6936657589/) by esslingerphoto.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/johnessl/), on Flickr I like the building , but looking at this particular image and making an imaginary with or without in this landscape , and I´d prefer, without, But I insist I like others views, but not this one, doesn´t fit in this one, on my view of course.

Now the "Shard" is nearing completion, it's time to start a campaign to have adjacent Guy's Hospital demolished - God how I hate that brutalist bastard, when you go there it's so depressing you feel like life is over!!

You can't demolish a public hospital just because you find it ugly. Besides, it will get a new cladding pretty soon.

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-NVWtCVR/0/X2/MG1888-X2.jpg

the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6798637248_4e84535db8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngrindrod/6798637248/)
The Shard, February 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngrindrod/6798637248/) by John Grindrod (http://www.flickr.com/people/johngrindrod/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6797834686_816d2c9f85_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sapperb/6797834686/)
Shard of glass as built 29.02.12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sapperb/6797834686/) by Dick Bulch (http://www.flickr.com/people/sapperb/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6943948173_ffe5876ae1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sapperb/6943948173/)
Shard of glass as built 29.02.12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sapperb/6943948173/) by Dick Bulch (http://www.flickr.com/people/sapperb/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6797442800_b3e1d3701b_b.jpg
by Gary Kinsman

Now the "Shard" is nearing completion, it's time to start a campaign to have adjacent Guy's Hospital demolished - God how I hate that brutalist bastard, when you go there it's so depressing you feel like life is over!!

It's not going to get demolished unfortunately, but I heard that the reclad is due to start this month.

I walked by the Shard this past weekend during my mini-trip to London. My god it is huge.

On a side note, getting out of London Bridge station and finding a good spot to take a photo of the Shard is a heck-of-a time. At least for me it was.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6944964511_f997a38e12_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23766806@N00/6944964511/)
Thinking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23766806@N00/6944964511/) by Damien Walmsley (http://www.flickr.com/people/23766806@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6798853810_94d31e028b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogregory/6798853810/sizes/l/in/photostream/

It's not going to get demolished unfortunately, but I heard that the reclad is due to start this month.

Annoyingly, this is what is planned:

http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/06/guys-hospital-reclad-approved-brockley.html

If you compare the two proposals which are linked in the article the one that seems to have got the go ahead looks, well, even uglier than whats there already.... :ohno:

Annoyingly, this is what is planned:

http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/06/guys-hospital-reclad-approved-brockley.html

If you compare the two proposals which are linked in the article the one that seems to have got the go ahead looks, well, even uglier than whats there already.... :ohno:

Ive been wondering about the pronunciation...Is it actually "Guy-z" or "Gee"?

Guy-z.
It doesn't matter what kind of reclad they do on the Guy's, it just must be reclad.

I think it's time for some more photos. :)

Other recent pics to be found in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/)

Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0001.jpg


Spire NE

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0003.jpg


Druid Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0008.jpg


Tanner Street Gardens

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0011.jpg


Spire SE

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0017.jpg


Leathermarket Gardens

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0014.jpg


Spire south side

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0021.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0028.jpg


Crazy guys at work

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0034.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0061.jpg


West side BMU

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0059.jpg


London Bridge Street and The Place

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0073.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120301_0075.jpg

The framing at the top almost looks like one of those rocket gantries at Cape Canaveral...very hi-tech looking.

Now the "Shard" is nearing completion, it's time to start a campaign to have adjacent Guy's Hospital demolished - God how I hate that brutalist bastard, when you go there it's so depressing you feel like life is over!!

Oh you are such an ignorant :bash:

Oh you are such an ignorant :bash:

Well, demolition would be the best thing for it, you just have to consider its a NHS hospital so the cheaper option has to be the one put forward (a reclad) :)

Why does it looks like a 1500 ft tower???

Now the "Shard" is nearing completion, it's time to start a campaign to have adjacent Guy's Hospital demolished - God how I hate that brutalist bastard, when you go there it's so depressing you feel like life is over!!

But it's there to provide contrast. It makes The Shard look 20% more awesome.

Annoyingly, this is what is planned:

http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/06/guys-hospital-reclad-approved-brockley.html

If you compare the two proposals which are linked in the article the one that seems to have got the go ahead looks, well, even uglier than whats there already.... :ohno:

Jesus.......looks like k-9 standing next to a dalek (admittedly a pretty damn good looking dalek):)

Well, demolition would be the best thing for it, you just have to consider its a NHS hospital so the cheaper option has to be the one put forward (a reclad) :)

I don't think it's any worse looking than tall buildings in any other large City. The fact that it stands on its own with until now little around it makes it stand out more.

by william_98.

