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Previous London summary threads:
1 | 2 | 3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=230639) | 4 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=266031) | 5 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291141) | 6 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=311029) | 7 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334869) | 8 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=350187) | 9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=377643) | 10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=413465) | 11 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=446250) | 12 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=483225) | 13 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=529122) | 14 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=580666) | 15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=21976351) | 16 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=735222) | 17 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=857760)


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London Bridge Tower - the "Shard of Glass"
Southwark

Height: 310m | Floors: 72 | Architect: Renzo Piano | Developer: Sellar Property Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=407549) | Official website (http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/) | Renzo Piano Building Workshop (http://www.rpbw.com) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=46) | Station redevelopment (http://www.tpbennett.co.uk/project.aspx?siteid=2&projectid=13)

Notes:

This landmark tower will be the first building in the UK to break the 1000 foot barrier. It will be nearly twice the height of the Gherkin,
and one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
London's first truly "mixed use" tower, the floors will be divided (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25998656&postcount=3645) into a mixture of residential, office, hotel, retail and public space.
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the tower was structurally redesigned to improve stability and reduce evacuation times.
The tower went through a lengthy public inquiry. It was approved by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, on 19th November 2003.
The total cost of the project is in excess of £1.2bn and includes major refurbishment of the neighbouring train and bus stations.
The tower has two main tenants lined up - Shangri-La Hotels (http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/london/shangrila), who will be occupying floors 34-52 - and Transport for London (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=595) who will
take some of the office space.
Financial issues plagued the tower for years, but were resolved in 2008 when four Qatari banks took an 80% stake
in the project (buying-out both CLS and Simon Halabi). All funding and contracts were subsequently secured.

Current Status:
Under construction! The core is due to begin rising in late November according to this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WYKyCrK9tM).
The tower will be topped-out in late 2010 and is scheduled for practical completion by May 2012.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/46TheShard_pic2.jpg





Bishopsgate Tower - "The Pinnacle"
The City

Height: 288m | Floors: 63 | Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox | Developer: Union Investment Real Estate AG (formerly known as DIFA)

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=375557) | Bishopsgate Tower promotional video (23mb) (http://realestate.union-investment.com/downloads/difa/6578b558d68b03dfb3ee75ca8ece8f0d.0.0/tbt_en_large.mov) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2839)

Notes:

At 288 metres, the Bishopsgate Tower will form the centrepiece of London’s financial district. It will be over 100 metres taller than
the City's current tallest building, Tower 42 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_42).
Plans for a tower on this site have been around since 2002. A previous design (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=89) by Helmut Jahn was scrapped following concerns over
the base and crown, and its effect on views from Fleet Street. The revised design - by architects Kohn Pederson Fox - is more
sleek and elegantly proportioned, and is intended to complement the neighbouring proposals such as the Leadenhall Building.
A planning application was submitted in June 2005. A revised planning application with a 19m height reduction was submitted
and given final approval in April 2006. In November 2006, the developers secured funding for the project from Arab Investments.
The full planning report for the tower can be accessed by clicking here (http://www.minutes.org.uk/cgi-bin/cgi003.exe?Y,,,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000,90,2001,City+of+London,REPORT,london,Planning+and+Transportation+Committee,BROWSE,,,,,,,,,,25.04.06,985850937,986879029,1,000000085967,1,1,1,P,29181892,0,00,00,N).

Current Status:
Piling is complete. Keltbray are back on site, to complete demo of the basement levels of the previous building, and to complete the
enabling works. Construction of the basements for the new building will then follow. The core and superstructure won't rise above ground
until late 2010.

Despite the long wait, it seems highly likely that this tower will eventually be built. The final contract (for the concrete) will be awarded
shortly. All of the retail space has been let, plus over 25% of the office space, and the four restaurant floors at the top.

Topping-out is scheduled for late 2012, and the building is due to open in 2013.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/bishopsgatetower/11.jpg





Heron Tower
The City

Height: 246m (202m roof + 44m spire) | Floors: 47 | Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates | Developer: Heron International PLC

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=413356) | Skanska project page with news updates (http://www.skanska.co.uk/herontower) | Mayor Ken Livingstone's comments (http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=1324) | Architects' website (http://www.kpf.com)

Notes:

Following concerns from English Heritage about its impact on St Paul's and other historic views, Heron Tower was put through
a public inquiry. The inquiry ruled in favour of the developers, and the tower was approved on 22nd July 2002 by the Deputy
Prime Minister, John Prescott. He agreed with the planning inspector that no significant harm would come to the setting of
St Paul's cathedral and that some marginal impact on heritage interests was "inevitable with any major development".
He acknowledged that the tower would be "an elegant, graceful and well proportioned structure" and would contribute to the
overall supply of office accommodation in the City, as well as boosting the economy.
The scheme includes an additional smaller tower of around 100m, immediately adjacent to the main building's north side.
This is Heron Plaza (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=682) and will include 250,000 sq ft of retail space.

Current Status:
Under construction! The tower recently passed the 150m mark. For more information see the construction schedule (http://www.planning.cityoflondon.gov.uk:90/WAM/doc/Page-7?extension=.pdf&page=7&wmTransparency=0&id=104915&wmLocation=0&location=livevolume1&contentType=application%2Fpdf&wmName=&pageCount=129).


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/heron/5.jpg





Columbus Tower
Canary Wharf

Height: 237m | Floors: 65 | Architect: DMWR Architects | Developer: Commercial Estates Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=270065) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=47)

Notes:

This is a massive hotel and residential scheme for a site just outside the Canary Wharf estate.
If built, it would become the tallest building in the Docklands - overtaking both 1 Canada Square and Riverside South.
The crown of the building has been deliberately designed to evoke the Thames Flood Barrier.

Current Status:
This project has been floating around for many years. Planning permission was renewed in October 2009, following the intervention
of Boris Johnson. It is unclear when construction will begin. However, the current buildings on site are leased for the next few years
which could delay things further.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/47ColumbusTower_pic1.jpg





Riverside South
Canary Wharf

Height: 236m and 189m | Floors: 45 and 37 | Architect: Richard Rogers | Developer: Canary Wharf Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=10431727) | Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners - project detail (http://www.rsh-p.com/work/all_projects/canary_wharf_riverside_south/design) (note - this features the older design) | SkyscraperNews listing - tower 1 (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=53) | SkyscraperNews listing - tower 2 (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=261)

Notes:

The tallest tower was given a height increase, making it structurally taller than 1 Canada Square (but shorter by AOD height).
In terms of floorspace, this will be the largest single office development in Europe - over 3 million square feet.
JP Morgan were secured as tenants in August 2008.

Current Status:
Under construction!. Work on the basements recently started, after a long period of excavation and piling.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/53RiversideSouth1_pic1.jpg





The Leadenhall Building
The City

Height: 225m | Floors: 48 | Architect: Richard Rogers | Developer: British Land PLC

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=415718) | British Land development page (http://www.britishland.com/devleadenhall.htm) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=49)

Notes:

This tower is designed by Richard Rogers, the man behind Lloyds of London, the Dome, and the Pompidou Centre in Paris.
Despite its height, the building has a relatively small amount of floorspace (500,000 sq ft), due to its unusual profile
which means the floorplates gradually decrease the higher up it goes.
The base will feature a 90 ft high atrium, extending the public area of St Helens and providing shelter from the elements.
Glass lifts will carry employees up the outside of the building, similar to those on the Lloyds Building only twice as high.
Click here (http://www.minutes.org.uk/cgi-bin/cgi003.exe?Y,,,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000,90,0,Corporation+of+London,REPORT,london,Planning+and+Transportation+Committee,BROWSE,,,,,,,,,,26.10.04,739171025,740078527,1,000000079731,1,1,1,P,60741610,0,00,00,N) to view the full planning report from the Corporation of London.



Current Status:
All construction work, including the basements, has been halted due to the economic downturn. According to one reliable source,
this tower will likely be delayed for several years; possibly even cancelled altogether and replaced with a smaller project.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall/1.jpg





North Quay
Canary Wharf

Height: 216m/203m/120m | Floors: 44/38/18 | Architect: Cesar Pelli | Developer: Canary Wharf Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=432400) | Architect's website (http://www.pcparch.com/) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=51)

Notes:

This trio of towers would be situated on a 7-acre site at the northern edge of the Canary Wharf estate. Previously known
as "Shed 35", the site was sold to Canary Wharf Group with planning permission for a mixed-use development.
In total, the North Quay scheme will provide over 4 million sq ft of floorspace for retail and offices.
Development is likely to take place after the completion of the Churchill Place and Riverside South districts.
However, there could be further delays in the form of Crossrail (see below).

Current Status:
Approved, but unlikely to rise until 2017 or even later. The main problem lies with Crossrail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail), part of which is going
to run directly underneath the towers. The economic downturn is another factor.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/northquay/3.jpg





City Pride
Canary Wharf

Height: 209m | Floors: 61 | Architect: Norman Foster & Partners | Developer: Glenkerinn UK

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=613565) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=5556)

Notes:

This massive residential skyscraper is planned by developer Glenkerrin, on the site of a pub in the Docklands. The site was bought for £32m.
In terms of floor count, only the Shard and Pinnacle will be higher.
The tower has faced considerable opposition from local residents.

Current Status:
Approved in April 2009. Construction may start in 2010.


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Wood Wharf
Canary Wharf

Height: 200m/187m/182m/154m | Floors: Various | Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership | Developer: British Waterways & Canary Wharf Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=317626) | Official website (http://www.woodwharf.com/)

Notes:

Wood Wharf is one of the largest urban projects in London. It will lead to the redevelopment of a huge, largely derelict area
to the immediate east of Canary Wharf. This will be a mixed-use scheme, with 3.5 million square feet of office space and around
1,500 homes along with retail, leisure and hotels. The office space would effectively be a seamless expansion of the Canary Wharf
business district, albeit not officially part of the Canary Wharf estate.
The development includes four skyscrapers of 200m, 187m, 182m, 154m and a number of smaller buildings.

Current Status:
The final masterplan was approved in October 2008. The entire development is expected to take around 10 years to build.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/woodwharf/1.jpg





Heron Quays West
Canary Wharf

Height: 198m/147m/95m | Floors: 33/21/12 | Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners | Developer: Canary Wharf Group

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=459295)

Notes:

This trio of office towers would be built to the immediate west of the Heron Quays buildings.
Together, they would add nearly 200,000 square metres of internal floorspace space to the Canary Wharf estate,
including the largest trading floors in Europe (7,962 sq m, compared with 6,673 sq m for the current record holder in the City).

