Shard / London Bridge Tower | Southwark | 309m | 72 fl

[rickster2k]

I can't see the cladding going up any quicker with the spider crane, looks like it's a really delicate operation.

[Shardview77]

Interesting to see that they have started a new level of cladding several floors above the existing window line. Will certainly speed the process up if there are two levels being installed together.

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[bertyboy]

Looks like shorter panels. I wonder if they are waiting on some of the larger ones?

[The Shard Baby]

Excellent news .
I thought I heard that they will do cladding at the top with the cladding at the bottom.
Mace has made full use of the triple height floors.
Shorter panels means the floor heights of my diagram are wrong, need not to worry my diagram time-lapse work has made it to December 2010.
I am replacing the diagram files of the old time-lapse (the one on youtube), with ones that do not have these huge mistakes in.
The final diagram time-lapse will have TC3(?) and more detail with screens and other areas.
Estimated completion early Summer holidays.

[The Shard Baby]

From Friday (27-1-12:
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CIMG2187 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Shard and Place:
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CIMG2190 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Old Camputer81:
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CIMG2209 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Equipment preparation for the new glass London Bridge Station roof:
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CIMG2216 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
The base:
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CIMG2218 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Soaring over London Bridge Station:
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CIMG2224 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Still soaring:
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CIMG2228 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
The spire and Shardling:
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CIMG2229 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
BMU:
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CIMG2230 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
Poking out above 1 London Bridge:
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CIMG2235 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
From London Bridge:
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CIMG2244 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
And finally from Monument and on the District line home:
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CIMG2247 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
There are more on my flickr.
Latest diagram:
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27.1.2012 by The Shard Baby 3, on Flickr
I know my diagram is completly wrong, but I was trying to get the floor heights accurate to the new cladding.

[hippietrailer]

On the shard baby's eighth image theres a few floor where the window brackets havnt been installed yet.

[Magnog]

nice pictures shard baby, i love the panos of this building looking up, they look fantastic.

[i_like_concrete]

From Deptford station on Saturday

[Caveman]

Thanks Concrete

That picture reminds me of one I took this weekend...... just a snapshot I'm afraid but although the whole building needs a good clean once construction is complete, I think these views shows how the cladding does indeed 'disappear' into the sky as hoped for.

[abc]

A little bit more on the spider crane..

http://www.cranestodaymagazine.com/s...de=2061638&c=1

[delores]

Looks like Jubilee gardens is progressing well in the foreground.

[cybertect]

About time I posted some new photos. Here's a selection from Friday, with a few more to be seen in my Shard Gallery

East side from Queen Elizabeth Street






Crucifix Lane




St Thomas Street





SW Corner of the spire



Cleaning the Backpack




Canopies have started going up along St Thomas Street








Cleaning the West side




Spire SW Corner




Joiner Street

[Turbosnail]

Your photos are always so crisp, Cybertect - here is one of the tower from the tower -

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035_Tower of London by Tim Kelf, on Flickr

[DarJoLe]

I'm totally confused by that brick wall. Why have that right by a drop off zone? Or is the intention long term thinking that the road will eventually be pedestrianised and built over?

[scalatrava89]

The new glazing on level 76 is flying up, I knew it would.

If only cybertect could get a close up of it .

[cybertect]

OK, I got the hint

About 20 minutes ago

[Nedd]

Originally Posted by cybertect

About time I posted some new photos. Here's a selection from Friday, with a few more to be seen in my

Not sure about the street level interaction with that brick wall. Does it work better in person?

[jandow77]

Originally Posted by i_like_concrete

From Deptford station on Saturday

I may be alone here, but there is something quite Japanese about this shot (and that's no reflection on the girl in the foreground, even assuming she's Asian).

I can just picture a Shinkansen whisking through, towards some great dense and sprawling Japanese city.

Our concrete fan has done well!

[CharlieP]

Originally Posted by jandow77

I can just picture a Shinkansen whisking through, towards some great dense and sprawling Japanese city.

I can't, what with the lack of OHLE among other things.

[bestbud]

Originally Posted by Nedd

Not sure about the street level interaction with that brick wall. Does it work better in person?

From a couple of days ago:-

Originally Posted by bestbud

Not really IMO. When you take a step back it's hardly noticable in comparison to the Shard's height. It also serves to integate the building into the environment. The brick almost looks like a continuation of the railway viaduct.

The level of detail that has been put into the brick work is of the level we have come to expect throughout the building. An unusual bond has been used between the courses - pretty sure Cyber had a good shot of it not too long ago.

In short, I like.