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/e42be4dd.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/e5c3e080.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/70e2ef41.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/9ea99d19.jpg

What's the current height? :)

will the shard be as tall as the highest point of the crane in the pic above?

What's the current height? :)

Around 286m:)

will the shard be as tall as the highest point of the crane in the pic above?

Around three quarters of the height of the crane I think.

^ i see, thx

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6934869979_a556f88ee9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13871683@N02/6934869979/)
Shard, London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13871683@N02/6934869979/) by HotSnapshot (http://www.flickr.com/people/13871683@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6802300794_5a69ec9d37_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40011/6802300794/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40011/6802300794/) by 40011 MAURETANIA (http://www.flickr.com/people/40011/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6949251237_20a84d60fa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27682252@N05/6949251237/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27682252@N05/6949251237/) by Dan Purdy (http://www.flickr.com/people/27682252@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6802300376_f3195effcb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnturner/6802300376/)
The Shard, London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnturner/6802300376/) by dave in norfolk (http://www.flickr.com/people/dnturner/), on Flickr

^^ And thanks for all the photos you collect and post, especially the ones from flickr which don't appear on the London threads :okay:

Your choice of night-time pictures is always stunning. :bow:

The glass looks amazing on the last pic of that set!

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6950090993_1198f2bae2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6950090993/)
DSC03254 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6950090993/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6803981004_ace20b3a27_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803981004/)
DSC03253 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803981004/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6803980334_a2fc340617_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803980334/)
DSC03245 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803980334/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6803972292_c08ddf51fd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803972292/)
DSC03285 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803972292/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6803971346_5eaec7e038_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803971346/)
DSC03284 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803971346/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6803965086_09c390ed91_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803965086/)
DSC03267 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803965086/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6950074035_cd29f1d8c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6950074035/)
DSC03266 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6950074035/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6803963478_4457fde979_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803963478/)
DSC03260 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803963478/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6803961896_28481cdc99_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803961896/)
DSC03258 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6803961896/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

From Friday (2/3/2012):
20 Fenchurch Street:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6948363391_22746e416f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948363391/)
CIMG2396 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948363391/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6948367679_a1d8a786d0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948367679/)
CIMG2403 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948367679/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
London Bridge:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6948391433_bcf8d24b37_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948391433/)
CIMG2439 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948391433/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6948391969_05bccba232_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948391969/)
CIMG2440 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948391969/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6802281494_41141bba30_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802281494/)
CIMG2442 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802281494/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6948394681_647b39f56d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948394681/)
CIMG2447 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948394681/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6802285700_8b2ed41570_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802285700/)
CIMG2451 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802285700/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
The Shard Place:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6948397483_8ac67069fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948397483/)
CIMG2452 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948397483/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6948397931_b254bfeef0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948397931/)
CIMG2453 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948397931/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
West side cladding:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6948398261_362eaaffa3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948398261/)
CIMG2454 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948398261/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Shard & Place:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6948398879_57ed42a813_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948398879/)
CIMG2455 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948398879/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Shard v Place:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6948403317_0fecd3b7b9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948403317/)
CIMG2461 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948403317/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
The new bus stops:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6802293174_f7d5bdb8cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802293174/)
CIMG2462 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802293174/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
London Bridge Station:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6948405087_0c25d846b2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948405087/)
CIMG2463 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948405087/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6948405725_993804cd9b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948405725/)
CIMG2464 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948405725/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6948406313_ac71756f80_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948406313/)
CIMG2465 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948406313/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6948408329_c5753d5ac0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948408329/)
CIMG2467 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948408329/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6802297888_a2aed8ca84_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802297888/)
CIMG2468 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802297888/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6802298794_b877c3fc5a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802298794/)
CIMG2469 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802298794/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6802299704_1bcac5557b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802299704/)
CIMG2470 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802299704/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6948411585_7756e88e28_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948411585/)
CIMG2471 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948411585/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
What’s this?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6802301370_39573ba20a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802301370/)
CIMG2472 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802301370/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
London Bridge Station and Shard:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6948413093_66a0e7f0fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948413093/)
CIMG2473 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948413093/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
I hugged that beam for the first time, it was the first time I hugged one of the diagonal beams and it was massive! I love the Shard!:happy2:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6948413773_968a2f0a92_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948413773/)
CIMG2474 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948413773/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
North side escalator works:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6802304208_47ba90a25c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802304208/)
CIMG2476 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802304208/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
The new road:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6802306214_2ac560a2e4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802306214/)
CIMG2479 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802306214/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Me on the ground trying to get a whole shot, but couldn’t quite manage:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6802306738_4244fe6d2a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802306738/)
CIMG2480 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802306738/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6802307456_fa0e9ce2e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802307456/)
CIMG2481 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802307456/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6802308000_4a66612c8c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802308000/)
CIMG2482 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802308000/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6948420211_b89f20c9c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948420211/)
CIMG2483 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948420211/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Shard & Place out from London Bridge Station:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6802309452_d6e8a78888_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802309452/)
CIMG2484 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802309452/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6802310218_04d8dbb4c3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802310218/)
CIMG2485 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802310218/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Spire:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6948422041_b0b434721f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948422041/)
CIMG2486 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6948422041/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
And lastly, Place steel and Shard glass:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6802311374_55f01b9bc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802311374/)
CIMG2487 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6802311374/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6951308505_63b7e4fe83_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6951308505/)
3.3.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6951308505/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