Current Status:
Approved in March 2008. It is unclear when construction will begin.


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1 Park Place
Canary Wharf

Height: 197m | Floors: 45 | Architect: Horden Cherry Lee | Developer: Grattan Property Company Ltd

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=573330) | Architect's website (http://www.hcla.co.uk/projects/?prorub1=ap&prorub2=1&pid=129)

Notes:

This will stand just to the east of the Riverside South towers.
The tower's height is 191m to the roof, but includes a facade overrun going up to 197m.

Current Status:
The tower was approved in August 2008. It is unclear when construction will begin.


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St George Tower
Lambeth

Height: 181m | Floors: 49 | Architect: Broadway Malyan | Developer: St George

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=221585) | Broadway Malyan (http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projects/sustainability/vauxhall-tower.cfm) | Official website (http://www.number1-thetower.co.uk/) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=119)

Notes:

If built, this would be the tallest all-residential tower in the UK and one of the tallest in Europe.
Energy efficiency is one of the project's most important features. The structure is topped by a wind turbine, which
will power the common lighting. At the base, water will be drawn from the London Aquifer and heat pump technology
will be used to remove warmth from the water in the winter to heat the apartments. The tower will require one-third
of the energy compared to a similar building and CO2 release will be between one half and two-thirds of normal
emissions. It will be triple glazed to minimise heat loss and gain, with low ‘e’ glazing and ventilated blinds between
the glazing to further reduce heat gain.

Current Status:
Approved (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/londonnews/articles/17731809?source=Evening%20Standard ), following a public inquiry. It is unclear when construction will begin.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/119StGeorgeWharfTower_pic6.jpg





100 Bishopsgate
The City

Height: 165m | Floors: 40 | Architect: Allies and Morrison | Developer: Great Portland Estates

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=354677) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2069)

Notes:

This tower would stand on a site immediately to the south of the Heron Tower. If viewed from Waterloo Bridge, it would be
obscured by Tower 42.
Construction is unlikely to start until 2011 (see below).

Current Status:
This was approved in April 2007. However, the current site lease runs until early 2011.


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1 Blackfriars Road - "Mirax-Beetham Tower"
Southwark SE1

Height: 163m | Floors: 52 | Architect: Ian Simpson Architects | Developer: Beetham Organization

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400279) | Exhibition photos and information (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=10065942&postcount=560) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1524)

Notes:

Originally proposed at 70 floors/220m, this has twice been reduced in height, and the footprint has shrunk.
A public viewing gallery will be located on the top floor, offering stunning views across the capital.
The building will feature a 6-star Jumeirah hotel and luxury apartments, each with their own internal conservatory space.


Current Status:
Approved in March 2009 following a lengthy public inquiry. The neighbouring 20 Blackfriars Road towers were also approved.
Construction is believed to be getting underway in 2010.


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Northgate Tower (Bishops Place)
Hackney/City border

Height: 161m/126m | Floors: 51/35 | Architect: Foster & Partners | Developer: Hammerson

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=431133) | Technical drawings (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17301182&postcount=215) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/bdbsearch.php?qns=Bishops+Place&x=0&y=0)

Notes:

This is a major mixed-use scheme on the City/Hackney border, immediately adjacent to the Broadgate Tower.
Originally, it was intended that a historic pub, the Light Bar, would be demolished. However, following a campaign by
local residents, along with objections from CABE, this was saved and incorporated into the plans.

Current Status:
The developers hope to receive planning permission by next March. After substantial enabling works (due to nearby rail lines),
the residential tower should be U/C by mid-2012.


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Odalisk
Croydon

Height: 160m/100m (estimated) | Floors: 51/31 | Architect: CZWG Architects | Developer: Guildhouse-Rosepride

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=580546) | Skyscrapernews article (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1778)

Notes:

This is a major mixed-use scheme planned for Croydon. Tower 1 is 100m and contains hotel/residential space,
while tower 2 is 160m and will contain residential/office space.
If built, it would be one of the tallest buildings in South London.

Current Status:
Originally submitted for planning in 2008, this has now gone back to the pre-planning/consultation stage.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5700OdaliskTower1_pic1.jpg





20 Fenchurch Street - the "Walkie Talkie"
The City

Height: 160m | Floors: 36 | Architect: Rafael Vinoly | Developer: Land Securities

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=321409) | Official website (http://www.20fenchurchstreet.co.uk) | Skyscrapernews listing (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=4683)

Notes:

This project replaces a 91m tower from the 1960s. It involved a very lengthy demolition process (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDZ37CWVW4).
Opinions are very divided on this tower's unusual design. Following criticism about its height and impact on the views
of St Pauls Cathedral, it was reduced by 9 floors, from 45 to 36. It subsequently went throgh a public inquiry
(the 4th London skyscraper to go through this process), and was finally approved in July 2007. The full planning report
can be accessed here (http://www.minutes.org.uk/cgi-bin/cgi003.exe?Y,,,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000,90,2001,City+of+London,REPORT,london,Planning+and+Transportation+Committee,BROWSE,,,,,,,,,,19.09.06,1037721683,1038857296,1,000000087385,1,1,1,P,92873738,0,00,00,N).

Current Status:
Demolition and site preparation was completed in June 2009. However, Land Securities won't proceed with
construction until the market picks up.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/468320FenchurchStreet_pic9.jpg





Crossharbour - "Baltimore Wharf"
Tower Hamlets

Height: 150m | Floors: 45 | Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill | Developer: Ballymore Properties Ltd

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=335477)

Notes:

This major residential development would stand to the south-east of the Canary Wharf cluster.
It has gone through a series of design changes, at one point being proposed at 170m. This latest version is 150m.
It will contain 330 flats, plus retail units at ground level.
The development includes some neighbouring low-rise buildings, in addition to the main tower.

Current Status:
Approved in July 2008. The neighbouring low-rise buildings have been under construction for some time now. However, it is
unclear when the tower itself will start to rise.


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5547CrossharbourPhase2Building1_pic3.jpg





Merchant Square
Westminster

Height: 150m | Floors: 44 | Architect: Perkins & Will | Developer: Paddington Development Corporation Limited

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316953) | Official website (http://www.merchantsquare.co.uk)

Notes:

This residential development, planned for a site on Harbet Road in Paddington, will contain a total of 223 apartments,
68 units of which are affordable housing that will occupy the lowest ten floors of the scheme.
Several other buildings are planned as part of Merchant Square, ranging in height from 49-66m.

Current Status:
Planning permission was granted for buildings D (52m) and E (63m) in May 2007, and for buildings C (66m) B (65m) and F (49m)
in June 2007. The tallest building (150m) was approved in July 2007 and work is expected to begin on site in the near future.




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/merchantsquare/1.jpg





Vauxhall Bondway Tower
Lambeth

Height: 150m | Floors: 42 | Architect: Make | Developer: London & Regional

Links: Forum thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=886862) | Skyscrapernews page (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1523) | Planning application (http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=KJU7K0BO0GL00&searchtype=WEEKLY)

Notes:

This project has been floating around for several years. It was originally believed to be 180m. The new height is 150m.
This is a residential tower and would join the nearby St George Wharf Tower.
It could be difficult to gain planning permission, given the current Mayor's policies.

Current Status:
Proposed in May 2009.


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Other Projects (various)

This includes all 'midrise' buildings under 150m. Also listed are any other schemes worth mentioning, such as long term projects,
towers in pre-planning, or rumoured but unconfirmed schemes. Projects highlighted in red are under construction. Here they are,
in descending order of height:


Project Three Houses (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=787222). A trio of snaking towers with heights of 250m, 200m and 100m that would stand to the south-east
of London Bridge Tower. This mixed-use development is being designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron.


Whitgift Centre redevelopment (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=579524). A major redevelopment of this prominent site in Croydon, South London. The developers have
hinted at a possible 60-storey tower.


Bishopsgate Goods Yard (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=430856). Ballymore are planning a major redevelopment of this prominent site, at the northern edge of the City.
Early indications are that it will include towers of 200m+ and a number of surrounding midrises. This could form a cluster with
the Broadgate Tower and the Northgate Tower.


Market Tower redevelopment (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=866006). Possible 170m and 155m towers for Vauxhall.


Cherry Orchard Road Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=449575). A series of four distinctive towers for East Croydon including a 160m skyscraper. However, the current scheme
faces a redesign and most likely a substantial reduction in height.


Sugar House (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=495494). A major development for Stratford which includes a tower similar in appearance to 122 Leadenhall.
Early indications are that the height will be 159m/40 storeys.


Broadgate Centre redevelopment (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=747). British Land have plans for a massive redevelopment in this prime location next to
Liverpool Street station, potentially adding over 1.2 million square feet of floorspace. The leases on some of the buildings
in the Broadgate Centre are due to expire in the next few years, and space is rapidly running out in the estate. Taking advantage
of changes in the viewing corridors to St Paul's cathedral, they have hinted at the possibility of much taller buildings on some of
the existing sites, perhaps as high as 150m/35 storeys. These new offices would join the Broadgate Tower literally next door.
Any construction is unlikely to start until the next property cycle in 2011-2012, however.


Dollar Bay Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=934424). A possible mixed-use scheme for the eastern end of Canary Wharf. 46-48 storeys.


Strata ( http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289065) (formerly the Multiplex Tower). This residential tower was approved in March 2006 as part of the Elephant & Castle
redevelopment. It began construction in December 2007 and is 147m tall.


Minerva Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=498957). Minerva are planning a "new urban quarter” for Wandsworth on the site of the former Young’s Ram brewery.
The ERP-designed scheme will comprise 700 flats spread across two residential towers of 39 and 29 storeys and
a mix of low-rise homes, restaurants, shops and a microbrewery. Height of the taller tower would be 146m.


22 Marsh Wall - "The Landmark" (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387926). A pair of major residential towers for the Docklands, located on the south-western
edge of the cluster, opposite Riverside South. 140m/44 storeys and 98m/30 storeys.


151 City Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=445920). This prominent site just north of the City was to have featured a striking, colourful tower designed by Will Alsop.
However, a "less ambitious scheme" will now be proposed because of the economic climate. Height of the previous scheme
would have been 140m/43 storeys.


