LONDON | London Bridge Tower - "The Shard" | 1,017 FT / 310 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 64

ThatOneGuy · #**1261** Posted **Nov 7, 2012, 2:00 AM**

I can think of a few, but that doesn't stop this building from being one of the finest designed masterpieces in history.

Lecom · #**1262** Posted **Nov 7, 2012, 3:56 AM**

Looks like a more elegant and refined brother of the Bank of America Building in New York. The similarities are especially striking when looking from the bottom - both towers showcase rather "conventional", clean Modernist facades bent at surrealist angles; also, for both, the effect is greatly diminished when looking from afar.

NewYorkDominates · #**1263** Posted **Nov 8, 2012, 1:16 PM**

A true masterpiece.

chest · #**1264** Posted **Nov 24, 2012, 12:37 AM**

the new night time lighting scheme

the construction chest

Hudson11 · #**1265** Posted **Nov 24, 2012, 12:58 AM**

All Hail Sauron

caltrane74 · #**1266** Posted **Nov 24, 2012, 11:22 AM**

I read an article claiming that some of the office towers in London were built on spec, and are having issues finding tenants. Is this true?

How did this building do?

yankeesfan1000 · #**1267** Posted **Nov 24, 2012, 3:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by caltrane74

I read an article claiming that some of the office towers in London were built on spec, and are having issues finding tenants. Is this true?

How did this building do?

I don't believe any of the 600,000 sf of office space has been let, and none of the apartments have been put on the market as of yet either.

Aon has leased 191,000 sf in the Leadenhall Building which has 610,000 sf.

The Walkie Talkie tower has leased only 6 or 10 floors out of 36, and it started construction on spec and got tenants as construction proceeded.

And I don't believe 100 Bishopsgate has any tenants, and that building has about 785,000 sf, but that's still in prep work I think.

I'm no expert on London, but for what it's worth, Could the Eurozone crisis stall the London office space market?

chest · #**1268** Posted **Nov 24, 2012, 5:10 PM**

the Shard has the Shangri La Hotel opening early next year - you can see where the hotel will be on the pics above - its the thick band of blacked out floors in the middle - the apartments are above. The Shard had let a number of floors but decided to buy the tenants out of the leases and hold out for different companies who would pay more to move in.

george · #**1269** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 10:27 PM**

Very clever the way the top glass panels are illuminated to form the beacon.

Harley613 · #**1270** Posted **Nov 28, 2012, 3:40 PM**

I used to live a few blocks from this tower in 2004-5. I'm so excited to go back to the UK and see this building! It looks incredible in pictures.

Coldrsx · #**1271** Posted **Dec 5, 2012, 6:40 PM**

Simply stunning.

Empire state of mind · #**1272** Posted **Dec 15, 2012, 3:42 AM**

Coming to visit my friends in London soon. I can't wait to see this in person. Great job on the tower.

PEORIA · #**1273** Posted **Dec 15, 2012, 3:59 AM**

" MAGNIFICENT! " The Shard is MY favorite of all the, current, ' supertalls ' throughout the world.

chest · #**1274** Posted **Dec 15, 2012, 7:03 PM**

The lighting scheme on London Bridge with the Shard

the construction chest

chest · #**1275** Posted **Jan 8, 2013, 8:41 PM**

the internal fit out continues and the surrounding ground level area is still unfinished

the construction chest

mr1138 · #**1276** Posted **Jan 9, 2013, 4:57 PM**

So are they still finishing out the interior of this thing? I remember that the exterior was fast-tracked for the Olympics, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are still working on the interior. I wasn't sure though since it has been photographed in "finished" mode on this forum for so many months now.