“Other cities had an inferiority complex, desperately trying to catch up by building something interesting,” says Peter Rees, ...

The Gherkin and Heron Tower. The news comes just weeks after the announcement of a new Skyscraper in London, set to dramatically change the capital’s skyline. 1 Undershaft will sit at 309.6 ...

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The Safra Group said the acquisition is consistent with “our real estate strategy of investing in properties that are truly special, at the best locations within great cities”. The Gherkin ...

Sweden’s Modvion AB has set its sights even higher for its next generation of wind-turbine towers as the industry’s ...

The City of London Corporation has visualised ... an application to build 46-storey tower block 63 St Mary Axe – just around the corner from the Gherkin. If approved, this will be the third ...

We've mapped the various nicknames of London buildings, areas and transport links. Sometimes it seems like every new building must have its nickname: the Gherkin, the Cheesegrater... even the Can ...

With the completion of the NatWest Tower, London's high-rise boom stalled ... Representative buildings: The Gherkin (2003); Strata (2010); The Shard (2012); The Cheesegrater (2013); The Walkie ...

The 24-story London tower is called Can of Ham because its ovoid form often draws comparisons to the shape of a tin of British luncheon meat. Situated close to The Gherkin skyscraper, it was ...

An application has been submitted with the City of London Corporation for a new ... and fresh air’ from every office floor. The tower is expected to reach up to 176 metres tall, similar in size to the ...

A gymnast swung off the top of The Gherkin in adverts for the 2012 Olympics, the instantly recognisable tower represented London in the Harry Potter films, and Taylor Swift chose the building as a ...