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London Skyscraper News: 20 Fenchurch St Rafael Vinoly Architects image from Rafael Viñoly Architects Walkie Talkie skyscraper Beetham Tower London Ian Simpson Architects London skyscraper 20 Blackfriars Road Wilkinson Eyre 20 Blackfriars Road The Shard Renzo Piano Building Workshop image : Hayes Davidson and John Mclean London Bridge Tower Doon Street tower Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Doon Street tower Latest images of London Skyscrapers: Heron Tower - 110 Bishopsgate Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (International) PA image : Cityscape Heron Tower 201 Bishopsgate Skidmore Owings Merill London skyscraper : photograph © adrian welch 2007 201 Bishopsgate Pan Peninsula Skidmore Owings Merill London towers Proposed London Skyscrapers nicknames include Cheese Grater, Shard of Glass, The Cloud, Walkie Talkie, Boomerang, Three Sisters & Helter Skelter Recent London skyscraper titles include Erotic Gherkin Key London Skyscrapers, alphabetical: 99 Bishopsgate Building photo © Nick Weall Canary Wharf towers picture © adrian welch Centre Point Tower picture © adrian welch City of London skyscraper : Willis Building image © adrian welch City Road Tower Lloyds Building photo © adrian welch St Helen's Building (former Aviva Tower) photo © Nick Weall Stock Exchange Building photo © Nick Weall Swiss Re Building - 30 St Mary's Axe, City of London photo © adrian welch Tower 42 - former Nat West Tower image © adrian welch Guide to London Tall buildings: Key Proposed London Skyscraper: London Bridge Tower - The Shard projected completion 2009 Renzo Piano, architect with Ove Arup & Partners 1016 ft tall Proposed London Skyscrapers, alphabetical: 201 Bishopsgate, City of London - SOM Architects 35-storey tower Beetham tower - proposed, 1 Blackfriars Road, Southbank, southeast London 2006- Ian Simpson Architects 52 storeys – orig. 68 storeys DIFA Tower also known as the 'Helter Skelter' - KPF Architects Eagle House, Old Street 2007- Terry Farrell 27-storey tower East Croydon towers 2007- make for Menta - 4 towers Fenchurch Street Tower - 'Walkie Talkie' building, Fenchurch St, City of London 2006- Rafael Vinoly Architects image from Rafael Viñoly Architects 220107 192m high Developer: Land Securities - link at top of page Heron Tower - KPF Architects 122 Leadenhall Street 2006-10 Richard Rogers Partnership Proposed London skyscraper : due to be tallest building in City of London 225m high London Wall Buildings photo © Nick Weall Millbank Tower photo © Nick Weall Minerva Building, St Botolph St, Aldgate, City of London - Grimshaw Associates 217m high, 43 storeys Minerva tower abandoned Sep 2006 despite planning permission Area: 1 million sq ft; Developer: Minerva St Botolph’s House tower proposed to ‘replace’ Minerva building Ontario Tower, New Providence Wharf - SOM Architects Residential tower Pan Peninsula, Millwall Inner Dock, Tower Hamlets, east London - Squire & Partners 40 / 48 storeys Ropemaker Place - Gensler Architects for Helical Bar photo © Nick Weall 25 Ropemaker St Helen's Building (former Aviva Tower) 1969 GMW Architects photo © Nick Weall St Helen's Building Stratford Eye Tower, Stratford, east London - photo © Nick Weall Stratford Eye Tower 'Three Sisters' Skyscrapers - Allies & Morrison Architects Tower 42 - formerly Nat West Tower, City of London 1980 Architect: Richard Seifert [Link: see 'Tower 42' further up page] 183m high, 47 floors Tallest building in London until 1 Canada Square in 1990 London skyscraper architect : Richard Seifert Trinity EC3 tower 2007- Foreign Office Architects for Beetham, being revised due to new heritage protected view Vauxhall Tower, central London 2007- Broadway Malyan 50 storeys Walbrook tower : ’The Cloud’ – Walbrook Square, City of London 2006- Foster & Partners / Jean Nouvel Architects for Legal & General - planning permission gained Jul 2007 Wellesley Square tower, West Croydon 2007- Rolfe Judd Architecture for Berkeley Homes: 43 storeys; planning submission Mar 2007 Completed London Skyscrapers: Trellick Tower, 5 Golborne Rd, W10 1972 Erno Goldfinger, rest. John McAslan + Partners 31 storeys London Tall Building Project unrealised: Mansion House, City of London 1988- for Peter Palumbo - Mies van der Rohe tower design London Architects I London Architecture London skyscraper : photograph © adrian welch 2007 LONDON SKYSCRAPER HEIGHTS St Helen's Building (former Aviva Tower, Commercial Union Building) : 133m / 437 ft The Stock Exchange :100m / 329 ft Lloyds Building : 84m / 276 ft Former P&O Building, 122-138 Leadenhall St : 54m / 177 ft Tall buildings: New York Skyscrapers I Paris skyscrapers I Hong Kong skyscrapers French Skyscrapers I German Skyscrapers I Frankfurt Skyscrapers UK Tall Buildings London skyscrapers photographs by Adrian Welch taken with Panasonic DMC-FX01 lumix camera; Leica lense: 2816x2112 pixels - original photos available upon request: info@e-architect.co.uk World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Contemporary Architects Leeds Skyscrapers Buildings / photos for the London Skyscraper Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk London Skyscrapers - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Key London Buildings: Battersea Power Station Emirates Stadium Highpoint London Olympic Stadium One Hyde Park St Paul's Cathedral Tate Modern Key Links: Skyscrapers Architecture Studios New Houses London Architect London Buildings