WOW! :applause:

good updates. I love the shot made with sunny weather. The Shard looks great in the sun.

by Core Rising.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6803746380_3b0ae279de_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6803746380/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6803746380/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6949649259_fcb9133673_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6949649259/)
IMG_1067 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6949649259/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

@portonuts many thanks for posting links across the other forums it saves so much hassle :)

;)

Great updates.
This tower is huge from the ground.

cut it off at the second mech floor and you got a decent building

by potto.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4052/img0187vc.jpg

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/8549/img0192ak.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6951444903_eb5aeaf778_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymond0/6951444903/)
Shard London Bridge at sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymond0/6951444903/) by Ray Wise (http://www.flickr.com/people/raymond0/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6807967152_e7af943978_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68354002@N00/6807967152/)
Millenium Bridge & Thames (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68354002@N00/6807967152/) by r3cycl3r (http://www.flickr.com/people/68354002@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6951677923_85742c4b16_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/belhaven2011/6951677923/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Great London

It needs some neighbours!

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-w4Xs8CW/0/X2/MG5518-X2.jpg

the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

by Edvvc.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6957000083_569879a81e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6957000083/)
5th March (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6957000083/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

by william_98.

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/603e1b9b.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/e92bd78b.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/d3b9ff2e.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/5f1df2c1.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/william_98/f0f589fe.jpg

It needs some neighbours!
No, they will only blocking the view to this great tower.:bash:

Wow... It looks amazing from any angle! Now I have to plan a new visit to London! :lol:

It surely looks good in sunny weather,but i prefer to see it in fog tbh :P Anyway,that thing is HUGE and i luv it!

Hi all... first post 'n' all that!:nuts:

Just a few taken on Monday. Not the best pictures but somehow the sheer majesty of the building makes up for that.... what a beast of a skyscraper! She may not be the worlds tallest, but the architecture is truly awesome! Superb addition to an already fantastic London skyline.

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/Thorny_01/xln010.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/Thorny_01/xln008.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/Thorny_01/xln005.jpg

:)

I can't wait to go to London this summer, and see this baby finished :nuts:.

I see they're staring to fill in those gaps in the facade

Hey midget1, welcome to the forums! Your pictures are awesome, so you should totally keep them coming. What kind of camera do you use? :cheers:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6814096382_0f7764d525_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericdelmore/6814096382/)
DSCF6454 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericdelmore/6814096382/) by Eric Delmore (http://www.flickr.com/people/ericdelmore/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6813907158_e9a96c980c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/6813907158/)
More London and Some Olympics (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/6813907158/) by failing_angel (http://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/), on Flickr

Great pictures midget1, cheers for posting. BTW does anyone know what's going on with the turquoise building and the land next to it? The colour makes me think of Istanbul - more Ottoman than Victorian.

Hi all... first post 'n' all that!:nuts:

Thanks for the photos, mate...and welcome to SSC :cheers:

forced a public inquiry, if PWC had vacated straight away, and if Sellar had commenced http://www.spgames.info/g.gif

Hi, thanks. I use a Canon SX30IS, so can get quite close in with the 35x zooooooom :)

They started installing the final, top parts of the spire today :)

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-fgv2fbx/0/X2/IMG0485-X2.jpg
the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

yesss

Awesome news! :banana:

I can't wait to see this topped out.