Doon Street Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=349637). A residential tower for the South Bank. Previously 168m, but reduced in height following complaints from
English Heritage. Approved in August 2008 following a public inquiry. New height is 140m/43 storeys.


New Providence Wharf Building C (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=395444). Ballymore are planning a neighbour for the Ontario Tower. Designed by Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill, it will be 136m/44 storeys. Groundwork began in November 2007.


Croydon Gateway Office Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=431910). Originally planned at 155m, this new scheme is slightly shorter, but now has approval. 135m/30 storeys.


Wellesley Square (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=520683). Berkeley Homes are planning a major residential tower for Croydon, designed by Rolfe Judd. Work may start
in 2010. Height is 134m/44 storeys.


360 London (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=12430910). First Base won planning permission in September 2007 for this Rogers-designed residential tower near Strata.
Height is 134m/44 storeys.


Eileen House (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586208). A residential tower in Elephant & Castle that would join nearby Strata and 360 London.
Proposed in February 2009, this has been reduced in height due to the intervention of English Heritage.
Originally 143m/47 storeys, it will now be 134m/41 floors.


20 Blackfriars Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=389557). This project consists of two towers: a 98m office building and a 133m residential building. Approved in early 2009
following a PI.


150 Stratford High Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=429834). A major residential tower proposed for a site near the Olympic stadium. Height is 133m/41 storeys.


100 City Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=361792). This residential tower at the Old Street roundabout was rejected for being too tall. The developers lodged an appeal,
and won in October 2008. 131m/39 storeys.


30 & 40 Marsh Wall (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=573332). Possible 39 and 31-storey residential towers for Canary Wharf.


25 Churchill Place (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=20781318). This KPF-designed office tower was given a height increase in May 2008. It will now be 130m/23 storeys.


Stratford City Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=526528). Part of the masterplan for the area includes a 40-storey residential tower, revealed in September 2007.


Lots Road, Chelsea (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313119&page=1&pp=20). Two residential towers, one of 122m/37 storeys and another of 85m/25 storeys. The taller tower
was originally planned at 99m, but was given a height increase and has now been approved. The shorter building,
originally planned at 130m, has now been reduced in height, and is approved. The developers were embroiled in a
dispute with a local NIMBY, but eventually got through the legal process, and the towers now have full approval.
Demolition began in early 2008.


News International, Wapping (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=520062). The headquarters of News International will feature two towers - one of 122m/27 storeys
and another of 56m/12 storeys. These will stand mid-way between the City of London and Canary Wharf.
The council is still considering a planning application, originally submitted in 2003 but updated in 2007.


Trafalgar Way Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548133). A pair of residential towers designed by Make, at the northeast corner of the
Canary Wharf estate. They would link the Ontario and Quebec towers with the main cluster and Wood Wharf.
Heights would be 122m/35 storeys and 104m/29 storeys.


Sky Garden Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724626). A residential tower in Vauxhall that would stand near St George's Wharf. Approved in October 2008.
Height is 120m/35 storeys.


Newfoundland Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=602319). Possible 37-storey hotel/residential tower for Canary Wharf, on a site bounded by Park Place,
Westferry Road and Heron Quays Road. Approximately 120m.


Elizabeth House redevelopment (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=492447). A trio of midrises for Waterloo, adjacent to the station. In October 2008, these
were called-in for a public inquiry and in October 2009 were refused due to their poor design. Heights are 117m/107m/90m.


Convoy's Wharf (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=857712). A trio of 3 residential towers in Greenwich, all of which are approved. The tallest will be 116m/40-storeys,
but its AOD height will be significantly higher, at 148m. The other towers will be 91m/32 storeys and 72m/26 storeys respectively.
Architect is Richard Rogers.


Islington City Basin Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=449694). Two towers with heights of 115m and 90m have outline planning permission for a site
in Islington, North London.


Arrowhead Quay (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=324062). A Docklands office development being planned by Ballymore. Currently on hold. 114m/26 storeys.


Milton Court (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313664). Heron International, in partnership with Berkeley Homes, are planning a major residential tower for the City.
This will stand on a site immediately adjacent to Citypoint, adding to the emerging cluster around Moorgate. 112m/35 floors.
Demolition began in December 2007.


Walbrook Square (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351887). A major redevelopment of a prominent site between Cannon Street and Bank stations which has seen
the demolition of Bucklersbury House (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2371), one of the City's ugliest and most prominent eyesores. In its place will
stand four individual buildings connected by a new public square and 'historic' pedestrian routes, along with an exhibition space
displaying the remains of the Roman Temple of Mithras. In total, this massive development will contain almost a million square feet
of floorspace and will feature buildings of 106m, 71m, 67m and 66m. The project received approval in July 2007. However, latest
reports suggest that it faces a possible redesign and major delays.


100 Middlesex Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=342614). A student residential block that will help stretch the City skyline northeastwards.
105m/34 storeys.


Pioneer Point North (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265492). This pair of residential towers, the tallest in North London, will stand near the Olympic stadium.
Construction got underway in early 2008. The tallest is 105m/31 storeys.


Eagle House (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=483737). A mixed-use tower for Old Street/City Road, just north of the City. Approved in April 2006. Architect is Terry Farrell
and the developer is Groveworld. Height is 104m/34 storeys.


Royal London Hospital Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=524174). Major new hospital for Whitechapel, East London. 101m/18 storeys.


Millharbour Residentials (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351924). This new development is proposed right next door to the Pan Peninsula towers. It consists of
six interlinked towers of various heights, the tallest being approximately 100m/30 floors.


Reuters Blackwall Yard Redevelopment (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=591). Another project designed by Squire and Partners which includes a residential
tower of 98m/29 storeys. The development has been approved and will be located near Canary Wharf.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=591


Gypsy Corner Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=524254). Hamilton Associates are planning a 30-storey residential tower for Acton, West London.


Waterloo Trilogy Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=571509). Willingale Associates have plans for a 30 storey tower - dubbed Waterloo Trilogy Tower - on the
corner of Waterloo Road and Baylis Road (http://tinyurl.com/j9b4b), near the London Eye.


33-35 Commercial Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387131). A residential tower, designed by Burland TM Architects for a fringe site just to the east of
the City of London. 95m/36 storeys


Ailsa Waterside (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=11296640&postcount=509). Mixed-use development in the Lower Lea Valley which includes 800 new homes in a cluster of towers.
The tallest is around 95m/30 storeys.


Indescon Court (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=563783). Mixed-use buildings to the south of the main Canary Wharf cluster. The tallest will be 95m/30 storeys.


East India Dock Road Development (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=464905). After the successful launch of the Elektron Tower scheme, Barratt Homes have
another new project for a site just over the road. This consists of a series of post-modernist yellow apartment blocks,
the tallest of which is 94m/36 floors.


60-70 St Mary Axe (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=680440). A new office building designed by Foggo Architects. Height is 90m/18 storeys.


Skylon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=644343). Originally seen at the Festival of Britain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Britain) in 1951, there are now plans to resurrect this 90m structure.


20 Albert Embankment (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=497918). A trio of Foster-designed, mixed-use towers that will form part of a growing cluster of
developments in the area including St George's Wharf, Vauxhall Sky Gardens and 36-48 Albert Embankment. 89m/27 storeys.


Croydon College Vocational Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=444190). Mixed-use scheme, approved in February 2007, will become the tallest building
in Croydon, unless Croydon Gateway is built sooner. 88m/29 storeys.


250 City Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=834722). Land Sec are planning a large development that includes a 27 storey tower almost opposite the other
already consented City Road Basin towers.


Trinity One, Two and Three (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=367561). A series of three mixed-use buildings planned by Beetham for a massive site
on Minories, in the Aldgate area. Heights are 85m, 60m and 45m. The tallest will feature an observation deck
and public cafe on the top floor. The scheme was approved in January 2008, but is currently on hold.


Swiss Cottage Station Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8345297&postcount=835). Manchester developer Pervaiz Naviede is planning a tower of up to 25 storeys in north London,
after buying a landmark site above Swiss Cottage Tube station from CIT.


Alberta House (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=442488). New residential tower that will join both Ontario Tower and its neighbour to form a mini-cluster to the east
of Canary Wharf. 82m/24 storeys.


100 West Cromwell Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=602720). Multiplex/Tesco are planning a tower for a site on Cromwell Road / Hammersmith Flyover,
overlooking the tube from Earls Court to Olympia in West London. 82m/24 storeys.


"Baby Shard" (a.k.a. New London Bridge House) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=296278&page=1). As part of the Shard London Bridge development, Irvine Sellar plans to
demolish New London Bridge House (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=246) and replace it with another midrise. The first proposal was for a 600,000 sq ft
office building of 88m, which was approved. A revised design was then submitted for a shorter building of 74m.
In July 2007, this too was approved. Work is scheduled to be underway from mid-2009 onwards.


Orchard Place (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=390192). Ballymore are planning a huge mixed-use scheme on the Leamouth Peninsula in the Docklands.
This began construction in July 2007 and consists of 10 towers ranging in height from 44-80m/14-26 floors.


NEO Bankside (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=565571). A trio of residential towers for the South Bank, close to the Tate Modern. The tallest tower will be around 80m/24 storeys.


1 Mitre Square (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=541996). Another new midrise from Helical Bar, planned for EC3 in the City. Architect is Sheppard Robson.


Chesterfield House (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2916). New midrise being planned for Wembley, North London. The design is similar to Moorhouse.
It has been approved since 2001 and is yet to begin work. Height is 80m/19 storeys.


1 Commercial Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15969005). A new 79m office tower for the eastern edge of the City.


Aldgate Union (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=327538). A massive groundscraper under construction on the eastern edge of the City. In total, it will contain
nearly 600,000 sq ft of floorspace. The 2nd phase will include a tower of 79m/17 storeys.


Victoria Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=430049). As part of the regeneration taking place in Victoria, Land Securities are developing a cluster of office towers.
Originally proposed at 160m, this project has been scaled down twice, and faces ongoing issues with Westminster council.
The tallest building is now 79m.


Goodmans Fields (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=499272). A residential scheme planned for a site just to the south of Aldgate. Includes a tower of around 76m/24 storeys.


Tate Modern Extension (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=377117). This major extension of the gallery will include a rather "arty" looking tower of 76m.


