London Skyscrapers - Proposed But Never Built

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That is depressing...I can't even imagine how much more incredible London would be if they were built, especially the westminster and the crystal palace one

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The imperial tower was by far the most interesting never built towers. The cost I would suspect be very high but what an asset to London if it ever were to be built....we can but dream...sigh.

Not a fan of the 1950's plan for the South Bank, but my concern would have for the Westminster Tower.....I suspect part of the reason it didn't go ahead was that it would, looking at the video a little closer, have meant the partial demolition of Westminster Abbey most notably the Lady Chapel and Shrine of Edward the Confessor as well as the Chapter House. Something I think would horrify even the most niave planner these days.....

It's great to see ideas for tall buildings that don't conform to the lazy assumptions of what a tall building must look like.

It reminds me a little of the amazing pictures of New York in the first decades of the 20th century, where the tallest buildings weren't afraid of showing a bit of attention to detail and design flair.

Today, such 'fripperies' are firmly ejected as some sort of architectural heresy. We must lap up our bland floor-to-ceiling glass cladding and lump it, even though it's hardly 'modern' any more as they've been buildings like this for decades now.