Nice that its going to T/O soon.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-HPmm5QH/0/X3/IMG0489-X3.jpg
the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

^ great!

by Sean Batten

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6962700437_512738711b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanbatten/6962700437/)
The Shard From Southwark Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanbatten/6962700437/) by Sean Batten (http://www.flickr.com/people/seanbatten/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6963104107_41f11a2b93_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59712450@N03/6962867887/sizes/l/in/photostream/

OMG !!!! Amazing pics.:applause::applause::applause:

The Shard on 26.02.12 from a plane:
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/9281/sam0142qj.jpg
with the rest of the city:
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1241/sam0143f.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6962586219_5311a25307_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55078960@N05/6962586219/)
Two towers - London at dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55078960@N05/6962586219/) by Anthony_Steele (http://www.flickr.com/people/55078960@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6816468436_0442c31755_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55078960@N05/6816468436/)
London skyline at dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55078960@N05/6816468436/) by Anthony_Steele (http://www.flickr.com/people/55078960@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6815663478_77f3f86af4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/15120245@N07/6815663478/)
NYE 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/15120245@N07/6815663478/) by S Samuel (http://www.flickr.com/people/15120245@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6962892775_bdf99fb263_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6962892775/)
IMG_1308 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/6962892775/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

Super Illuminati Pyramid

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3Cw04KGjkvM/TTJYhwlt5XI/AAAAAAAAABk/HKUEsSr7nbY/s1600/all_seeing_eye.jpg

by Sean Batten
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6963104107_41f11a2b93_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59712450@N03/6962867887/sizes/l/in/photostream/

i wonder if the red strip across the top of Tower Bridge is part of the new LED lighting system ?...

Super Illuminati Pyramid

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3Cw04KGjkvM/TTJYhwlt5XI/AAAAAAAAABk/HKUEsSr7nbY/s1600/all_seeing_eye.jpg

London has a big role in their network :)

my brother took this pic on his phone and when he showed me, on the small screen, it looked like a very tall and slender Shard. then i realised that one of the shards is almost hidden by the sunlight: brilliant :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6820418158_a5df54e2e5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6820418158/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6820418158/) by wawd (http://www.flickr.com/people/wawd/), on Flickr

In May I go to London and I'm very curious about what impression on me to do this building.:)

Here's a few pics of what it looked like yesterday.


From Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0003.jpg



The new steel at the top

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0009.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0014.jpg


St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0016.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0020.jpg



Some of the canopies on St Thomas Street have received their glazing

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0021.jpg


West side from Joiner Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0025.jpg


Hoardings have come down on parts of the new bus station. Despite the signs saying that buses aren't picking up from here yet, people were queuing there this morning, so, apparently it's actually being used.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120308_0029.jpg


A view up London Bridge Street, with The Place on the left

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120305_0023.jpg

Super Illuminati Pyramid

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3Cw04KGjkvM/TTJYhwlt5XI/AAAAAAAAABk/HKUEsSr7nbY/s1600/all_seeing_eye.jpg

Did you know the image of the eye and the pyramid appeared on the dollar bill before the Freemasons* adopted the image. Rather than the much believed other way round.

Also, not a pyramid.

Also, tribute to London's 100s of church spires.

Also, not a pyramid.


What is it then?

Shit. I forgot about the tower. I am planning to go in June to London. Will it be completed by that date?

Shit. I forgot about the tower. I am planning to go in June to London. Will it be completed by that date?

Externally yes.

Yes it will externally but the public viewing deck will open Feb 2013 :S

The Shard already belongs to the 10 must-see landmarks of London, according to the most famous british youtuber. :) (from min 01:00)

2hDOeHPQRcQ

Here's a few pics of what it looked like yesterday.

A view up London Bridge Street, with The Place on the left

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120305_0023.jpg

Dude, this shot is AMAZING! :drool:

Video i posted in the other thread last night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbC8NR96lcs

:bow:

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-HPmm5QH/0/X3/IMG0489-X3.jpg
the construction chest (http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/)

by Nyaheh

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6822015474_fb77907b42_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6822015474/)
Reflective Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6822015474/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6968030063_909bcb5c5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6968030063/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6968030063/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6821854712_32e1d4a5cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6821854712/)
The Shard @ Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6821854712/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

^^ Wow! amazing pics :drool:

with the new edition of steel at the top ,dose this beast come any closer to the magic 300 meter mark ?

6 metres

with the new edition of steel at the top ,dose this beast come any closer to the magic 300 meter mark ?
What's magic about it?

Skyscraper >>>> Supertall

http://www.marcusrichphotography.com/photos/i-jHtBKXh/0/L/i-jHtBKXh-L.jpg

http://www.marcusrichphotography.com/photos/i-TgKFXrS/0/L/i-TgKFXrS-L.jpg

by Marcus Rich photography, there are more pics and higher resolutions in his gallery (http://www.marcusrichphotography.com/London/Dusk-till-Dawn/21821237_NB2nLv?ao=0#!i=1738769357&k=jHtBKXh).