252-385 Alie Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=7466841). Hamilton Associates have submitted planning proposals for a new 76m/25 storey energy-efficient tower
in Aldgate. The building will have 287 apartments including affordable housing, plus retail units at ground floor.


Oakmayne Plaza Towers (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=469892). Three residential towers for Elephant & Castle. They have faced major delays, and now face a possible height reduction too.
The tallest will be 76m/23 storeys.


Great West Quarter (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=12145094). This project, part of the urban regeneration of the Great West Road Corridor, comprises the
redevelopment of the old Smithkline Beecham H.O. brownfield site into a new large mixed use residential development.
The project, to be completed in 2010 over a number of phases, will provide in excess of 750 private and affordable
residential units. The developers are Barratt Homes, and the tallest tower will be around 75m/25 storeys.


81 Black Prince Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=966638). A residential tower near the Albert Embankment. Originally turned down by Lambeth Council, it was approved following
a public inquiry. 24 storeys.


36-48 Albert Embankment (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=735574). A fin-shaped residential tower. Refused planning permission in January 2009. 75m/23 storeys.


32-42 Bethnal Green Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=570081). A residential tower for a site just north of the Bishopsgate Goods Yard. 74m/25 storeys.


399 Edgware Road (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=793). New 72m residential tower, approved in November 2006.


30 The North Colonnade (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=346835). This is one of several new midrises for Canary Wharf, the others being built in nearby Churchill Place.
It will contain 320,000 square feet of office floorspace, most of which has been let to Fitch Ratings and KPMG. The top of the
building overlooking Canada Square and Churchill Place will feature a double height winter garden. Height is 71m/17 storeys.


New Court (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=18680323). Merchant bank Rothschild's new headquarters for the City. 70m/14 storeys.


Potters Fields (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=212552). Originally planned as a cluster of 8 towers, the tallest being 69m, this project is now facing a complete redesign
following massive local opposition.


82 West India Dock Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=19943901). Containing a mixture of apartments and offices, this will stand to the northwest of the Docklands cluster. 69m/21 storeys.


120 Fenchurch Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=590728). A massive, bulky office development similar to Plantation Place. Originally proposed at 130m+,
it will now be 69m/14 storeys.


4 Mastmaker Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=507579). A pair of residential towers, to the south of the main Canary Wharf cluster. Construction is underway.
They will be 67m/22 storeys and 58m/19 storeys respectively.


Wandsworth Road Development (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=4837). A new residential midrise for Wandsworth Road, SW8. Height is 65m/21 storeys.


64-74 Mark Lane (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=422438). New office tower, adjacent to Fenchurch Street station. The sloping glass roof will provide skygarden access
on a number of floors. Height is 63m/17 storeys.


240 Blackfriars Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=457359). Great Portland Estates are planning a redevelopment of this prominent site on Blackfriars Road,
with a striking new 15-storey office tower containing 130,000 sq ft of offices with ancillary retail and residential accommodation
in a separate building. 65m/15 storeys.


The Stratford Eye (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=7841143). Also known as Maryland Works Redevelopment. A new 19-storey tower being built as part of
the regeneration of Stratford. 58m/19 floors.


72 Fore Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=579725). New office scheme adjacent to Moorgate station. Approved in February 2008. Height is 56m/13 floors.


46 Blackfriars Road (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=692734). A hotel/office development near Southwark station, next to the old BT building. Reduced in height
from 80m/20 floors. New height is around 55m/14 floors.


Bezier Apartments (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=18732580). A pair of striking residential towers for Old Street/City Road. Heights are just under 50m.


Chambers Wharf (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=717142). A new Simpson-designed residential scheme to the east of Tower Bridge. The project includes 13 wind turbines.
There are six buildings. The tallest will be 46m/14 floors.


Westminster Bridge Park Plaza (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=351973). A 16-storey luxury hotel with 1,037 suites, along with business lounges, executive meeting rooms,
a ballroom, 2 restaurants, a brasserie, bars, health spa, gymnasium and indoor pool. It will also feature one of London's
largest conference rooms. It replaces an ugly groundscraper on a site virtually opposite Big Ben. Groundwork is underway. 44m/14 floors.







London Skyline 2012 - all clusters in one view

The panorama below shows every planned cluster from West London to East London. Most of the major tower projects can be seen here.

Discussion thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=489244



http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/8822012skyline_pic1.jpg

[Eigenwelt]

Amazing.

While I really dislike Bishopgate, the projects as a whole are breathtaking. I am really digging the "London" look almost all of the proposals seem to share.

[Steely Dan]

^ agreed. this is an awesome thread, not just because london has a good deal of tall projects on the boards, but also becuase of the consistent high quality seen throughout the list above.

london is one city that simply refuses to fuck around with constructing mediocre crap.

[oshkeoto]

London is having, hands-down, the best-looking boom of any city in the world.

[spyguy]

Wow. Basically everything is top notch quality. Nice work with this too. Didn't know half of them even existed (well I knew most of those ones you have renderings up for).

[wjfox2004]

London is having, hands-down, the best-looking boom of any city in the world.

Prior to the year 2000, the only skyscrapers in London were Tower 42 (http://www.willfox.com/images/london/1/21.jpg) and 1 Canada Square (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/1_Canada_Square_-_Canary_Wharf_-_oblique_-_evening_-_London_-_240404.jpg).

By around 2012, it could potentially have around 30-35 skyscrapers, including a 1000-footer (!)

[kazpmk]

nice to see a london thread in this sub forum now. London always has the greatest proposals.

[jason21atl]

Wow, absolutely amazing. Most all of those buildings are simply breathtaking.

[Swinefeld]

Superb job! Great rundown. Go London!

[oshkeoto]

I hope this isn't too off-topic for the thread--but I couldn't resist comparing these renderings to what we have going on in Chicago. Frankly, the only very tall building we have in the works that can compete architecturally with these London towers is Fordham Spire--and maybe Waterview and 340 OTP. Part of it is the high quality of the renderings, but the combination of glassiness and beautiful geometric detail, combined with some striking but unostentatious sculpturalism, on almost all of these buildings is simply breathtaking. The most impressive part, though, I think, is the creative ways in which many of these buildings interact with the street. That's something we can't even touch.

[Citrus-Fruit]

Fantastic thread - I was scanning through SSC and came across this, as the man mentioned before it may not be special in height but I love the way the lower 5 storeys and to a lesser extent the whole scheme is intergrated into the area.

I suppose this is why London has always been the hotbed of pic and mix, cause they do it so well. ;)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/622/13hc.jpg

[trvlr70]

I'm very impressed with the calibre of new skyscrapers coming to London. I only hope that they do not destroy the unique fabric of the city, however.

[TOBoy]

Fantastic thread. I was really looking for a great up-to-date summary of how London's major projects were proceeding and this really helped.

[JBinCalgary]

Impressive, the london skyline will be forever changed if these end up being built. which i hope they do because there are some terrific designs

[FlyersFan118]

London's got its own look. It has its own architectural style. London's gonna rock even harder in a few years.

Sweet rundown.

[pricemazda]

Well, a note of caution

Hardly any of these projects is actually under construction.

The one i can't wait for is London Bridge Tower. If you thought the Gherkin changed the London skyline. LBT will blow everything out of the water.

[The Great Scaper]

Very Very nice!!! I am truely surprised!!! --BB--

[Hoodrat]

London is having, hands-down, the best-looking boom of any city in the world.

agreed

[giallo]

Exceptional list. Wow.

[chicago]

Wow.... What we have planned in Chicago can't hold a candle to the high caiber architecture planned for London. All steel and glass. Very modern and beautiful. We may beat you guys in sheer quantity and height, but our painted concrete buildings are "utter shite" as you Brits would say, in comparison. Pure class.

[Citrus-Fruit]

A new 54 storey 164m tower has been proposed - looks quite good.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/4690GreenwichViewPlaceRedevelopment_pic1.jpg

[Citrus-Fruit]

Another wee bit of news from SSC

http://tinypic.com/i3tphz.jpg

42-storey Elephant tower approved
22 March 2006
London SE1 website team

A 42-storey tower at the Elephant and Castle has been granted planning permission by Southwark Council, as well as a new hotel and cinema on Elephant Road.

On Tuesday night Southwark Council approved two large developments at the Elephant and Castle which the council say will play a major role in the area’s £1.5 billion regeneration.

Multiplex, in joint venture with Espalier, will create a 147-metre, 42 storey residential tower on the Castle House site at the top of Walworth Road with 30 per cent affordable housing. The scheme will integrate wind turbines to bring energy costs down by 40 per cent for each of the 408 apartments.


Should be u/c by the end of the year apparently.

[wjfox2004]

Click here for a larger rendering: http://www.skyscrapernews.com/imagesall.php?ref=4488&idi=Multiplex+Living+Tower&self=nse&selfidi=4488MultiplexLivingTower_pic1.jpg&no=1

[colemonkee]

The elephant tower reminds me of an electric shaver for some reason. Must be the turbines at the top.

[wjfox2004]

The elephant tower reminds me of an electric shaver for some reason. Must be the turbines at the top.
Well, funnily enough, that's the nickname it's been given by the UK forumers on SSC. :)

[wjfox2004]

Allies & Morrison are reported to be planning a 43-storey skyscraper on a site neighbouring Foster's SwissRe tower.

If confirmed, this would be the 30th proposal over 500ft for London. :)


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43-storey Allies & Morrison tower neighbour for SwissRe

Architect Allies and Morrison is planning a £200m development including a tower that could go next to Foster and Partners' Swiss Re building in the City of London.

The architect has worked with consultant Gardiner & Theobald to draw up plans for a 43-storey tower on a site that includes 61 St Mary Axe. Foster's 41-storey tower is located at 30 St Mary Axe.

The developer, Great Portland Estates, has combined a number of its land holdings in the City to produce a two-acre site on which it aims to create an office and retail development.

As well as 61 St Mary Axe, Great Portland also has holdings on nearby sites at Bishopsgate and Camomile Street.

Robert Noel, property director for Great Portland Estates, said the firm had yet to decide on the form that the development would take.

He said: "We are in the early stages of masterplanning. At the moment it is unclear how tall or short or wide we'll go. We're considering options, one of which is a tall building."

Noel added that the decision on whether to develop a tall building would depend on commercial considerations.

