London skyline 2012 - all clusters in one view - Page 11

delores · July 25th, 2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Newcastle Guy

The London skyline hasn't been beautiful for a LOOOONG time. There are beautiful pieces to it, sure... but what is now happening is the 21st Century renaissance of the city. There will once again be stunning skylines and vistas of central London, not seen since before the blitz.

London is finally getting better again, after suffering years of what can only be described as an architectural illness or rot following the bombings by the Nazis.

its finally showing its wealth which has been there for a long time and that doesnt mean building the tallest building in the world.

***wjfox*** · July 25th, 2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kobo

Cheers WJfox for your panoramic view. Have most of these buildings been approved then?

As I said earlier, more than 50% of buildings have been approved.

By the way, I've just updated my personal website and you can find a little animation on there -

http://www.willfox.com/

When the menu loads, click on "Creative Work", then in the sub-menu choose "Retouching" and you'll see a transition which fades between 2007 and 2012.

jef · July 26th, 2007, 10:06 AM

Congratulations Will. I have read the ES paper from the Amalfitan Coast in Italy where I spent my holidays.

***wjfox*** · July 26th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Thanks Jef.

Glad to see you back.

Newcastle Guy · July 26th, 2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jef

Congratulations Will. I have read the ES paper from the Amalfitan Coast in Italy where I spent my holidays.

Oh THATS why you haven't been around! Welcome back

MercuryRise · July 26th, 2007, 02:11 PM

wow havnt checked this thread in a loooooong time, and congratulations are in order, albeit extremely late. this is fantastic news for our community, that this render has prompted debate on this scale is great. Especialyl considering peoples views are getting put accross, compared to a seemingly baised view from bigger institutions such as CABE, UNESCO and EH. People power! thanks Fox for ur key input.

CtrlAltDel · August 10th, 2007, 03:32 AM

Wow!! It's like 3 skylines in one city. Finally London will look like the big, glamorous city it is. These projects are amazing, and this beautiful rendering shows it.
Very well done Will

PeterSmith · August 13th, 2007, 11:16 PM

Very, very exciting rendering. Fantastic job on the rendering, Will. You deserve a big thanks for laboring so to bring us such a fine rendering. Either I'm incredibly slow at Photoshop or that must have taken you days or, more likely, weeks to complete. Stellar work!

elfabyanos · August 15th, 2007, 01:45 PM

Will - only just spotted this on the projects thread and fell out og my chair!!! Good work. Dunno if this has already been asked, but any chance of adding the Elephant & Castle projects to it?

***wjfox*** · August 15th, 2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by elfabyanos

Will - only just spotted this on the projects thread and fell out of my chair!!! Good work.

Lol. Dunno how you could have missed it. It's the most viewed thread in the London forum, and it's been in my signature for the last couple of months!

Thanks, anyway.

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Originally Posted by elfabyanos

Dunno if this has already been asked, but any chance of adding the Elephant & Castle projects to it?

I've already done Castle House and the Rogers tower. I know there's Oakmayne Plaza too, and possibly a couple of additional 40-storey residentials but we don't really know about them yet. Perhaps I'll add a couple of generic-looking towers to represent them. Also, I was thinking of re-doing Bishopsgate Goodsyard so it fits the recent masterplan we saw. There's another 200m+ tower I can add.

kzurrin · August 15th, 2007, 08:15 PM

with this skyline in 2012 London won't be the best,i think that London must make buildings more beautiful and no so highs...this is my personal opinion...because this buildings will emphasize of the rest

.Adam · August 15th, 2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kzurrin

with this skyline in 2012 London won't be the best,i think that London must make buildings more beautiful and no so highs...this is my personal opinion...because this buildings will emphasize of the rest

Are you looking at the same rendering? Everyone to there own ...
and congrats again to Will on such good work!

Newcastle Guy · August 15th, 2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kzurrin

with this skyline in 2012 London won't be the best,i think that London must make buildings more beautiful and no so highs...this is my personal opinion...because this buildings will emphasize of the rest

Modern buildings don't get much more beautiful than The Shard, Leadenhall and The Pinnacle.

London will have both. Height AND excellent design, en masse. I don't think I can say the same for any other European city.