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6825592676_dd9cf6dbd1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6825592676/)
9.3.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6825592676/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

I didn't know it was almost ended. It's amazing how beautiful the tower is. Love it.

http://www.marcusrichphotography.com/photos/i-TgKFXrS/0/L/i-TgKFXrS-L.jpg

Wow !! :cheers1:

by lumberjack

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6970613747_232c5456f4_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6970620215_e10ce6f166_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6824496664_a0b137070c_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6824494734_177328a5c0_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6970619223_1904416a9a_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6972790325_939cc2d654_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6972790325/)
11.3.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6972790325/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

Truly brilliant pictures! Thank you!

well done eddyk for explanning to him why 300 is the magic mark

This tower is just sooooo amazing and making London even more unique and interesting :)

by Nyaheh

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6822015474_fb77907b42_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6822015474/)
Reflective Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6822015474/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6968030063_909bcb5c5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6968030063/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6968030063/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6821854712_32e1d4a5cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6821854712/)
The Shard @ Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6821854712/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

Fantastic pics and tower.

Wonderful skyline and it will be soon finish.

photos from today

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6827815012_65ca47aca6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827815012/)
Shard from Waterloo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827815012/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6973935255_c9a3aea4c7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6973935255/)
Shard from Waterloo East (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6973935255/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6827813342_ea060434bf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827813342/)
Pigeon at Waterloo East (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827813342/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6973934219_9770f641c2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6973934219/)
Shard from Shooter's Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6973934219/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6827816872_3ffa213701_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827816872/)
Flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827816872/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6827814054_0ae8a66351_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827814054/)
Skyline from Shooter's Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6827814054/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

Very cool optical/atmospheric effect this morning.

The sun had burned off an early fog, but left us with these sunrays bouncing off the glazing of The Shard.

:cool:

This is at the junction of Queen Elizabeth Street and Tower Bridge Road

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6829478374_6ecb93feb4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829478374/)
Ray of Light 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829478374/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6829485384_be6077f028_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829485384/)
Ray of Light 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829485384/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr


round the corner on Gainsford Street, a different angle of incidence produced a different effect.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6829491154_5c25bb2e74_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829491154/)
Ray of Light 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829491154/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

Very cool! :)

Great shots...:okay:

That is really cool. I like the reflections.

Lunchtime today

East side from Druid Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120312_0018.jpg


SE view from near Bricklayers Arms, with south side glazing

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120312_0021.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120312_0026.jpg

Great pictures! Nice to see that gap in the glass is almost closed.

Great updates! London is becoming to be a serious skyscraper city now!

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120312_0018.jpg



Finally they are building the spire or crown, I am very curious about how it would like in the reality.
I am a little bit dissapointed with this lower triangle because it doesn't stand out from the background as in the renders does, at least for now.

http://blog.waim.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/the-shard-london-renzo-piano.jpg

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Finally they are building the spire or crown, I am very curious about how it would like in the reality.
I am a little bit dissapointed with this lower triangle because it doesn't stand out from the background as in the renders does, at least for now.

I find the glazing to be a disappointment in general. In the renders it is much more reflective than it appears in reality.

Looking as good as ever. :cheers2:

I find the glazing to be a disappointment in general. In the renders it is much more reflective than it appears in reality.

the colour of the shard changes depending on the weather and light. the panels look crystal clear and irritatingly reflective in a sunny day but it looks pretty dim in a cloudy day.

Interestingly I'm warming to the matted look that occurs during grey days. Nicely understated, but then it definitely comes alive during dramatic lighting in the sky (which is very frequent, London is not constantly grey), a very dynamic tower!

This must win best skyscraper of 2012!

I love it- I just wish it had company. It looks so bizarre all alone like that.

This tower is amazing but the most amazing thing of this thread is that every page of it has an incredibly wonderful compilation of pictures. It is pure joy for photography lovers like me. Congratulations to all of you who contribute with your shots.

Very cool optical/atmospheric effect this morning.

The sun had burned off an early fog, but left us with these sunrays bouncing off the glazing of The Shard.

:cool:

This is at the junction of Queen Elizabeth Street and Tower Bridge Road

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6829478374_6ecb93feb4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829478374/)
Ray of Light 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829478374/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6829485384_be6077f028_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829485384/)
Ray of Light 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829485384/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr


round the corner on Gainsford Street, a different angle of incidence produced a different effect.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6829491154_5c25bb2e74_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829491154/)
Ray of Light 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6829491154/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

OMFG! I don't have nothing to say about it. It's more than perfect!

Blimey ell!!!!! Sine when did London become the next Frankfurt? It does look fantastic

OMFG! I don't have nothing to say about it. It's more than perfect!