Sources close to the scheme believe that the site can easily accommodate a tall building.

The site is ringed by several large schemes planned for the City that are currently on hold. However, one source close to the scheme said he remained confident that the project would move forward despite the slow progress of comparable city tower designs such as the Minerva Tower and the Heron Tower.

He said: "It's an issue of commercial sense and where the demand for this is coming from. But if I were a betting man, I'd say it was very likely to happen."

Great Portland Estates is understood to be deciding on its options in the next couple of months. It intends to submit a planning application in late summer.


http://i1.tinypic.com/s4cap4.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Yet another one being planned for London! That makes 31 proposals over 500ft now.

There's a new one almost every month! :haha:


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http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=580

Hammerson Plan London Fringe Skyscraper

Plans by prominent developer Hammerson for a huge development on the edge of the City of London are due to be filed in the next few months for a site that unites both Northgate and Norton Folgate.

Situated next door to the under construction Broadgate Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283649) and the Broadgate Centre, the site occupies a strategic point that links the City to the undeveloped Bishopsgate Goodsyard to its immediate north in Hackney.

Similar in make-up to the terminated Grand Union Building at Paddington, Hammerson plan a mixed development of a hotel, retail outlets, offices and unusually for this area, apartments on the top floors in a scheme that will total 90,000 square metres, that's almost 1 million square feet if you don't speak metric. The architect is reported to be Foster and Partners.

They recently paid Hackney Council £4.1 million to acquire the lease for the Northgate site and unite it with their Norton Folgate plot that they have already secured planning permission for a 108 metre tall tower on.

Plans, although rough, show a stepped skyscraper reaching maximum height on the Bishopsgate side of the area that should reach between 150 and 200 metres creating a pretty tight relationship with its equally tall neighbour next door. Lower rise parts of the project are shown as fitting in with their existing Broadgate neighbours in both bulk and height.

There has been much talk for years about development on the City fringe around Hackney but this is the first major project to actually be proposed outside the borders City of London, stepping up in size markedly from schemes by other developers showing that the eastern fringe ideas may actually become a reality as well, the largest previous scheme was Crown Plaza.

This also goes some way to creating a series of mini clusters around the central core - there is already one along London Wall / Moorgate that stretches into Midtown.

Hammerson say that they will be making a more detailed application for this scheme in the summer. Given the mixed use nature of the scheme and the fact that high-rise top spec apartments in this location within walking distance of the centre of the City would be highly desirable reduces hugely the need for a pre-let on the project and could allow it to kick off as quickly as the Beethams are able to realise similar mixed-use schemes elsewhere in the U.K.

[williamphilapa]

I like all the buildings in the rundown however The Bishopsgate Tower is really a gem IMO... I wish Philly has something similair going up, it would continue the theme of "look at all our tall buildings, they all have different roofs" :)

[wjfox2004]

A couple of recent updates -


Bishopsgate Tower, set to become the tallest building in London's main financial district, has now received planning permission.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/London_skyline_2012_large.jpg/791px-London_skyline_2012_large.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/bishopsgatetower/3.jpg





122 Leadenhall Street will start construction in January 2007 according to the developers.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/1.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/2.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/122leadenhall/3.jpg

[SSLL]

I'm not sure how much I like this addition
http://www.swissinfo.org/xobix_media/images/keystone/2006/keyimg20060726_6924066_2.jpg

From: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1153820829526&col=968705925735&call_page=TS_Entertainment&call_pageid=968867495754&call_pagepath=A&E/News
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London's Tate Modern to get $400M reno
Jul. 25, 2006. 04:12 PM
ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON, ENGLAND— Tate Modern, Britain's most popular art gallery, plans to build a $400 million extension to its riverside home.
The gallery said Tuesday that the ziggurat-shaped glass building, due to be completed in time for the 2012 London Olympics, would almost double the facility's exhibition space.
The expansion will be financed through a combination of public and private funding, including $13 million from the London Development Agency. It will be built by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, who created the gallery from a former power station.
Designed to accommodate 1.8 million visitors a year, the gallery now gets more than 4 million, Tate director Nicholas Serota said.
The 230-foot structure — which requires planning approval — will include 10 new galleries and two performance spaces. It will be built on the site of an electricity substation on the south side of the gallery.
"Over the past few years, the expectations of visitors to museums everywhere have transformed," Serota said. "They expect a different kind of experience. I think the new building will provide the means for that.''
He said the gallery was confident that it would be able to raise the money to complete the project on time.

[wjfox2004]

I've updated all the pics and info at the start of this thread. Includes some new proposals.

[wjfox2004]

Updated my rendering to included 20 Fenchurch, 20 Blackfriars, Beetham Tower, Doon Street, Kings Reach reclad and height increase. Also shifted DIFA to the south a little. Minerva has been airbrushed out. Broadgate will be completely obscured by the dome of St Paul's from this angle. 80-88 Bishopsgate would appear almost directly behind Tower 42 from this angle and be slightly shorter.


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/28.jpg

[wjfox2004]

New rendering of Bishopsgate Tower -


http://i10.tinypic.com/4c7o7zr.jpg

[wjfox2004]

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2331

Shard construction moves closer with £196 million deal
Tuesday 19 September 2006

Construction of the London Bridge Tower moved a step closer this week with confirmation that PricewaterhouseCoopers will leave Southwark Towers by the end of 2007.

CLS Holdings plc, one of the three partners in the Shard along with Sellar Property Group and CN Limited (for and on behalf of the Halabi Family Trust), announced the completion of an interim financing package.

The £196 million facility has been provided by Nationwide Building Society and Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander and will, in part, fund the purchase of the PricewaterhouseCoopers occupational lease in place at the existing building on the site known as Southwark Towers.

Teighmore, the company jointly owned by the three partners in the Shard projectm, has exercised its option with PwC who will now vacate the building before the end of 2007.

The funds will also be used to pay off the existing financing and to provide working capital for the current stage of the project.

This follows the recent pre-letting of 190,000 sq ft of offices over the lower floors of the tower toTransport for London. TfL will take a 30 year lease at rent rising in line with the retail price index..

Teighmore has already announced the pre-letting of the 200,000 sq ft hotel element of the scheme to Shangri-La who are also taking a 30 year lease.

"With this financing now in place we can secure vacant possession from PwC and move one step closer to delivering The Shard," says Sten Mortstedt, executive chairman of CLS Holdings plc. "We are delighted to have pre-let close to 50 per cent of the commercial element of the scheme - a remarkable achievement."



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/lbt/1.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Although I'm glad PWC have confirmed for certain they'll be moving out, I'm also a bit pissed off... When they say "by the end of 2007", this means we could - potentially - be waiting another 15 months before work even starts.

I never had any doubt this project would go ahead - as far as I'm concerned it was just a question of when. Knowing our luck, they'll try and stretch it for the longest possible amount of time, meaning a November/December vacation of Southwark Towers (the current building on site). In other words, the headline of this article is misleading; you could say that construction has actually moved further away, not closer!

[elfabyanos]

Better than nothing I suppose.
Actually its really good, coz thats gonna secure it happening. But we have to wait so long! If it weren't for everything else going on I'd be mad.

[wjfox2004]

Some pics of the new 100 Bishopsgate tower, recently proposed -



http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2069100Bishopsgate_pic2.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/100bishopsgate/5.jpg



http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2069100Bishopsgate_pic1.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/100bishopsgate/1.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/100bishopsgate/2.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/100bishopsgate/3.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/100bishopsgate/4.jpg

[wjfox2004]

New rendering of 122 Leadenhall -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall.jpg

[Fabb]

^It looks really good.
I'm glad that the start of construction is planned early next year.

[northbay420]

wjfox2004, thanx for all the photos! btw, i like your link on peak oil. richard heinberg (the party's over and powerdown: options and actions for a post-carbon world) teaches literally down the street from me. i saw him speak once. its sad where were headed...

so i sit and enjoy the skyscraper activity while it lasts

[wjfox2004]

Some of Britain's most famous landmarks, including the Tower of London, could be placed on the UN's "heritage in danger" list. Inspectors say the sites could be overwhelmed by skyscrapers and modern developments.

Video clip - http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_6070000/newsid_6072100/bb_wm_6072198.stm

[wjfox2004]

From the Financial Times

London’s Canary Wharf plan boasts 200,000 jobs
By Ben Hall, Political Correspondent
Published: November 21 2006 22:07 | Last updated: November 21 2006 22:07

The number of people working at Canary Wharf would more than double to 200,000 under revised government plans to redevelop the Thames Gateway.

Ruth Kelly, the communities secretary, will on Wednesday give further details of what is billed as the largest regeneration project in western Europe, predicting it could contribute £12bn a year to the UK economy if completed. The government envisages a big expansion of Canary Wharf to extract greater economic benefits from the regeneration area ….The capital’s new financial district already houses 82,000 employees and the London headquarters of several international banks. Under the revised regeneration plan, that will swell to 200,000 by 2026.



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/cw/1.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Looks like the 242m Heron Tower WILL be built after all! :banana: :banana: :banana:

From today's Property Week -



Heron on brink of funding coup for £500m tower
and £95m Barcelona leisure sale

24.11.2006
By Laura Chesters, Deirdre Hipwell, Daniel Thomas

Gerald Ronson’s Heron International is poised to seal a double international investment triumph.

In London, Heron has secured equity funding for the £500m, ‘six-star’ Heron Tower in the City from the State of Oman and corporate clients of Strategic Real Estate Investors.

The developer has also agreed a deal with Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown to sell Heron City in Barcelona, its flagship leisure and retail scheme, for around €140m (£95m).

At the Heron tower in the City, Heron is expected to invest £44m of its own money and has secured debt finance.

It had been in talks with three other global institutions but chose the State of Oman and clients of StratReal.

The funding and the debt package for the 451,474 sq ft (41,943 sq m) development is a coup for Ronson and Heron. Sceptics had suggested that it would struggle to get the tower off the ground. However, it will now be built to coincide with a strong forecast leasing market towards the end of the decade.

The oil-rich gulf state of Oman made its largest UK property purchase a year ago when it bought Hines’ 99 Queen Victoria Street office building for £65m. Hines’ then UK chief Philip Lewis is now a director at Heron.

The Heron tower will be funded through the Heron Tower Jersey Property Unit Trust, an offshore limited partnership in which the parties will hold equity stakes.

