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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millenium Dome
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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millennium Dome

Wed 26th August, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

London is full of great walks, and one of my favourites is the fairly short walk from North Greenwich tube station to the Thames Barrier and back, taking  in The …

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In photos: the indescribably ugliness of Vauxhall's St George Wharf riverside development and tower
London / news / photos

In photos: the unspeakable ugliness of Vauxhall’s St George Wharf riverside development and tower

Mon 6th May, 2019Mon 6th May, 2019 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With each fresh new luxury development adding a new slab of ugliness, the Vauxhall skyline has become a hideous, shiny mess, dominated by the thusting phallus of the ridiculous St …

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Proposed tallest skyscraper in the City Of London is a boring box
London / Places

1 Undershaft – Proposed tallest skyscraper in the City Of London is a boring box

Mon 7th December, 2015Mon 7th December, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

Measuring 309.6 meters in height, this new building proposed by architect Eric Parry will be the tallest building in the City of London. 0

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Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls
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Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls

Wed 18th February, 2015Tue 17th February, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There’s not many things you can get for free in central London, so it’s worth celebrating this magnificent free viewing platform by St Paul’s Cathedral one more time. 0

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The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie tower, 20 Fenchurch Street, London
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The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie tower, 20 Fenchurch Street, London – photos

Thu 15th January, 2015 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The Sky Garden in the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has now opened to the public, so I took a stroll around yesterday. 0

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A return trip to the fabulous scale model of London at the Building Centre
London / photos / Places

London in miniature: the fabulous scale model at the Building Centre

Wed 8th October, 2014Wed 8th October, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

I first visited the Building Centre back in 2011 and was suitably impressed by the amazing Pipers 1:1500 scale model of London which dominates the ground floor. 0

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http://www.urban75.org/blog/views-from-the-shard-skyscraper-shangri-la-hotel-london-landscapes-and-a-high-tech-toilet/
London / photos / Places

Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet

Tue 23rd September, 2014Tue 23rd September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last week I took another trip up the Shard skyscraper in London Bridge, this time courtesy of a tech press launch I was invited to. The launch took place in the ultra-plush …

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Video drone flies over the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
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Video drone flies over the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

Mon 19th May, 2014Mon 19th May, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Sit  back and watch this incredible footage of a drone cam flying over the tip of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai – the tallest human-made structure in the world. 0

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Coming soon: 1 Merchant Square, the tallest building in Westminster, London
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The Cucumber at 1 Merchant Square is set to be the tallest building in Westminster, London

Thu 8th May, 2014Thu 8th May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

London’s skyline is changing fast, with a plethora of upmarket high rises set to alter the landscape for ever – and not always for the better. Swiftly dividing opinion is the forthcoming luxury development at …

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Developers unveil plans to stop Walkie Talkie tower car-melting rays
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Developers unveil plans to stop the Walkie Talkie tower’s car-melting rays

Thu 13th February, 2014Thu 13th February, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Developers of the distinctive Walkie Talkie tower in the City of London have submitted plans to prevent the skyscraper reflecting powerful rays of sunlight to the street below.  0

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Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower 'by end of year'
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Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’

Tue 23rd July, 2013Tue 23rd July, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

This spectacularly ugly 1960s concrete tower block has been a sizeable blot on the Colliers Wood skyline in south London for years on end, but a promised complete makeover looks set to …

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Work starts on the twisty 45-storey luxury Baltimore Tower in Canary Wharf, London
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Work starts on the twisty 45-storey luxury Baltimore Tower in Canary Wharf, London

Sat 13th July, 2013Sat 13th July, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Construction has started on the curious shaped Baltimore Tower, billed as “an iconic new landmark for luxury living” and set to offer 330 flats for the well heeled. The 45-storey …

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London's Cheesegrater skyscraper topped out and due to open next year
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Photos: London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper topped out and due to open next year

Thu 11th July, 2013Thu 11th July, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Currently under construction but nearing completion is this striking new skyscraper at 22 Leadenhall Street. Designed by Richard Rogers and developed by British Land and Oxford Properties, the building features a …

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Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street, City of London nears completion as work starts on Europe’s highest roof garden

Thu 4th July, 2013Thu 4th July, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Costing over £200 million, the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has been designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly and features an opinion-dividing top-heavy form. Set to open in just under …

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One The Elephant: 37 story private residential tower in Elephant and Castle
London / Places

One The Elephant: 37 storey residential tower in Elephant and Castle with zero affordable units

Tue 2nd July, 2013Tue 2nd July, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Construction has now started on this massive new residential tower on the site of the old Elephant & Castle leisure centre, right next door to the Tabernacle building in south-central …

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