:D

I took a few pics on my way home this evening

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0004.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0010.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0014.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0019.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0026.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0031.jpg

Bonus pic I forgot to upload last night :)

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/20120313_0008.jpg

:D

I took a few pics on my way home this evening

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0010.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120313_0031.jpg

impressive pictures, cybertect. the shard looks taller than it's actual height :)

thanks for the updates!!!!

there you go! the current tallest building in the EU (congrats: it has joined another league)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6982972531_8d08f54d45_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6982972531/)
Shardtastic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6982972531/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6982912001_7d1bd5b9c7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6982912001/)
Blue Hour Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyahah/6982912001/) by Nyaheh (http://www.flickr.com/people/nyahah/), on Flickr

Stunning pictures - the Shard looks uber cool there.

:banana: :carrot: :pepper: :cucumber:

The Shard looks really cool. Hope it has a nice observation deck.

The Shard looks really cool. Hope it has a nice observation deck.

On level 72 from Feb 2013

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_IPH0003.jpg

Those are sweet shots Rob. ;)

Shard is a great mirror! Phenomenal!

Ta Gendo

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

However, I made sure I did have my camera with me when I popped off to Borough High Street at lunch time and The Shard was still producing the goods...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6838630406_a60e92dac4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6838630406/)
Raydiator (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6838630406/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

More to follow later :)

Can't wait for the rest :okay:

:bow:

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_IPH0003.jpg

by jason hawkes

check out more pics here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=89491108&postcount=3163)

http://i.imgur.com/4tbSU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fUBKO.jpg

That guy always takes such cracking shots. :drool:

At night this tower is great, but at day this tower is awesome.

i want this in sydney.
looks incredible.

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_IPH0003.jpg
Very nice!:banana:

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

However, I made sure I did have my camera with me when I popped off to Borough High Street at lunch time and The Shard was still producing the goods...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6838630406_a60e92dac4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6838630406/)
Raydiator (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6838630406/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

More to follow later :)

this tower has some sort of super power!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6984236807_a965ea6736_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edvvc/6984236807/)
Radiant (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edvvc/6984236807/) by edvvc (http://www.flickr.com/people/edvvc/), on Flickr

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CmjjrSlRWz8/TuFm6srSifI/AAAAAAAADvs/6YMPgXsdIFI/s1600/jesus-3.jpg

Why, oh why did they put that weird sloped roof on Guy's? It ruins the entire building.

Why, oh why did they put that weird sloped roof on Guy's? It ruins the entire building.

The building ruins the entire building .

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_IPH0003.jpg

It's got wings :angel1:

the composition and the red buses; there's a bit the photographic auteur about mr cybertect. keep up the good work.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6829478374_6ecb93feb4_b.jpg

Finally the last bit!

awesome!!!!!

More fog and sunlight effects this morning, though sadly I only had my phone with me and a meeting to get to.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_IPH0003.jpg

That guy on the bicycle in the right corner is my new hero.

It's unfortunate that this building can't be located in a place like Hong Kong or Singapore. Places where it would intergrate better in the surroundings (and where there is more sunlight since this building deserves alot of that). Besides, this building stands out to much in its current location.

... It's unfortunate that this building can't be located in a place like Hong Kong or Singapore. Places where it would intergrate better in the surroundings (and where there is more sunlight since this building deserves alot of that). Besides, this building stands out to much in its current location.

This post gives lie to that old estate agents' adage - location, weather, location. Standing out? No, we can't have that.

That guy on the bicycle in the right corner is my new hero.

It's unfortunate that this building can't be located in a place like Hong Kong or Singapore. Places where it would intergrate better in the surroundings (and where there is more sunlight since this building deserves alot of that). Besides, this building stands out to much in its current location.

Hopefully with the economy picking up somewhat and investment still seeing London as a safe haven it will have some neighbours soon. Three Spires also by Sellar would be a great start.

This post gives lie to that old estate agents' adage - location, weather, location. Standing out? No, we can't have that.

Don't take me wrong, its a matter of personal preference. (FYI: I'm a big fan of 'the fountain head' by Ayn Rand). I love quality when i see it but in this case, i find the building is misplaced.

fail cladding ...

fail cladding ...

I agree that they should have stuck with the smaller glass panes like in the renders, but in fact I think it has worked out rather well. On a cloudy day it looks moody and contemplative, but on a sunny day as you can see it is sleek and attractive. I think they got it just right in terms of prominence: in such a position it's hard to make it look flowing and seamless with the skyline without making it rather nothingy, but I think Piano managed it. I also think it would be completely wasted in a cluster, you need to be able to see all of it for the full effect. London is not a city where you can have a huge single cluster, its monuments are spread out over a large area: it has two skyscraper clusters, plus St Paul's, Westminster, Wembley, St George's Wharf and the Telecom tower... a Singapore style megacluster is not right for the old world, so the positioning of the Shard is perfect imo: just close enough so that it can be seen with the other skyscrapers, but in keeping with the spread of London's monuments. In fact it's rather unique for such a huge skyscraper to be so prominent, that's something that makes it completely unique: the only comparable building is the Ryugyong hotel, which is a prime example of the mistakes that the Shard avoided.