In Barcelona, Heron City is a three-storey amphitheatre-style scheme comprising 301,390 sq ft (28,000 sq m) of leisure and 64,585 sq ft (6,000 sq m) of factory outlet space. It is on the Meridiana – an arterial road passing through Barcelona.

The scheme is likely to be bought by the new Babcock & Brown GPT European Retail Fund, which launched a €400m (£270m) equity-raising campaign this week (finance, p23). Heron City is anchored by a 16-screen Cinesa Cinema. The annual rental income is €7.5m (£5m). It is thought that the Barcelona deal may be the first of other Heron City sales.
Postscript:

Land Securities is to begin looking for funding this week for its landmark ‘walkie-talkie’ tower development at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London. The company has not made a decision as to whether it will go it alone, but BH2 has been appointed to seek interest from possible partners.



http://i1.tinypic.com/nc1ap5.jpg


http://i9.tinypic.com/4g98v9s.jpg


http://i11.tinypic.com/33w60pd.jpg


http://i1.tinypic.com/nc17yx.jpg


http://i11.tinypic.com/48yyi6v.jpg


http://i11.tinypic.com/4d3tbm1.jpg


http://i11.tinypic.com/440muzb.jpg


http://i11.tinypic.com/473rlm9.jpg


http://i7.tinypic.com/2hdnqqt.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Also reported today is that Bishopsgate Tower has secured funding! This is unbelievable!!!

2 major towers have both secured funding at exactly the same time! Unbelievable!!! London will be having a massive construction boom in 2007 :banana:



Arab Investments to acquire London's 'Helter-skelter'

From Property Week 24.11.2006

A consortium fronted by Middle Eastern investment firm Arab Investments has emerged as the front runner to acquire the site for DIFA’s proposed 945 ft ‘Helter-skelter’ tower in the City of London.

By Daniel Thomas

Arab Investments, a developer and property investor, placed the site on Bishopsgate under offer this week. It has pulled together funding from a number of sources in the Middle East to acquire the site.

DIFA has already secured consent for London’s tallest tower on the site: a 60-storey Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed tower with more than 950,000 sq ft (88,257 sq m) of office space.

It is understood that Arab Investments has agreed to pay near the asking price of £200m for the site. Savills is advising DIFA.

The acquisition would mark a considerable step up for Arab Investments in the City of London. Earlier this year, the firm acquired 36-41 Gracechurch Street for around £25m from Quintain.



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/bishopsgate/bishopsgate_big_07.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/bishopsgate/bishopsgate_big_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2839TheBishopsgateTower_pic3.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Models posted by Jef on SSC.

ALL of these new towers have secured planning permission, and funding, and will be starting construction in a matter of months -




http://i10.tinypic.com/4hrlgnq.jpg


http://i9.tinypic.com/3zbgb4k.jpg


http://i7.tinypic.com/2e16giv.jpg


http://i15.tinypic.com/2ldbsz5.jpg


http://i15.tinypic.com/2cqb6u1.jpg


http://i10.tinypic.com/2a9v9j4.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Quite major progress being made on the Broadgate Tower (540ft).

I've created a separate thread for it - http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=121233


http://i12.tinypic.com/2cnd26r.jpg

[wjfox2004]

I've also created this "before and after" rendering, showing the City skyline from West London -




2006

http://static.flickr.com/103/310440485_7bd7dcc4af_b.jpg





2012

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/30.jpg

[wjfox2004]

The lipstick-shaped Ontario Tower (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=166) is nearing completion.

Here's a good view of the development from the east, taken by SE9 -


http://i11.tinypic.com/2wgvcc9.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Timelapse video of the Willis Building under construction, March 2005 - September 2006:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6EaOrH6fW4



http://static.flickr.com/109/310197810_825889f6a3_o.jpg

[DCAFox]

Awesome work wjfox2004. I'm a longtime Lurker on these forums, but I can't contain myself any longer. Gotta add my appreciation for Bishopsgate, it's truly world class.

I'm just concerned about the recent cost estimate increases for the Olympics and all that. All this new development plus the Olympic Village et al, isn't it too much of an ask for 2012? 5 years will whizz by. What do people think, is there confidence, or economic sense behind many of these proposals?

Quality, economy and speed. Tricky to get all three. Fingers crossed.

[beesbees]

Even in the last 6 years the skyline has been completely transformed, generally for the better.

However, I hope these new developments don't over shadow the older buldings in these areas...

[beesbees]

This really shows it up.. a render from wikipedia, and a picture of the current view from Parliament Hill:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/London_skyline_2012_from_parliament_hill.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/710/dsc011832rs.jpg (link.. v large pic)

[wjfox2004]

^ That rendering of mine doesn't include the proposals at Canary Wharf. :) Here's an updated version. Note that LBT would appear off the right-hand edge of this view, as well -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/25.jpg

[wjfox2004]

A short video I took today, from London's financial district -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_YwNUiU1mI

The plaza seen here will form the central "core" of the emerging cluster.

[JMancuso]

where was that panoramic view taken from? hella shot.

[madonna]

London swings again!!!. Thanks to everybody, I really enjoyed this thread!!!!!!:banana:

[wjfox2004]

News of another skyscraper for the City.

This is planned for the Bishopsgate Goods Yard site, and is going into planning later this year.

If built, it will stand opposite the Broadgate Tower (http://www.britishland.com/images/webcams/201bishopsgate/images/camputer30.jpg) (165m) and the Northgate Tower (180m, also in planning). Based on this early model, it looks at least 200m -


http://i3.tinypic.com/2jacly8.jpg

[muppet]

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/122leadenhall.jpg

Thats the best rendering Ive ever seen.

[wjfox2004]

Gorgeous, isn't it.

It's my avatar on SSC :D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=29861

[wjfox2004]

If you include EVERYTHING currently planned for London - even those towers in pre-planning - then it looks like this...

Green = completed | Blue = proposed | Red = under construction


London Bridge Tower 310m
Bishopsgate Tower 288m
1 Canada Square 235m
Heron Tower 242m
122 Leadenhall 225m
North Quay tower one 216m
Heron Quays West one 214m
Riverside South tower one 214m
North Quay tower three 203m
20 Blackfriars Road 200m
8 Canada Square 200m
25 Canada Square 200m
Riverside South tower two 189m
BT Tower 191m
Tower 42 183m
St George's Wharf 181m
Northgate 181m
Vauxhall Bondway 180m
30 St Mary Axe 180m
Beetham Tower 175m
Vauxhall Cross tower one 170m
Bevis Marks House 168m
Doon Street Tower 168m
100 Bishopsgate 165m
Broadgate Tower 165m
20 Fenchurch Street 160m
1 Churchill Place 156m
Croydon Gateway 155m
Heron Quays West tower two 155m
40 Bank Street 153m
25 Bank Street 153m
10 Upper Bank Street 151m
Merchant Square 150m

................................

That's 33 buildings over 150m. And a few which are just under -

Pan Peninsula Tower 147m
Multiplex Living Tower 147m
First Base Tower 147m
Guys Hospital 143m
Wood Wharf tower one 140m
Wood Wharf tower two 140m
East India Dock Road tower 138m
Marsh Wall block two 137m
New Providence Wharf Building C 136m
London Eye 135m

[kenratboy]

WOW!
WOW!
WOW!

This is some amazing stuff. I lived in London in the late 90's and always thought how a few skyscrapers would really kick things up. That is happening.

These buildings look great - the city is starting to look like Tokyo (in terms of the chaos and density).

[BINARY SYSTEM]

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/information/downloads/lowres/Shard_panorama_from_top.jpg

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/information/downloads/lowres/sp027-pool-city.jpg

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/information/downloads/lowres/Shard_panorama_day-with%20tower.jpg

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/information/downloads/lowres/plaza%20view%20(final)(highres).jpg

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/information/downloads/lowres/Shard_panorama_night-with%20tower.jpg

I AM THE RENDER GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LONDON SHARD

[kenratboy]

You are the cope/paste god, but thanks for posting those renderings.

[wjfox2004]

Having visited London recently, UNESCO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO) are recommending that LBT and the Bishopsgate Tower be cancelled, or the Tower of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London) could lose its "World Heritage" status. Please sign this petition to the Mayor of London -

http://www.petitiononline.com/ldntower/petition.html

[wjfox2004]

More signatures please!

http://www.petitiononline.com/ldntower/petition.html

:)

[wjfox2004]

JP Morgan are reported to be seeking a 1 million sq ft headquarter office in London. Possible candidates are St Alphage House in the City (bulky, boring midrise) or the Riverside South scheme in Canary Wharf (twin 200m towers).

[wjfox2004]

Right then, a few more updates.

Land Securities, who are loaded with cash right now, are reported to be planning twin 50-storey office towers in Victoria, Central London. This is literally a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. No renderings yet, but I've drawn this to show the approximate height and location. How on earth do they expect to get planning permission?!


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/Victoria-BL-skyscrapers---5-1.jpg





Meanwhile, Oracle Homes are planning a 40-storey residential tower, just to the south of Riverside South (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408716) in Canary Wharf. Again, there are no renderings yet, but I've marked the approximate height and location in blue -


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/Oracle-Homes-40-storey-resi.jpg





In the City, demolition has been progressing quite rapidly on the site of the planned Bishopsgate Tower. The smaller building has almost completely gone now, and the larger building will be taken down next month. Construction of the 288m/63 storey tower will hopefully then proceed.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/379868257_e3faa4c57d_b.jpg





Finally, the development programme for London Bridge Tower (310m/82 storeys) has been updated on the official website. This confirms what we've known for a while now, i.e. demolition will commence this year. The rendering here was done by myself.

http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/timeline/development_programme.php


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/LBT/2.jpg

[wjfox2004]

I'll be sending my petition to Ken Livingstone (Mayor of London) by the end of this week.

Anyone who hasn't signed it yet, *please* do so!

http://www.petitiononline.com/ldntower/petition.html

Many thanks for your support :tup:



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/LBT.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/bishopsgate/bishopsgate_big_07.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Some new renderings of the Bishopsgate Tower.

The stone building on the left of the 1st image is the Bank of England -



http://i9.tinypic.com/2v14rbt.jpg


http://i6.tinypic.com/331od9i.jpg


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/bishopsgatetower/11.jpg


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/bishopsgatetower/panorama.jpg

[wjfox2004]

It's been confirmed that the Bishopsgate Tower has secured funding and will be starting construction within the next few weeks. The Arab investors are renaming it "The Pinnacle".

