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***wjfox*** · April 24th, 2006, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Rabbit Slim

give us a hug Foxy

scorpion · April 24th, 2006, 01:34 AM

hey, i thought i was the one called Foxy...

cheers, gentlemen, rather excited to see bad-boy Bishopsgate begin rise~~

Phobos · April 24th, 2006, 01:38 AM

We'll see good news tomorrow!
I really want to see this tower growin up,I love its elegant design!

Spearman · April 24th, 2006, 01:15 PM

HUZZA!!!

St. Anger · April 24th, 2006, 01:19 PM

Its gettin so tense, itll be like christmas come early for me, if this gets approved, which it must and will.

GO BISHOPSGATE TOWER!!!!

Dan1987 · April 24th, 2006, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by scorpion

hey, i thought i was the one called Foxy...

cheers, gentlemen, rather excited to see bad-boy Bishopsgate begin rise~~

I think this one if assigned a gender, would be a girl. After all, it does have a skirt and is purple!

timo · April 24th, 2006, 02:32 PM

i really hope this gets the nod but aren't all the zany smiling faces and stuff a bit early...decision hasn't been made yet and all that??

Jack Rabbit Slim · April 24th, 2006, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by timo

i really hope this gets the nod but aren't all the zany smiling faces and stuff a bit early...decision hasn't been made yet and all that??

Quiet you! We'll deport your ass if you start sending out them neagtive waves

Peyre · April 24th, 2006, 02:44 PM

apparently the decision is tomorrow, jef got his dates mixed up

Erebus555 · April 24th, 2006, 02:53 PM

I tihnk this tower looks ridiculous. The tower looks like a toy just dumped on the city. Maybe its the curvature that reminds me of a helter skelter. I'm not keen on it.

Newcastle Guy · April 24th, 2006, 04:41 PM

Well I think that new Las Vegas style thing proposed for Birmingham looks ridiculous, and I also think this is one of the best proposals in europe

jimbo · April 24th, 2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wjfox2002

Some big news from the UK and Ireland forum. It seems we were incorrect about the height of this proposal.

We thought the reduction by the CAA had taken it down to 288m.

But in actual fact, this was incorrectly reported... and 305m is the height after the reduction. In other words, the original height was 325m. So London WILL have 2 supertalls after all!

Check out the mayor's planning report for full details: http://mayor.london.gov.uk/mayor/pla...ate_report.pdf

thanks for not crediting me with my own photos wjfox! You can even see me reflected in the glass box of the final shot with Oakleys on my head and my Canon peering through the glass. Still, didn't stick my own signature on them, so what's the harm!

jimbo · April 24th, 2006, 10:55 PM

go on, have another you cheeky scamp. I've posted this in the UK Projects and Constructions forum, but no doubt it would make its way on to here in no time at all, so I'll save you the hassle! Looking down Bishopsgate from the intersection with London Wall:

jimbo · April 24th, 2006, 10:56 PM

p.s., before anyone else says it, yes from this angle it looks rather like the Chicago Trump Tower.

Jack Rabbit Slim · April 25th, 2006, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbo

p.s., before anyone else says it, yes from this angle it looks rather like the Chicago Trump Tower.

No, from that angle it looks ridiculous....ridiculously good!!! What did ya think I was gonna say?

Ok then, seeing as someone cocked up the dates on this thing, I'm gonna put the champagn on ice till tomorrow...later today I mean actually. I want good news!

When next I come on here I want someone to have posted a comment that says clearly "Don't worry JackRabbitSlim, they have approved the tower, here is the news articleabout it..."

Else I'm gonna get pretty dam pissed...and not the good kinda pissed either!

timo · April 25th, 2006, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Rabbit Slim

Quiet you! We'll deport your ass if you start sending out them neagtive waves

i'm just being realistic

i will be as happy as the next man if / when it gets the nod but until then why start celebrating?

***wjfox*** · April 25th, 2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by timo

but until then why start celebrating?

This project is 99.99% certain to get approved.

The Corporation of London needs this tower to compete with Canary Wharf.

shaggers_jr · April 25th, 2006, 12:06 PM

Beautiful. This is a stunning building that is tall but perfectly in proportion with the rest of the skyline. This will be one of the world's most beautiful towers

Zenith · April 25th, 2006, 01:35 PM

why was it reduced in height ? what the hell is the differnce between 305 and 288 metres ???? none so why ? noone has yet given me a good reason why.

St. Anger · April 25th, 2006, 01:43 PM

the CAA probly got bribed by the planners from Shard London Bridge to complain abt Bishopsgate tower, so that the Shard would be the tallest in london not Bishopsgate.

haha, just jkn

But still thats true, 17m difference is nothing it doesnt make sense why they would just go and complain abt such a small amount of height.

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April 24th, 2006, 01:19 PM	#165
St. Anger Insomniatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Posts: 90 Likes (Received): 0	Its gettin so tense, itll be like christmas come early for me, if this gets approved, which it must and will. GO BISHOPSGATE TOWER!!!!

April 24th, 2006, 02:32 PM	#167
timo Weaste Infection Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manchestoh Posts: 441 Likes (Received): 11	i really hope this gets the nod but aren't all the zany smiling faces and stuff a bit early...decision hasn't been made yet and all that??

April 24th, 2006, 02:53 PM	#170
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 30,877 Likes (Received): 4	I tihnk this tower looks ridiculous. The tower looks like a toy just dumped on the city. Maybe its the curvature that reminds me of a helter skelter. I'm not keen on it.

April 24th, 2006, 04:41 PM	#171
Newcastle Guy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 8,956 Likes (Received): 23	Well I think that new Las Vegas style thing proposed for Birmingham looks ridiculous, and I also think this is one of the best proposals in europe

April 24th, 2006, 10:55 PM	#173
jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	go on, have another you cheeky scamp. I've posted this in the UK Projects and Constructions forum, but no doubt it would make its way on to here in no time at all, so I'll save you the hassle! Looking down Bishopsgate from the intersection with London Wall:

April 24th, 2006, 10:56 PM	#174
jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	p.s., before anyone else says it, yes from this angle it looks rather like the Chicago Trump Tower.

April 25th, 2006, 12:06 PM	#178
shaggers_jr can the can Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 983 Likes (Received): 2	Beautiful. This is a stunning building that is tall but perfectly in proportion with the rest of the skyline. This will be one of the world's most beautiful towers

April 25th, 2006, 01:35 PM	#179
Zenith The hawk envies me Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Taunton Posts: 6,499 Likes (Received): 235	why was it reduced in height ? what the hell is the differnce between 305 and 288 metres ???? none so why ? noone has yet given me a good reason why.

April 25th, 2006, 01:43 PM	#180
St. Anger Insomniatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Posts: 90 Likes (Received): 0	the CAA probly got bribed by the planners from Shard London Bridge to complain abt Bishopsgate tower, so that the Shard would be the tallest in london not Bishopsgate. haha, just jkn But still thats true, 17m difference is nothing it doesnt make sense why they would just go and complain abt such a small amount of height.