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[Medo]

Proposed and Approved towers for London
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The Bishopsgate Tower

Height: 307m
Floors: 63
Architect: KPF
Developer: Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG
Status: Proposed





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London Bridge Tower

Height: 306m
Floors: 66
Architect: Renzo Piano
Developer: Sellar Property Group
Status: Approved, construction starts 2006/7






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Columbus Tower

Height: 239m
Floors: 63
Architect: DMWR Architects
Developer: SKMC
Status: Approved






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122 Leadenhall

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






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The Minerva Building

Height: 217m roof / 247m spire
Floors: 53
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw
Developer: Minerva PLC
Status: Approved




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Riverside South Towers

Height: 214m and 189m
Floors: 44 and 38
Architect: Richard Rogers
Developer: Canary Wharf Group
Status: Approved




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North Quay Towers

Height: 216m (tower one) and 203m (tower three) and 120m (tower two)
Floors: 44 and 38 and 18
Architect: Cesar Pelli
Developer: Canary Wharf Group
Status: Proposed




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Heron Quays West Towers

Height: 214m and 156m
Floors: 40 and 29
Architect: Richard Rogers
Developer: Canary Wharf Group
Status: Planning




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Heron Tower

Height: 183m
Floors: 42
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Developer: Heron International PLC
Status: Approved




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St George's Wharf

Height: 181m
Floors: 50
Architect: Broadway Malyan
Developer: St George
Status: Approved




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Broadgate Tower

Height: 164m
Floors: 31
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merril
Developer: British Land
Status: Proposed




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Willis Building

Height: 125m
Floors: 26
Architect: Sir Norman Foster
Developer: British Land
Status: Under construction

[moonshield]

amazing towers for an amazing city, some very unique towers are in the works.

Edited by moonshield, 29 June 2005 - 10:47 PM.

[ironchapman]

That's quite a lot of innovative and unique architecture there. I like it, It will look good with the SwissRe.

[eastsider]

Some great projects, I really like the design of The Bishopsgate Tower. I've read that this will be the tallest building in Europe.

[Medo]

eastsider, on Jun 30 2005, 04:30 PM, said:

Some great projects, I really like the design of The Bishopsgate Tower. I've read that this will be the tallest building in Europe.

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Yes it will be tallest building in Europe (if we don't consider Moscow), and London Bridge tower will be the second tallest, just a few feet shorter than Bishopsgate Tower.

[Dale]

Bishopsgate is stunning ! When will it break ground ? 2015 ?  

[Urban_Legend]

The Riverside South Towers are my favorite.  I like London's historic architecture better than this new stuff, but these towers are ok.

Thanks for posting all this, Medo!

[Medo]

Dale, on Jun 30 2005, 09:35 PM, said:

Bishopsgate is stunning ! When will it break ground ? 2015 ? 

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2008/9

[RiversideGator]

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I like London's historic architecture better than this new stuff, but these towers are ok.

London is, in my opinion, the greatest city in the world.  Its historic architecture is first class.  I do worry with all the new skyscrapers that London is losing part of its character and soul.  I prefer the idea of the Canary Wharf development - far enough away to not alter the city, but close enough for an easy commute.  I hate to see the City and East London transformed into a Manhattan On Thames.  Also, it seems that, to compensate for all of the beautiful, neoclassical architecture in London and Europe in general, they try to build more and more outlandish buildings as if in reaction.  Still, I love London.  "To be tired of London is to be tired of life."    

[Medo]

A render of the future London skyline

[ironchapman]

Looks very futuristic by today's standards. Nice photo. How'd you do it?Photoshop?

[Zissou]

I like a lot of these new buildings and I personally think it will enhance the London experience.  My oppinion may change next summer when I visit London but I dont think new modern structures will hurt the city as long as they dont destroy historic places to create them.

[Medo]

ironchapman, on Jul 1 2005, 05:43 PM, said:

Looks very futuristic by today's standards. Nice photo. How'd you do it?Photoshop?

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Actually this render was done by wjfox2002 from SSC

[willacoochee]

RiversideGator, on Jun 30 2005, 11:41 PM, said:

London is, in my opinion, the greatest city in the world.  Its historic architecture is first class.  I do worry with all the new skyscrapers that London is losing part of its character and soul.  I prefer the idea of the Canary Wharf development - far enough away to not alter the city, but close enough for an easy commute.  I hate to see the City and East London transformed into a Manhattan On Thames.  Also, it seems that, to compensate for all of the beautiful, neoclassical architecture in London and Europe in general, they try to build more and more outlandish buildings as if in reaction.  Still, I love London.  "To be tired of London is to be tired of life."   

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I'm with you RiversideGator, London is the best city in the world.  If it wasn't for Anchorage, AK I would move to London when I graduate High School.  I still plan on visiting London one day!  I love the proposed Skyscrappers too!

[Medo]

I just hope all these towers will be complete before 2012 when london hosts the olympics, otherwise there will be loads of cranes and incomplete cores everywhere making london unatractive

[M. Brown]

NiCe.  London is blowin' up!

[NCB]

Yea, those buildings look great!
I hope the skyscrapers dont draw London away from its historic buildings and areas.
But, cities like New York, New Orleans, Boston, and Philadelphia all have skyscrapers and manage to keep their historic structures.
Congrats London!

Edited by NCB, 18 September 2005 - 04:40 PM.

[quinho]

RiversideGator, on Jul 1 2005, 05:41 AM, said:

London is, in my opinion, the greatest city in the world.  Its historic architecture is first class.  I do worry with all the new skyscrapers that London is losing part of its character and soul.  I prefer the idea of the Canary Wharf development - far enough away to not alter the city, but close enough for an easy commute.  I hate to see the City and East London transformed into a Manhattan On Thames.  Also, it seems that, to compensate for all of the beautiful, neoclassical architecture in London and Europe in general, they try to build more and more outlandish buildings as if in reaction.  Still, I love London.  "To be tired of London is to be tired of life."    

I agree with yxou on certaiin points. In Europe we have a problem with space. I think, when big towers are is the solution. Why not?

[Newnan]

I'll be sure to check out all the places these buildings are going to be when I go in a week.

[mcheiss]

Multiplex Living has submitted a planning application for the first major scheme within the Elephant and Castle regeneration area, at Castle House in Southwark.

The scheme proposes a 43-storey residential tower, rising to a height of 147 metres, along with retail space at ground level and improvements to the public realm around the site. The scheme, designed by Hamilton Associates, contains 408 residential units. The design aims to create a very visible beacon for the Elephant and Castle, which has been earmarked for comprehensive redevelopment by the London Borough of Southwark, as well as regenerating a vacant and underused site.

The top of the tower provides the most visible symbol yet of London's drive towards renewable energy, with three 9m-diameter wind turbines set into cowlings within a raked crown, and aims to provide a new identity for Elephant and Castle on the London skyline.
    
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