As promised, here's some more photos from yesterday, with a few more that I've not posted here to be found in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/) if you're a glutton for punishment :)


Without any further ado, on to the pics...


Queen Elizabeth Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0003.jpg


The sunrays from the morning were still evident even after noon; here's a closer look (more of that later)

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0005.jpg


East and North side glazing gaps closed and another panel about to go in

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0011.jpg


I then hopped on a 343 bus down to the southern end of Borough High Street to grab a few shots of The Shard together with Borough's parish church of St George The Martyr, designed by John Price in 1735.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0023.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0017.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0042.jpg


Look carefully at those and you can see those rays streaming down the side of The Shard. Well, they were beaming very well, with their angles moving around as I proceeded up Borough High Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0035.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0045.jpg


View of the spire from the South West

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0053.jpg


Closer in. I think that's a BMU arm peeking out on the corner.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0065.jpg



War memorial on Borough High Street, with the Shard as a backdrop

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0057.jpg


Southwark Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0069.jpg


And finally, a quick snap from platform 15 at London Bridge station just before I jumped on the train home in the evening

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120315_0080.jpg

fail cladding ...

haha! Good joke!

Remember the cladding is filthy, plus there's a layer of plastic film on the inside of each window, on top of that the floors haven't had their fit-outs yet, each floor has nothing to bounce the incoming light off thus making the shard slightly dull looking, you wait till each floor has had its fit-out and the walls and ceilings are painted white, the shard will be transformed.

Excuse my horrific art skills, but here's an idea of how much further we have to go, using Cybertect's picture and the official render:

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk212/Copperknickers/Shard.jpg

fail cladding ...

haha! Good joke!

please forgive him because he is a french from paris :)

Almost there for something that was thought of in a Berlin restaurant 12 years ago to finally be completed. :cheers2:

Amazing rays! :cheers:

I really love that building and I really love London more now :D

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6985690291_8ac46a3947_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6985690291/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6985690291/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6839569290_80056e2839_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6839569290/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6839569290/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6839570098_b2b0ccd2a6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6839570098/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6839570098/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

please forgive him because he is a french from paris
No ... french from Toulouse and i dont care about rivality between london and Paris ...
And i criticize lots of more Paris or my own town than London.


I agree that they should have stuck with the smaller glass panes like in the renders, but in fact I think it has worked out rather well. On a cloudy day it looks moody and contemplative, but on a sunny day as you can see it is sleek and attractive. I think they got it just right in terms of prominence: in such a position it's hard to make it look flowing and seamless with the skyline without making it rather nothingy, but I think Piano managed it. I also think it would be completely wasted in a cluster, you need to be able to see all of it for the full effect. London is not a city where you can have a huge single cluster, its monuments are spread out over a large area: it has two skyscraper clusters, plus St Paul's, Westminster, Wembley, St George's Wharf and the Telecom tower... a Singapore style megacluster is not right for the old world, so the positioning of the Shard is perfect imo: just close enough so that it can be seen with the other skyscrapers, but in keeping with the spread of London's monuments. In fact it's rather unique for such a huge skyscraper to be so prominent, that's something that makes it completely unique: the only comparable building is the Ryugyong hotel, which is a prime example of the mistakes that the Shard avoided.
I hope you are right. But it seems this cladding is too much transparent and not enought reflecting ...

London needed this and it got it. well done.

But it seems this cladding is too much transparent and not enought reflecting ...

^^One point I have to agree with.

shard/SHärd/ Nound: A piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges: "shards of glass flew in all directions".

let's have a look at some old renders :)

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/46LondonBridgeTower_pic4.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KpJsj-1PxHA/TI8j5bWyzBI/AAAAAAAAHMo/ts9Adm7z6Ys/s1600/lbt.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/12902_3_shard5big.jpg

http://upic.me/i/tb/0london.jpg

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss180/KingOfTheTitans/shardinthecityskyline.png

:cheers:

Notice that all the renders are done on days with a bright blue sky. Nobody ever claimed that the Shard would look the same on an overcast day. However, it should still get better once they clean the glass and take off the coverings etc.

