LONDON | London Bridge Tower - "The Shard" | 1,017 FT / 310 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 12

eMKay · #**221** Posted **Mar 17, 2010, 9:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

How on earth is this rising so fast?

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=148

Yael · #**222** Posted **Mar 18, 2010, 4:16 AM**

I had never seen a Tower rising up like that.
It's funny and Interesting, but how are the floors going to be build.

Innsertnamehere · #**223** Posted **Mar 27, 2010, 2:07 PM**

is it just me, or is the steel finally rising? (according to the webcam)

Innsertnamehere · #**224** Posted **Apr 1, 2010, 12:03 AM**

some updates from cybertect on skyscrapercity.com

and it looks like they stopped the core, and are now finally letting the steel rise, which answers my last question.

photoLith · #**225** Posted **Apr 1, 2010, 12:09 AM**

I heard that the ugly brutalist monstrosity next to the shard could get a reclad, is this true or just a rumor?

Bedhead · #**226** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 7:51 PM**

Yes, last year there was an announcement that it would be reclad by 2012. It's gone a bit quiet since then.

This was one of the ideas under consideration:

http://www.penoyre-prasad.net/
Penoyre & Prasad

Personally, I like it as it is, like a giant socialist fist raised in defiance against all the shiny skyscrapers around it.

MolsonExport · #**227** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 6:39 PM**

Damn near sharted my pants. Love this building.

mrskyline · #**228** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 6:32 PM**

This CNN report on the Shard is really worth watching. Lots of sound bites from Piano and lots of talk about what the building will mean for the city:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor...ope.cnn?hpt=T2

T-Mac · #**229** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 6:51 PM**

Here are a couple of shots from the skyscrapercity.com website for the Shard.

Innsertnamehere · #**230** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 7:36 PM**

its nice to see the steel finally rising

T-Mac · #**231** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 9:57 PM**

Taken by APVG on flickr.com

Taken by Andy Kirby79 on flickr.com

Taken by zedhed on flickr.com

Taken by greg eales on flickr.com

mwadswor · #**232** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 10:19 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Mac

Taken by Andy Kirby79 on flickr.com

Call me juvenile, but...

Combined with the Swiss bank tower, London had better be careful or it's going to start getting a reputation

(My pics)

Aleks · #**233** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 11:34 PM**

lol

i cant believe how fast its rising! i want it here

mrskyline · #**234** Posted **Apr 29, 2010, 12:58 AM**

Does anyone think London is starting to develop a different relationship with the skyscraper? London has historically been a city that has not been defined by iconic skyscrapers. Tall buildings have sprouted up here and there but the character of the city has remained sprawling and horizontal. Now for the first time people are talking about tall buildings in an iconic sense. Its an exciting new day for this dynamic global city.

kenratboy · #**235** Posted **Apr 29, 2010, 4:51 AM**

I love how congested the lot is. No grand plaza, it is just put there like the city was built around it.

muppet · #**236** Posted **Apr 29, 2010, 8:51 AM**

^yep theres very leetle space in London for plazas, new buildings are just plonked down into the existing fabric, (but highly integrated at street level)

www.photobucket.com

www.skyscrapernews.com

www.skyscrapernews.com

The view at streetlevel:

the spliff fairy, www.skyscrapercity.com

atlan, www.skyscrapercity.com

segun, www.streetsandsoul.com/city1