8 Canada Square (HSBC), London - Page 2

poshbakerloo · February 16th, 2007, 01:58 AM

5/10 i love the round corners but i think that other than that is is quite boring...

Its AlL gUUd · February 16th, 2007, 04:13 PM

i like this building very slick, yet simple. its kindof like a standard skyscraper but it oozes class. 9/10

embe · February 20th, 2007, 11:17 AM

I love this tower, the curvy corners are just brilliant. Like Plantation place in the Bishopsgate thread, I'd love to lick them!

paw25694 · March 11th, 2007, 12:46 PM

8/10.. cool!!

EddM · March 25th, 2007, 05:41 AM

I'm afraid that I've never really got it. I remember when it went up thinking, 'When is it going to do something.' But it didn't and it's just a reasonably nice glass box, that has corners and that's about it. I am pretty surprised by the number of people that have voted it a 9.

I guess I found it disappointing because I was expecting something to look better than Canary Wharf Tower and it didn't. But hey you can't like everything.

eddie88 · April 3rd, 2007, 10:24 PM

i gave it 8/10

McPhee · April 4th, 2007, 11:14 AM

I took a visit to Canary wharf last time I was in London and I was really impressed with all the building and the area around there. Everything is very clean and sleek. Even the tube station is pretty smart.

Joe 2007 · April 14th, 2007, 07:41 PM

I gave this building 6/10, as I like the cladding, which looks really attractive close up. But it's just a huge box in the sky from a distance. I love the Lion sculpture outside.

palaceboy1234 · August 12th, 2008, 12:12 AM

10/10

henry hill · July 23rd, 2009, 02:31 PM

9/10

mb5000 · October 28th, 2009, 10:41 PM

Ideal for a global HQ for a big bank, but not as good as neighbouring 1 Canada Square with its shine.

Darloeye · November 24th, 2012, 11:17 PM

9/10 Love it !

ArrHo · November 26th, 2012, 02:38 PM

Fits in perfectly, what a great and iconic building. 9/10

J349 · February 14th, 2013, 12:45 PM

I don't rate it as high as others, 6/10 it looks slick and smooth but I much prefer 1 Canada

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February 16th, 2007, 01:58 AM	#21
poshbakerloo *Alexxx* Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, Manchester, Sheffield, Moscow Posts: 4,668 Likes (Received): 26	5/10 i love the round corners but i think that other than that is is quite boring... __________________ "BEFORE WE MARRY...I HAVE A SECRET!" I <3 London

February 16th, 2007, 04:13 PM	#22
Its AlL gUUd Cute but Psycho... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,670 Likes (Received): 28	i like this building very slick, yet simple. its kindof like a standard skyscraper but it oozes class. 9/10 __________________ I T S Y L O N D O N 2 0 1 2 O L Y M P I C G A M E S Inspire A Generation Say hello to my little friend, Itsy Bitsy....

March 11th, 2007, 12:46 PM	#24
paw25694 Batik Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,758 Likes (Received): 0	8/10.. cool!! __________________ Visit Indonesia Click here "The sound of invitation is rising, waiting for you to come... It's time to visit, Indonesia"

March 25th, 2007, 05:41 AM	#25
EddM Did you get your picture? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lost in Devon / Birmingham, Great Britain. Posts: 1,359 Likes (Received): 0	I'm afraid that I've never really got it. I remember when it went up thinking, 'When is it going to do something.' But it didn't and it's just a reasonably nice glass box, that has corners and that's about it. I am pretty surprised by the number of people that have voted it a 9. I guess I found it disappointing because I was expecting something to look better than Canary Wharf Tower and it didn't. But hey you can't like everything. __________________ "I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale." Thomas Jefferson

February 20th, 2007, 11:17 AM	#23
embe FuturePlanningConsultant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 182 Likes (Received): 0	I love this tower, the curvy corners are just brilliant. Like Plantation place in the Bishopsgate thread, I'd love to lick them!

April 3rd, 2007, 10:24 PM	#26
eddie88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 3	i gave it 8/10

April 4th, 2007, 11:14 AM	#27
McPhee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Likes (Received): 0	I took a visit to Canary wharf last time I was in London and I was really impressed with all the building and the area around there. Everything is very clean and sleek. Even the tube station is pretty smart.

April 14th, 2007, 07:41 PM	#28
Joe 2007 Joe_1978 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 524 Likes (Received): 0	I gave this building 6/10, as I like the cladding, which looks really attractive close up. But it's just a huge box in the sky from a distance. I love the Lion sculpture outside.

August 12th, 2008, 12:12 AM	#29
palaceboy1234 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: london Posts: 191 Likes (Received): 0	10/10

July 23rd, 2009, 02:31 PM	#30
henry hill Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22,969 Likes (Received): 3	9/10 __________________

October 28th, 2009, 10:41 PM	#31
mb5000 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 57 Likes (Received): 0	Ideal for a global HQ for a big bank, but not as good as neighbouring 1 Canada Square with its shine.

November 24th, 2012, 11:17 PM	#32
Darloeye Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: County Durham, England Posts: 1,685 Likes (Received): 24	9/10 Love it !

November 26th, 2012, 02:38 PM	#33
ArrHo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 665 Likes (Received): 2	Fits in perfectly, what a great and iconic building. 9/10 __________________ London is my Head, while Bristol is my Heart.

February 14th, 2013, 12:45 PM	#34
J349 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here Posts: 76 Likes (Received): 10	I don't rate it as high as others, 6/10 it looks slick and smooth but I much prefer 1 Canada

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