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London's Cheesegrater skyscraper (The Leadenhall Building) captured in time lapse video
London / photos / Places

London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper (The Leadenhall Building) captured in time lapse video

Wed 19th June, 2013Tue 18th June, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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View from The Shard - a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe
London / photos / Places

View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe

Tue 16th April, 2013Wed 17th April, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

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St George Wharf Tower - Vauxhall Tower - nears completion
London / news / photos / Places

St George Wharf Tower (the Vauxhall Tower) in south London nears completion

Mon 4th March, 2013Mon 4th March, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

At 50 floors, the St George Wharf Tower will be the tallest residential building in the UK, and the build on the south bank of the Thames by Vauxhall, central London is …

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Dramatic sunbursts light up the London Shard skyscraper
London / photos / Places

Dramatic sunbursts light up the London Shard skyscraper

Wed 6th February, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

There was a dramatic London skyline seen from Brixton today as the winter sun bounced off the Shard Tower, near London Bridge. 0

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Walkie Talkie tower rises in the city of London
London / photos / Places

Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street rises into the London sky

Mon 12th November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen from Aldgate, the skeleton of the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street  can be seen rising into a dramatic London sky. 0

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New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy
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New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy

Thu 1st November, 2012Thu 1st November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A mighty gust of wind from Hurricane Sandy on Monday night caused the collapse of this construction crane boom, perched at the top of a 74-story luxury skyscraper called One57 in Manhattan, …

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London / Places

Panoramic views from the viewing gallery near the the top of The Shard [video]

Fri 13th July, 2012Fri 13th July, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

The mean buggers turned down my press request for me to come up and photograph the view from the top of The Shard, but at least I can see what I’m missing …

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St George Wharf Tower, London
London / Places

St George Wharf Tower – the tallest residential building in the UK hits 50 floors

Wed 30th May, 2012Wed 16th January, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Shooting up in to the central London sky is the St George Wharf Tower, soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK. 0

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The Shard looks post-apocalyptic in the dark clouds of May
Brixton / London / Places

The Shard looks post-apocalyptic in the dark, gloomy clouds of May

Tue 15th May, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I like the way that the top part of The Shard tower in London Bridge is currently sporting something of post-apocalyptic look, heightened by the dark, stormy clouds behind. 0

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Centre Point redevelopment plans announced - luxury penthouse ahoy!
London / Places

Centre Point redevelopment plans announced – luxury penthouse ahoy!

Tue 24th April, 2012Tue 24th April, 2012 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Plans are afoot for London’s iconic Centre Point skyscraper, with developers proposing to ‘transform the office building and public realm into a new residential use tower with retail, restaurants and a major public space at its base.” …

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The Art Deco splendour of the stunning Chrysler Building, New York City
New York / photos / Places

The Art Deco splendour of the stunning Chrysler Building, New York City

Wed 22nd February, 2012Tue 5th March, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Designed by architect William Van Alen for automotive magnate Walter P. Chrysler, the Chrysler Building  in New York is a glorious skyscraper, packed full of Art Deco style. First catching sight of its …

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St George Wharf Tower - the UK's tallest residential building - rises in Vauxhall
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St George Wharf Tower – soon to be the UK’s tallest residential building – rises in Vauxhall

Fri 17th February, 2012Fri 17th February, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Currently rising into the skies at Vauxhall is the St George Wharf Tower (aka The Tower), which will be the tallest residential building in the UK when completed. 0

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London / Places

The rarely spinning turbines of the Strata Tower, south London

Thu 8th December, 2011Thu 8th December, 2011 - by editor - 23 Comments.

Voted ‘Britain’s ugliest new building‘ by readers of  Building Design magazine (and thus the holder of the  2010 Carbuncle Cup), the 43-storey Strata tower in south London presents a distinctive outline with its three turbines …

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London / photos / Places

The London Shard inches closer to completion

Wed 23rd November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve enjoyed watching The Shard at London Bridge grow from a short concrete stump back in March 2010, and now it’s rapidly heading towards its completion deadline of May 2012. …

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The Shard comes under close scrutiny from Southwark Cathedral

Thu 15th September, 2011Thu 15th September, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve been watching the slow but steady rise of The Shard with keen interest, first documenting the skyscraper when I caught glimpse of its central core rising over London Bridge …

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