(FYI: I'm a big fan of 'the fountain head' by Ayn Rand).
It figures.

by london_marcus.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6841875476_90da13e1f2_b.jpg

There was a report on the London thread that something was going on aloft, so I left work a few minutes early and took a slightly circuitous route to the station along the river and back via London Bridge Walk to capture what turned out to be some new steel going up on the west side of the Spire.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120316_0014.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120316_0018.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120316_0028.jpg

The light levels were dropping like a stone. First shot was 1/8 sec at f/8. Ten minutes later the last one was 2.0 secs at f/5.6.

Sweet pictures :cheers:

Those two gaps in the facade are finally sealed

by Edvvc.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6988515549_4ce630e590_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988515549/)
March 16th twilight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988515549/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6988516571_df8f405c85_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988516571/)
More London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988516571/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6988532343_9c42e18a52_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988532343/)
March 16th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6988532343/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

It's very tall, gigantic but strange that it doesnt looks arrogant at all.

In the shadow of the Shard: Why the next generation of skycrapers is struggling to get off the ground

The Shard already dominates the capital's skyline and Liverpool, Brighton, Glasgow and east London are next in line for the tower treatment. Or are they?

Even as the mighty Shard on the banks of the Thames shoots towards its opening in May, plans for tall buildings from London to Liverpool are being knocked down as opposition grows to the tall, the ostentatious, the showy and "iconic". And the people knocking Britain's new towers back are not necessarily traditional conservatives and architectural purists, but young activists and many people usually associated with the avant-garde.

Last year, architect Amanda Levete's 25-storey tower in Shoreditch, east London was set to rise from the Huntingdon Estate, overlooking downtown's favourite edgy backwater, Redchurch Street, but was knocked back by a group of highly motivated residents including a clutch of high-profile artists, Misses Emin and Whiteread among them. More recently, a plan for a so-called eco-tower next to Dalston's Kingsland station – the hipster hub of east London – has just been repelled until further notice. With 130 flats, and fashionable accoutrements such as vertical gardens, it was designed by architects BFLS, which designed the now-familiar Strata tower in Elephant and Castle. In south London, two towers in the Vauxhall Cross development have been nixed for now, following ardent campaigning.

And the pro-low phenomenon is not just restricted to London. In Liverpool, the Liverpool Waters development, currently the UK's biggest planning application including a scraper of considerable height, has been set back following local opposition and has even raised the objection of Unesco (the city's Maritime Mercantile City is a World Heritage Site), which cited the possibility of a "serious loss of historical authenticity". There has been similar disquiet in Scotland, at the second phase of high-rise developments in the Glasgow Harbour site.

In one sense, these buildings are seen as out of time – signed off in the boom, built in the bust – and also out of place, particularly in classic four-storey Victorian streetscapes such as Dalston's. "It is inappropriate to the area, and full of 'greenwash'," says Bill Parry-Davies of Open Dalston, a group that campaigned against the tower, who says that nearby Waltham Forest has also had a similar application beside its station, indicating a trend. Parry-Davies is pleased, therefore, that Hackney Planning Committee recently rejected the exclusively private 18-storey tower block, where apartments rose from about £400,000 into six-figure sums.

...

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/in-the-shadow-of-the-shard-why-the-next-generation-of-skycrapers-is-struggling-to-get-off-the-ground-7574496.html

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6844783720_acb61370d3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6844783720/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6844783720/) by jamescharlick (http://www.flickr.com/people/jamescharlick/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6975605363_697b86946e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6975605363/)
Thames View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6975605363/) by jamescharlick (http://www.flickr.com/people/jamescharlick/), on Flickr

Sorry due to some errors on my computer please use my flickr to view Friday's photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78027815@N05/
Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6992107273_9c2379fc68_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78027815@N05/6992107273/)
16.3.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78027815@N05/6992107273/) by The Shard Baby 5 (http://www.flickr.com/people/78027815@N05/), on Flickr

Looks quite fat on the bottom. Nonetheless it's really nice tower to look at anytime on the year.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/in-the-shadow-of-the-shard-why-the-next-generation-of-skycrapers-is-struggling-to-get-off-the-ground-7574496.html

^^

I can guarantee that you would have found similar articles in the mid 1990's after the completion of the first Skyscraper in Canary Wharf, which struggled to find tenants willing to move out of the center of London.

Doom and gloom, the age of the tall building is over..etc,etc,etc.

All it takes is time, and things will start up again, Skyscrapers will come back in fashion and London will get taller and taller as the years go by, it doesn't have a choice, no more land to grow outwards, only way is more density and upwards.

^^Oh yes I hope so. I didn't say I agree with the article.

i want this in sydney.
looks incredible.

Maybe you could buy it, like the Americans bought old London Bridge.

by Shardview77.

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