Its AlL gUUd · August 16th, 2007, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kzurrin

with this skyline in 2012 London won't be the best,i think that London must make buildings more beautiful and no so highs...this is my personal opinion...because this buildings will emphasize of the rest

umm... what are you talking about?

Trogdor · August 21st, 2007, 11:51 AM

I love the Canary Wharf Cluster: It's much larger (in area) than i'd imagined it would become! i'm not so sure about the architectural coherence of the financial quarter around Natwest and Swiss Re headquarters. It seems like each building blocks another from view.

meerkat · August 27th, 2007, 12:59 AM

Love the rendering - i first saw it on wired new york. wjfox2002 - nice work!!

London is the best city in the world, and with these new skyscrapers its getting better.

***wjfox*** · August 27th, 2007, 01:10 AM

Thanks - and welcome to the forum.

Frankfurter_Bockwurst · August 30th, 2007, 08:44 PM

um didnt read whole thread so: will all these towers be built?
sorry for bad english im german and in the 9th grade to learn it..
(we have BAAAAAAAAAAD teachers ^_^ )

potto · August 31st, 2007, 08:54 AM

Quite a lot of them have planning permission which is quite a hurdle in this country and is a useful indicator of the willingness of a developer to carry the project forward.

A few of them are in the stage of demolition/site preparation with contracts signed etc but as we are all aware there is no guarantee until a core actually rises that any of them will be built!

Auxodium · September 5th, 2007, 06:49 PM

wow im impressed

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July 26th, 2007, 10:06 AM	#203
jef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brussels/London Posts: 3,362 Likes (Received): 0	Congratulations Will. I have read the ES paper from the Amalfitan Coast in Italy where I spent my holidays.

August 10th, 2007, 03:32 AM	#207
CtrlAltDel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 177 Likes (Received): 0	Wow!! It's like 3 skylines in one city. Finally London will look like the big, glamorous city it is. These projects are amazing, and this beautiful rendering shows it. Very well done Will

August 13th, 2007, 11:16 PM	#208
PeterSmith Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami/Baltimore Posts: 4,165 Likes (Received): 12	Very, very exciting rendering. Fantastic job on the rendering, Will. You deserve a big thanks for laboring so to bring us such a fine rendering. Either I'm incredibly slow at Photoshop or that must have taken you days or, more likely, weeks to complete. Stellar work!

August 15th, 2007, 01:45 PM	#209
elfabyanos Dracuna Macoides Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,826 Likes (Received): 0	Will - only just spotted this on the projects thread and fell out og my chair!!! Good work. Dunno if this has already been asked, but any chance of adding the Elephant & Castle projects to it?

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kzurrin ... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEON-CRÑ Posts: 2,910 Likes (Received): 1	with this skyline in 2012 London won't be the best,i think that London must make buildings more beautiful and no so highs...this is my personal opinion...because this buildings will emphasize of the rest

August 21st, 2007, 11:51 AM	#215
Trogdor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hastings Posts: 9 Likes (Received): 0	I love the Canary Wharf Cluster: It's much larger (in area) than i'd imagined it would become! i'm not so sure about the architectural coherence of the financial quarter around Natwest and Swiss Re headquarters. It seems like each building blocks another from view.

August 27th, 2007, 12:59 AM	#216
meerkat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LONDON. Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Love the rendering - i first saw it on wired new york. wjfox2002 - nice work!! London is the best city in the world, and with these new skyscrapers its getting better.

August 30th, 2007, 08:44 PM	#218
Frankfurter_Bockwurst 3d Artist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 1,563 Likes (Received): 195	um didnt read whole thread so: will all these towers be built? sorry for bad english im german and in the 9th grade to learn it.. (we have BAAAAAAAAAAD teachers ^_^ )

August 31st, 2007, 08:54 AM	#219
potto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 13,515 Likes (Received): 258	Quite a lot of them have planning permission which is quite a hurdle in this country and is a useful indicator of the willingness of a developer to carry the project forward. A few of them are in the stage of demolition/site preparation with contracts signed etc but as we are all aware there is no guarantee until a core actually rises that any of them will be built!