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maughr · March 18th, 2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wawd

a 21st centuray cathedral if ever i saw one

You're absolutely right. I wonder if it'll still be standing in 750 years, covered in scaffolding for years on end, as they rec-clad each side, and just when you think they've finished they start on the first side again, just like Sailsbury Cathedral.

Stunning renders by the way and a nice ambitious time scale from the sounds of that video interview.

fitz44 · March 18th, 2009, 07:52 PM

And a large extra close-up;

TomD'07 · March 18th, 2009, 07:53 PM

awesome, just awesome. Great interview, lovely renders and a piling rig - and all on the warmest and nicest day of the year so far, bonus!

Dan-87 · March 18th, 2009, 08:20 PM

Get up there you big ol' bastard!

Where will the observation level roughly be?

tigerman · March 18th, 2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fitz44

And a large extra close-up;

How many men does it take to install a pile?

DarJoLe · March 18th, 2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan-87

Where will the observation level roughly be?

Both are shown where the trees are.

jimbo · March 18th, 2009, 09:32 PM

can't be any clearer than that eh. Look at all the Stent men! Lovely renders as well. This site is cooking.

marrio415 · March 18th, 2009, 09:39 PM

Sweet Moment

london lad · March 18th, 2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gothicform

post me links to them please medo, some of them are in the brochure in some form but i've yet to see high res versions of those either.

They have been on Sellars website for at least a month through a link on the shard website (gallery-press). You can download 31.6.mb but have noticed Sellar seems to have a new site so maybe they are promoting them now with the announcement of construction.

Some pics of cladding & steelwork can be found here.

http://www.sellardevelopments.com/

milkymilky · March 18th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Wow, great news all round. Unbelievable that this is U/C.

Fantastic renders. Although I make an early prediction that the Shards at the top will whistle on windy days a-la Beetham Manchester!!

Officer Dib - how do you get your bananas to moonwalk dammit!!!!

Langur · March 18th, 2009, 10:34 PM

I never noticed the small extensions at the bottom of the building until now. I would prefer them not to be there but they're small and invisible from most angles. They won't stop this from being one of the best skyscrapers ever built and one of London's finest ever buildings to boot.

eXSBass · March 18th, 2009, 10:35 PM

Can't get better than that, cladding before the core!

delores · March 18th, 2009, 11:09 PM

Does anyone know much about the specification for the cladding? I remember Renzo saying something about white glass? not sure if this is still on the cards though.

london lad · March 18th, 2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by delores

Does anyone know much about the specification for the cladding? I remember Renzo saying something about white glass? not sure if this is still on the cards though.

Haven't you heard its changed to your favourite ....green glass

Joke

Officer Dibble · March 19th, 2009, 12:09 AM

props to fitz for getting the money shot - there's no doubt about it now. bonus PBJT

Sitback · March 19th, 2009, 12:12 AM

This thread makes my willy itch.

Noostairz · March 19th, 2009, 12:20 AM

great news all round. i give it 20yrs before EH list it, the clowns (not for listing it but for... well, y'know).

edit: i also reckon this thread, if it's not lost to a hacking or anything like that, will be of interest to future generations who want to look back at the history of what will end up being their iconic tower's development. seriously can see some kid stumbling across this thread in whatever form it's maintained in like 2050 and being fascinated by all the twists and turns, the vast amounts of pics of it going up, etc.

Jack Rabbit Slim · March 19th, 2009, 01:01 AM

Gothic you little sex kitten, where've you been hiding those gems of pictures? Love the first one of LBT, I don't think I've ever seen a proper close-up of the tip of the tower before, looks even sharper and more crisp then I'd hoped for! The glass overrun is a brilliant addition to the overall design, whoever put that in should get an award!

Keep taking those photos guys, really appreciate it! Piles is now my new favourite word!

Dan-87 · March 19th, 2009, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbo

can't be any clearer than that eh.

I do apologise jimbo, I should have known to look for trees as a sure sign of knowing where an observation deck is in a building

***Medo*** · March 19th, 2009, 01:11 AM

Sorry for posting this again...

...but it looks huge even with 30 floors missing from it.

