Its A Tall As The Eiffel Tower & Being Built In London...

[Mulder]

That's not Canary Wharf

Yeah what that guy said

Edited by Mulder on Thursday 11th March 23:50

[im]

Oh ffs

[sleep envy]

easy mistake mate

[im]

My point still stands though. 1 Canada Sq will look nought special when all the building work finishes - thankfully.

Edited by im on Friday 12th March 00:02

[sleep envy]

agreed

[Jonny671]

dandarez said:

Wacky Racer said:

Off topic but:-

With 9/11 would you fancy working on the top floors?........

I was thinking that.

We love to follow the Yanks like lemmings, but building loads of twin towers... ah well, never did like the smoke 'cept for in the 60s (then it WAS really alive!!)

I think if the terrorists are going to try and cause destruction they'll do it anyway, 50th floor of a skyscraper or not.. IMO.

I'd personally love to be up near the top of one of those buildings.

im said:

Oh ffs

Not seen that before!

[im]

16th February 2010



12th March 2010 (or 28 Days Later)




Now thats an impressive construction speed!

[Dr Imran T]

Nice thread I think the Shard will be fantastic once completed. As a few others have said, the only way is up!!

That part of London needs something a bit special. I believe it is due for completion in 2012 - is it on schedule anyone know?

[richinleeds]

I think LBT looks fantastic and to say it isn't original is tosh, if you actually read about the development you may change your mind it wil be great for London as will Heron and Bishopsgate(Pinnacle)http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=375557.

As someone mentioned earlier about the Wharf been only half finished it will be getting a new tallest in this http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408... although i'm not too sure on it myself and of course size isn't everything or so i've been told.

[sleep envy]

t'was me

meh! more grey/glass boxes, wasted opportunity IMO

[sleep envy]

st_files said:

sleep envy said:

st_files said:

Erm...you cant see the inspiration?

You really think the shard is original??

other than the fact that it has a point, no

yes, don't you?

what other buildings does it look like? don't say pyramids because that's a cop out

I'll get back to you on that.

any more thoughts StF?

[im]

I climbed all the way to the top of a very tall crane...TWICE...to get those shots - but does anybody say "thanks"?

[sleep envy]

Why?

They have web cams for that

[im]

Well I think if you'd done your homework correctly you'd have found that they were out of commission on those 2 days. So, there was nothing else for it...

[grumbledoak]

If you've read my posts you'll know that I expect this one to be an eyesore.

The bearer of bad news. Shooting. Etc.

[im]

grumbledoak said:

If you've read my posts you'll know that I expect this one to be an eyesore.

The bearer of bad news. Shooting. Etc.

I don't understand or agree with that. After all its a building (unlike say the Eiffel Tower which is more a monument) and as such (from the published renders etc) its as nice as anything similar anywhere in the country.

Its also being built in an "eyesore" area and as such might just attract more new projects to that part of town.

[grumbledoak]

im said:

Its also being built in an "eyesore" area and as such might just attract more new projects to that part of town.

No arguing that Guy's (?) is an eyesore. But, the right course of action would have been to pull that down.

Within a collection of skyscrapers this would have gone relatively un-noticed. Say, at the Wharf, or even in the City nearer to the Gherkin. But this is being intentionally built away from, and far taller than, existing buildings. Even the 'artists impressions' aren't great, and they normally prove to be a touch 'optimistic'.

[Slyjoe]

im said:

I climbed all the way to the top of a very tall crane...TWICE...to get those shots - but does anybody say "thanks"?

Thanks! - oh and thanks for making me stay up till silly o'clock looking at that bloody website.

[FraserLFA]

im said:

Are they building from the top down?

[sleep envy]

grumbledoak said:

If you've read my posts you'll know that I expect this one to be an eyesore.

The bearer of bad news. Shooting. Etc.

why don't you like it?