[wjfox2004]

Other news:-

A 43-storey mixed-use tower is planned for a site just north of the City, designed by Will Alsop.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=866


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/866AlsopandMcLeanPlanNewCityFringeTower_pic1.jpg

[wjfox2004]

Here's a recent photo of the Broadgate Tower (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/picturedisplay.php?ref=1639&idi=Broadgate+Tower&self=nse&selfidi=1639BroadgateTower_pic2.jpg&no=2), set to become the 3rd tallest in the City. Still has about 12 floors to go -


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/403292092_b80260ef59_b.jpg

[wjfox2004]

New higher resolution pic of the Bishopsgate Tower:


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2839TheBishopsgateTower_pic7.jpg

[kenratboy]

Whoa, that looks stunning! I love how it just slots into the lot like that, no grand plaza. A tall build that is tall because it can and needs to be!

[Hoodrat]

New higher resolution pic of the Bishopsgate Tower:


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2839TheBishopsgateTower_pic7.jpg

:notacrook: :notacrook: :notacrook: :notacrook:

My fave project worldwide. absolutely stunning.

[chest]

a view across London, showing the number of cranes and level of activity


http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/lookingood.jpg

[kenratboy]

Like San Francisco, none of these buildings are that big, but between the setting and generally good architecture (better in London) - the results are spectacular!

Very cool.

Hoodrat - yes, that tower is magnificent, and the setting (city and specific location) make it even better.

[Lucky Luke]

London is a busy place! However for sheer brutal scale of works nothing I have seen comes remotely close to Dubai. That place has to be seen to be believed. They're throwing up skyscrapers like they're going out of fashion, and of course the Burj Dubai amongst them. Sadly the quality of buiding leaves something to be desired. In London's case I am quite encouraged by the quality - overall pretty good. I do think they need to be concentrated more towards the Docklands - just seems like the logical place and they also need to be taller! Be bold London!

[wjfox2004]

Just a nice photo I found on Flickr.com -


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/420436732_374d3231b1_b.jpg

[JoshYent]

I cant wait until i can get to London :)

Such a wonderful city!

[JBinCalgary]

its good to see some more london representation on here!
thanks for all the renderings!

[South]

Some updates in the last month:

Riverside South has been redesigned, and given a height increase to 236m and 191m.

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/907RiversideSouthRedesigned_pic1.jpg



Revised planning application for East India Dock Road submitted:

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/912CZWGReviseEastIndiaDockRoadProposals_pic1.jpg



The design of Richard Rogers' 44 storey tower for Elephant & Castle, the London Park Hotel, has been revealed:

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/894FirstLookatNewRogersDesign_pic1.jpg



The Tate Extension has been approved:

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/890TateExtensionand240BlackfriarsAppoved_pic1.jpg



240 Blackfriars has been approved:

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/890TateExtensionand240BlackfriarsAppoved_pic2.jpg



Wellesley Square tower proposed for Croydon:

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/880RolfeJuddPensCroydonTower_pic1.jpg

[DIESELPOLO]

did cesar pelli design 240 blackfriars? i'm only asking bc it strongly resembles the cira centre in philadelphia. the tate expasion looks very promising. like gehry, but with straight lines.

[wjfox2004]

did cesar pelli design 240 blackfriars? i'm only asking bc it strongly resembles the cira centre in philadelphia.

Nope, it's by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Btw - I've just edited the summary at the beginning of this thread. All projects are now fully up-to-date.

[wjfox2004]

The catastrophic damage done to St Paul's by the recent Unilver House extension (green-glassed building) -


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Far more damaging than any of the planned skyscrapers imo...

[Jonovision]

^That's horrible!

[wjfox2004]

Dancing with disaster
building.co.uk
2007 Issue 17
By Tom Lane


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Right from the start, Foster + Partners’ Willis building was blown off course by legal problems and higher than expected winds. But much worse was to follow ... Thomas Lane found out how the team behind the City skyscraper fought back.

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Two buildings epitomise the different styles of Britain’s two most famous contemporary architects. And conveniently for critics, they face each other across a narrow urban street. The first is Richard Rogers Partnership’s Lloyd’s building, which pretty much sums up its designer’s flamboyant and expressive approach, and which set the tone for an era. These days, at street level it resembles a chemical production plant, thanks to the accumulation of London dirt – which only serves to emphasise the stylistic differences of its new neighbour over the road. This is 51 Lime Street, also known as the Willis building, as it is to be occupied by the insurance broker of that name. This urbane, elegant Foster + Partners design is the first of a new wave of London offices, and can be fully appreciated now that its sleek cladding has been completed.

The average City worker wandering down Lime Street will have no idea how difficult it has been to create this architectural dialectic. The principal physical problem was the wind, as it stopped tower cranes from operating. “The weather has played far more of a part than we had planned for,” says Andrew Highton, director of developer Stanhope. “On average we’ve been unable to work for 40% to 50% of the time during the winter; we had calculated it would have been 20%. To put it bluntly, for every day you lose, it’s another day on the programme.”

But this pales into insignificance compared with the economic problem the project team faced with the cladding package. The contract was placed with the Swiss firm Schmidlin, which went bust at a critical stage of the works. “It was the week they were meant to start fabricating the cladding panels,” says Nick Moore, the operations director for Mace, the construction manager on the job. “I couldn’t believe it; it left us in a very awkward position. The big worry was a lot of other jobs were being affected at the same time so we thought we could be delayed by up to a year.” But Highton, Moore and the rest of the team managed to complete it just three months later than originally planned. How did they pull it off?

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Things started off reasonably well. Enabling works started at the beginning of 2005, planning was granted in March and piling started on 4 April. Problems with a multitude of party wall agreements meant that Mace didn’t have a clear site and had to contend with demolition taking place on the west end of the site while it was knocking in piles at the east, a situation that Moore describes as “a setback”. Once the site was cleared, the double-height basement was constructed and work started on the concrete cores.

Windy conditions during the first winter meant the all-important cranes were not operating as often as expected. Something had to be done to prevent the programme running away. “We worked with the steel and concrete guys to see how we could improve their productivity,” says Highton. “With a high-rise you have the opportunity to look at each floor and see how you can improve things as you go up the building.”

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One opportunity was reducing the time it took to cast the concrete cores. This was being done by Laing O’Rourke using the jumpforming technique. This was favoured by Moore as it enables the core walls and landings to be cast at the same time, and is very accurate. Moore says the cores were built to an accuracy of ±15mm over the 125m height of the building. But it was taking between six and seven days to cast each floor. Laing O’Rourke worked with steel contractor William Hare to allow the steel connections in the cores for the steel frame to be put in at the same time. This cut the time to cast each storey down to four days. “We managed to take the concrete back from being the critical element,” says Highton.

The team then focused on cutting down on the time needed to build the steel frame. One innovation proposed by William Hare was the “Lancashire column”. This is a two-storey metal tube, and it was used to encase the steel columns at the perimeter of the building. The tube is craned into position and filled with concrete. “It saves having to fireboard the columns and gives Fosters a nice round column, which is what it wanted,” says Moore. Another timesaver was the use of precut metal decking for the composite concrete floors of the building. “It offers you the advantage of speed; equally, you do not have people grinding decking with angle grinders 100m up in the air with the noise issue and sparks flying off the edge of the building,” says Highton. “We were in a situation where we didn’t have to hound the steel decking people, which is unusual.”

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Time was also clawed back by the simple expedient of working weekends, and longer days during the summer months. But safety was not compromised, and some work methods were introduced even though they slowed things down. Highton points to the steel erection technique that was used for the first time on this project. Cherrypickers are commonly used on low-rise buildings to bolt the steel in place but never on high rises. On these projects, ladders are used, and workers shimmy along beams to bolt steelwork together. Unsurprisingly, this practice is frowned upon by the Health and Safety Executive. At the Willis building, special tracks were used so the cherrypickers could run along beams and over the ribbed decking – a technique that turned out to be slower than more traditional methods. “It was slower because of the geometry of the steel but it will be faster in the future once the guys get used to it,” says Highton.

Highton says the timesaving measures would have put the project back on track for completion as planned. But nobody could foresee the demise of Schmidlin in February 2006. This put Stanhope in an awkward position as it was actually in contract with Schmidlin UK, which was still trading. “You have to talk to the company you are in contract with and you can serve them notices but at the end of the day there is nothing you can do about it,” says Highton. He says the factory in Switzerland contained crates and crates of materials for the project but nothing had been made. Others were luckier; for example, negotiations secured the release of completed cladding panels for the nearby Aldermanbury Square project.

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The team explored two options. The first was to stick with Schmidlin and see what happened; the second was to go to another cladding contractor, namely Gartner, who had been involved in discussions at the beginning of the project. “Whatever we did it was a gamble,” says Highton. If we had gone with Gartner, we would have had to redesign the facade to suit their fabrication methods, which would have taken months and there was no guarantee they could source the materials.” While the team were deliberating, things moved on – TSK Troester, a global group specialising mainly in automotive parts, bought Schmidlin to form Schmidlin TSK.

The team decided to sign a contract with the new UK arm, Mero Schmidlin. “It was pretty much a gut feeling; the question was, could we work with these people?” says Moore. Helpfully, Schmidlin UK went into voluntarily bankruptcy. “The contract was history so we could then sign a new one with Mero Schmidlin,” says Highton. It was signed in June and covered the supply, fabrication and installation of the cladding system.

Mero Schmidlin was formed from existing company Mero by managing director David Barrow, who had worked for Schmidlin 10 years ago. “It’s been an extremely challenging process,” he says. “One of close co-operation and fast decision making.” Barrow had to quickly recruit a project management team, then work started on fabrication. “We had a very demanding programme to minimise the delay our clients were suffering,” he says. The Swiss factory worked extra shifts.

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In the meantime, Mace had to press on without the benefit of a weathertight envelope, as by now the steel structure was racing towards completion. “We said we can either wait for the cladding and put the programme back six months or press ahead,” says Moore. Undeterred, work started on the M&E installation and internal plasterboard linings. This progressed well at the lower levels of the building but had to stop at higher levels. “Once we got above the Lloyd’s roofline we were really exposed,” says Moore. But it was vital to get the plant up onto the roof and the power on to keep on track.

