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1 Undershaft – Proposed tallest skyscraper in the City Of London is a boring box
Posted on Monday, Dec 7, 2015 | 1 CommentMeasuring 309.6 meters in height, this new building proposed by architect Eric Parry will be the tallest building in the City of London. -
Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015 | 3 CommentsThere’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. -
The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie tower, 20 Fenchurch Street, London – photos
Posted on Thursday, Jan 15, 2015 | 2 CommentsThe Sky Garden in the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has now opened to the public, so I took a stroll around yesterday. -
London in miniature: the fabulous scale model at the Building Centre
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2014 | 1 CommentI 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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shard-views-london-011-115x115.jpg "Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet")
Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014 | No CommentsLast 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 […] -
Video drone flies over the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2014 | 1 CommentSit 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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/merchant-square-london-skyscraper-3-115x115.jpg "The Cucumber at 1 Merchant Square is set to be the tallest building in Westminster, London")
The Cucumber at 1 Merchant Square is set to be the tallest building in Westminster, London
Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2014 | No CommentsLondon’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 […] -
Developers unveil plans to stop the Walkie Talkie tower’s car-melting rays
Posted on Thursday, Feb 13, 2014 | No CommentsDevelopers 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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/colliers-wood-tower-01-115x115.jpg "Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’")
Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013 | 1 CommentThis 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/batimore-tower-london-docklands-2-115x115.jpg "Work starts on the twisty 45-storey luxury Baltimore Tower in Canary Wharf, London")
Work starts on the twisty 45-storey luxury Baltimore Tower in Canary Wharf, London
Posted on Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 | 5 CommentsConstruction 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cheesegrater-skyscraper-london-17-115x115.jpg "Photos: London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper topped out and due to open next year")
Photos: London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper topped out and due to open next year
Posted on Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsCurrently 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/walkie-talkie-tower-16-115x115.jpg "Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street, City of London nears completion as work starts on Europe’s highest roof garden")
Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street, City of London nears completion as work starts on Europe’s highest roof garden
Posted on Thursday, Jul 4, 2013 | 5 CommentsCosting 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/one-the-elephant-5-115x115.jpg "One The Elephant: 37 storey residential tower in Elephant and Castle with zero affordable units")
One The Elephant: 37 storey residential tower in Elephant and Castle with zero affordable units
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 | No CommentsConstruction 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 […] -
![Topped out last night in a ceremony attended by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, The Leadenhall Building is the latest addition to London’s skyline, and it’s a big, wedgey kind […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cheesegrater-building-video1-115x115.jpg "London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper (The Leadenhall Building) captured in time lapse video")
London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper (The Leadenhall Building) captured in time lapse video
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 | No CommentsTopped out last night in a ceremony attended by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, The Leadenhall Building is the latest addition to London’s skyline, and it’s a big, wedgey kind […] -
![After watching the skyscraper slowly rise in the London sky from my Brixton flat, I finally made it to the top of the Shard tower, and was rewarded with some […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/trip-up-the-shard-26-115x115.jpg "View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe")
View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 | 5 CommentsAfter watching the skyscraper slowly rise in the London sky from my Brixton flat, I finally made it to the top of the Shard tower, and was rewarded with some […]