March 18th, 2009, 07:52 PM	#4802
fitz44 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,203 Likes (Received): 6	And a large extra close-up; __________________ London Random and Unseen Photos; http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=637985 Last edited by fitz44; March 18th, 2009 at 07:58 PM.

March 18th, 2009, 07:53 PM	#4803
TomD'07 Surveying a town near you Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bristol Posts: 881 Likes (Received): 0	awesome, just awesome. Great interview, lovely renders and a piling rig - and all on the warmest and nicest day of the year so far, bonus! __________________ Insert signature here

March 18th, 2009, 10:35 PM	#4812
eXSBass Tea. Earl grey. Hot. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 2,526 Likes (Received): 25	Can't get better than that, cladding before the core! __________________ The world is my oyster.

March 19th, 2009, 12:09 AM	#4815
Officer Dibble cartoon policeman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Londres Posts: 2,972 Likes (Received): 47	props to fitz for getting the money shot - there's no doubt about it now. bonus PBJT __________________ dibble music

March 19th, 2009, 12:12 AM	#4816
Sitback NW London baby! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,102 Likes (Received): 12	This thread makes my willy itch. __________________ Kos he's worth it!

March 18th, 2009, 08:20 PM	#4804
Dan-87 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bracknell, England Posts: 1,124 Likes (Received): 0	Get up there you big ol' bastard! Where will the observation level roughly be?

March 18th, 2009, 09:32 PM	#4807
jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	can't be any clearer than that eh. Look at all the Stent men! Lovely renders as well. This site is cooking.

March 18th, 2009, 09:39 PM	#4808
marrio415 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mansfield and Oxford UK Posts: 815 Likes (Received): 6	Sweet Moment

March 18th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#4810
milkymilky Lovely! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Posts: 354 Likes (Received): 1	Wow, great news all round. Unbelievable that this is U/C. Fantastic renders. Although I make an early prediction that the Shards at the top will whistle on windy days a-la Beetham Manchester!! Officer Dib - how do you get your bananas to moonwalk dammit!!!!

March 18th, 2009, 10:34 PM	#4811
Langur Londinium langur Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 8,222 Likes (Received): 90	I never noticed the small extensions at the bottom of the building until now. I would prefer them not to be there but they're small and invisible from most angles. They won't stop this from being one of the best skyscrapers ever built and one of London's finest ever buildings to boot.

March 18th, 2009, 11:09 PM	#4813
delores Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,570 Likes (Received): 25	Does anyone know much about the specification for the cladding? I remember Renzo saying something about white glass? not sure if this is still on the cards though.

March 19th, 2009, 12:20 AM	#4817
Noostairz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Transatlantic Posts: 10,012 Likes (Received): 1	great news all round. i give it 20yrs before EH list it, the clowns (not for listing it but for... well, y'know). edit: i also reckon this thread, if it's not lost to a hacking or anything like that, will be of interest to future generations who want to look back at the history of what will end up being their iconic tower's development. seriously can see some kid stumbling across this thread in whatever form it's maintained in like 2050 and being fascinated by all the twists and turns, the vast amounts of pics of it going up, etc. Last edited by Noostairz; March 19th, 2009 at 12:33 AM.

March 19th, 2009, 01:01 AM	#4818
Jack Rabbit Slim Divemaster! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Empire Posts: 5,840 Likes (Received): 296	Gothic you little sex kitten, where've you been hiding those gems of pictures? Love the first one of LBT, I don't think I've ever seen a proper close-up of the tip of the tower before, looks even sharper and more crisp then I'd hoped for! The glass overrun is a brilliant addition to the overall design, whoever put that in should get an award! Keep taking those photos guys, really appreciate it! Piles is now my new favourite word! __________________ Over ONE HUNDRED MILLION sharks are killed each year by humans, 11,000 sharks every hour of every day. Many species of the oldest predator on this planet will be extinct in less then 50 years at this rate. They will never be here again.

March 19th, 2009, 01:11 AM	#4820
*Medo* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London Posts: 18,437 Likes (Received): 108	Sorry for posting this again... ...but it looks huge even with 30 floors missing from it. __________________ If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. -Voltaire

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