The answer to the plant room dilemma was a product called Envirowrap, a plastic sheeting system used to encapsulate buildings. This was used to wrap the top two floors of the tower to enable the installation and commissioning of the power supply. Moore says Envirowrap was extremely effective as it stood up to a particularly fierce storm on 18 January this year. “We didn’t have any water in during that storm so it was the right decision,” he says.

In the meantime Mero Schmidlin was busy installing the cladding lower down, having started installing the first cladding panels in August 2006. It even developed a special piece of equipment to install the cladding panels so as to reduce the reliance on the precious tower cranes. Reaching this stage was an enormous relief to Moore. “Psychologically, having the cladding on was a big lift,” he says. “It was the first time in a site meeting where we didn’t have tea or coffee, we had champagne.” On 28 March, the last panel was positioned. “The product is as good as anything that would have been delivered by Schmidlin, and they’ve delivered on the day they said they would,” beams Highton.

The team is currently handing over the building to StructureTone which is doing a £40m fit-out for Willis Group. In 2008 Willis will move in and start taking full advantage of a key reason for choosing this state-of-the-art building next to Lloyd’s. Apparently the insurance industry still prefers bundles of paper to electronic communications. This means they can just nip over the road to the Lloyd’s building. From the sublime to the ridiculous perhaps?

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Matching the building with the tenant
51 Lime Street consists of two buildings, a 10-storey block facing Billiter Street and a 29-storey tower with three distinctive steps at the 16th and 23rd floors facing Lime Street, which creates two roof terraces for Willis’ employees. The top five floors of the tower are relatively small and are used for plant.

The development is a collaboration between British Land, the owner of the site, and Stanhope the developer.

Once planning permission was granted in 2002 for an office development, British Land set about finding an occupier and eventually signed up the Willis Group.

Rob Harrison of Foster + Partners says: “It was exactly where they wanted to be: right in the middle of the insurance area next to the broking market.

“Everything was right except it didn’t need that much area” The challenge was to make the building smaller without changing the design too much.

“The easy thing to do would have been to take floors off, but that would have spoiled its elegance,” says Harrison. The solution was to make the tower slimmer by cutting into its triangular shaped rear to create a curve.

Also the two buildings were going to be joined together at the lower levels; instead they are separate, with the space at ground level turned into a public thoroughfare, as it was in the 19th century.

How the cladding helped energy efficiency
The cladding not only gives the Willis Building its sleek appearance but is also a sign of things to come. Although the design complies with the 2002 version of Part L of the Building Regulations, the intention was always to exceed this. It has been checked against the latest, 2006 Part L and is compliant with that, too. The cladding is a key part in the building’s performance.

Reducing the glazed area is part of the strategy. The north and south elevations have a sawtooth profile, with one side of the tooth solid, the other glazed. Not only does this give the building its striking vertical emphasis on these elevations but it also helps shade it. “We decided to go for solid areas because of concerns over how you maintain and clean louvres more than 100m above street level,” says Highton.

The east and west elevations are fully glazed but double skinned with a ventilated cavity to reduce heat gain. A blind is incorporated within the 300mm deep cavity.

Elsewhere gas boilers are used for heating with local heat provided by fan-coil units with electric reheaters. This demonstrates that this heating method can get through 2006 Part L if an efficient facade is used.

Full lighting controls are used throughout the building, which also helps with energy efficiency.


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[wjfox2004]

Yet another residential tower being planned. This one's 42 storeys and will go opposite the Beetham Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=239545).

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[chest]

the twin Pan Peninsula Towers at Canary Wharf - the tower on the right will be the taller and twice the height it is currently
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[Marvel 33]

Not sure if this has been posted but here is an update about the 20 Blackfriars Road.

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Final attempt pays off for developer and architect of 20 Blackfriars Road in London

Thursday, May 03, 2007

London, England (NCS) - The Commission for Architecture and Built Environment finally gave the green light to Land Securities and architect Wilkinson Eyre for their proposed twin tower scheme for 20 Blackfriars Road on the South Bank of the Thames in London.

The plan calls for a 140-metre tall residential tower and 105 metre-tall office tower, but CABE suggested that the height of the office tower be increased, and also criticized the design for the residential tower’s flat roof.

Some contest bringing high rises into the area at all, which is why the developer and architect altered the design of the towers to fit in more appropriately with the rest of the skyline.

The previous design for the plot was a cut-glass 200-metre tall tower also designed by Wilkinon Eyre. Small parts of that design remain in the canopy that links the two buildings together in the current scheme and in the basic appearance of the crystalline residential tower.

Other problems that CABE previously had with the plan was the absence of public access or public spaces surrounding the tower, as the commission want new high rises to fit in with the urban dwelling on Blackfriars Road.

[Marvel 33]

Here is another one from last week:

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London office tower approved for 100 Bishopsgate

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

London, England (NCS) - Another London skyscraper has been approved by the council planners to be located at 100 Bishopsgate.

The 165 metre-tall building was designed by Allies and Morrison architects for Great Portland Estates, who plan to also build a couple of lower rise buildings on the site that lies on the busy crossroads between Camomile Street and Bishopsgate where the approved Heron Tower will also overlook.

The 40-storey office tower will contain 73,000 square metres of space, with another 47,000 square metres in two neighboring seven level buildings that are also part of the development. A new library will be built to replace the current library on the ground level.

The building is known for its torquing appearance from two sides. This is advantageous in that it allows for a narrower top half that should make it appear less bulky while still packing more space in to the lower levels, but also offers pedestrians better protection from wind currents than they would receive otherwise.


Originally planned to be six floors taller than now, approaching 200 metres, planners rejected the height due to concern that it would create a flat skyline. Now the tower is planned at the same height as the shoulder of nearby Tower 42.

Great Portland Estates have signed agreements with tenants who occupy the current buildings on the site. The current leases expire in 2012.

[wjfox2004]

The City of London - May 2007


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[wjfox2004]

It is reported that Halabi is considering the demolition or refurbishment of the Aviva Tower.



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[Jonovision]

I don't think every tower in the city has to be refurbished. There is nothing wrong with this tower the way it is and it provides a nice contrasting shape next to Swiss Re. It also represents a certain time in the cities history through its architecture, so therefore I'm not a huge fan of refurbishments in general.

[wjfox2004]

I agree, in fact this is probably the finest international-style building in the UK... a rare example of this style of architecture. It would be disastrous if they took it down.

[wjfox2004]

New comments from CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) about the revised Bishopsgate Tower plans.

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DIFA Tower

Review date: 26 April 2007

Lead designer: Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)

Local authority: City of London

Location: 22-24 Bishopsgate, 38 Bishopsgate (Crosby Court) and 4 Crosby Square, City of London EC2

Region: London

Description: Proposal for a commercial tower approximately 300m in height, on a site on Bishopsgate in the City of London.


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We note the changes which in aggregate have resulted in a new planning application and that these revisions concern relatively detailed aspects of the proposal rather than changes to height, quantum and massing, or to fundamental design principles.

We continue to support the broad ambitions of this project and believe that this proposal has the potential to be a high quality addition to the emerging cluster of tall buildings in the city and to the skyline of London. We applaud the continued commitment of the client to a first class product and reiterate our confidence in the ability of the architects to achieve the high standards required.

As with all tall building proposals CABE wishes to make the following points:

We strongly believe that for this building to be regarded as a success and therefore to receive the support of CABE, public accessibility to a high level in the building must be guaranteed. We think it reasonable that restricted public access such as is available in other neighbouring buildings is offered; we note the intention shown in the planning drawings and stated in the design statement for a public restaurant/ bar occupying the top few levels of the building. In addition, we would wish to see this space more accessible to a wider number of people on a (limited) number of occasions, such as Open House weekend. We think it vital that this degree of public access is enshrined within any planning consent and therefore that it is enforceable.

As with any building, but particularly one of this scale and complexity, much of the success will depend on the design detailing and the quality of the materials and construction. As we have said on previous projects, if built, this will become one of the most prominent buildings in London. It is therefore vital to demand the highest and most exacting standards of design. It will be important for the planning authority to satisfy itself that any planning permission guarantees that those standards will be achieved in the end product. The high quality design thinking which has informed the scheme so far should continue throughout the detailed design and construction phases.

With reference to the changes contained in the new application, we think the creation of a new main entrance and the introduction of escalators off this entrance could lead to an improved ground condition, subject to the use of appropriately high quality materials, detailing and lighting internally and externally in these elements of the building. We would expect this to be the subject of detailed consideration by the City of London.

In respect of the revised core, we acknowledge that this is a rational move in terms of the economics of contemporary office design and construction. We observe that the resultant plan will be deeper in places than originally proposed; our view is that access to natural light is desirable for all office workers, and the City of London should satisfy itself that the working conditions resulting from this revision are acceptable.



CABE has commented previously on this scheme, in March 2005 and November 2005 (http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=1139).

[wjfox2004]

The newly-completed Ontario Tower, the latest residential tower for Canary Wharf.

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And a daytime shot by Manuel from SSC -


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[Fabb]

^Another lipstick building. Interesting.

[wjfox2004]

The Leadenhall Building Go-Ahead

22/05/2007

Underlining its confidence in London as the world’s leading international financial and
business centre, British Land said today that its Board has formally decided to press ahead
with construction of the Leadenhall Building, its 224m (736 ft) new tower in London, EC3.

The stunning 47 storey building (612,000 sq ft), set to be one of the tallest in the City of London, is part of British Land's £4 billion
development programme which also includes the new 35 storey Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate developments in the City.

Stephen Hester, Chief Executive, British Land, said: "We are confident about London’s future and its continued renaissance as the
premier international business centre in the world. We believe the Leadenhall Building to be clearly the best of the new generation
of City towers and expect it to attract strong interest from prospective occupiers. Our customer led strategies are delivering
high levels of letting activity elsewhere, most notably all of 201 Bishopsgate and 40 per cent of the adjoining Broadgate Tower is now
let or under offer, underpinning our confidence in the appeal of our buildings."

Demolition on the existing site is well underway and the Leadenhall Building is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2011 with
construction costs circa £286 million.

For further media information:
Laura De Vere - tel 0207 467 2920/mobile: 07739 292920



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[chest]

a few pics to show the level of construction currently at Canary Wharf

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