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Dislicksick
So it could be bollocks.
Behold 1 Undershaft; tallest skyscraper for the City Of London looks dull, dull, dull
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7 years and it’s still on the drawing board? 
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Redesign time. Same architects, but no more bold X-braces, and the building gets fatter as it goes down, which eqauls more floor space and less (privately-owned-)public space at street level. Hard to tell from the handful of images on their site, but I think hthe materials are the same (white ceramic and corten steel)
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I like the star fighter launchpad balconies
skyscraper101
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7 years and it’s still on the drawing board?
9 years later, and it's now approved! The lightning pace of British planning approval strikes again.
1 Undershaft: City approves Square Mile’s tallest tower
Planning permission for 1 Undershaft, which will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, has been approved.
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Books, not bombs
I suspect it's Ms Rayner proving a point, likewise the Marks and Spencer application on Oxford st.9 years later, and it's now approved! The lightning pace of British planning approval strikes again.
1 Undershaft: City approves Square Mile’s tallest tower
Planning permission for 1 Undershaft, which will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, has been approved.
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Looks like the clipping on the building is off.meanwhile in NYC they plan for the 'Khaleesi'
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stripey
Not to do with the speed if decisions - the developers put in a revised planning application last year.9 years later, and it's now approved! The lightning pace of British planning approval strikes again.
1 Undershaft: City approves Square Mile’s tallest tower
Planning permission for 1 Undershaft, which will be the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, has been approved.
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Ha no idea we were discussing this in 2015! Revised design is slightly better but not great. The viewing gallery at the top is nice, but as there is already one at 22 Bishopsgate it's not a great deal.
Talking of 22, funny seeing tourist queuing up at the Shard when 22 is free and in a more interesting area.
Talking of 22, funny seeing tourist queuing up at the Shard when 22 is free and in a more interesting area.
skyscraper101
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Yeah. Viewing galleries are overrated, and what with 22 Bishopsgate and the Sky Garden, and a half dozen other places you can see London from high up it's not much of a win.
What London needs is more fun stuff. Like a massive indoor waterpark, and a rooftop skating rink, and some replacements for the the now closed Namco Funland on the Southbank or Tracadero in Piccadilly, or Hollywood Bowl in Surrey Quays. But no let's have another viewing gallery.
What London needs is more fun stuff. Like a massive indoor waterpark, and a rooftop skating rink, and some replacements for the the now closed Namco Funland on the Southbank or Tracadero in Piccadilly, or Hollywood Bowl in Surrey Quays. But no let's have another viewing gallery.
Silas Loom
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There’s far too much fun in London as it is. You can’t move for axe throwing bars and virtual reality driving ranges and laser shark tourney basements and silent tea dances and the like. Of course the video arcades have closed down, they have nothing to offer above consoles.
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and a prominent and regularly employed guillotine to shave the ruling class
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Viewing galleries in the city have to be free which is a superb law. Need some kid of gimmick up there like a bungee jump to scare the people eating in the high level restaurants or a slide down to the bottom.
bromley
...isn't as good as Lewisham.
Clearly you don't remember Sega World or have been to Joyopolis!
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I went up 8 Bishopsgate for free this year. Not much to do up there - not even any seats so they don’t really want you lingering but good views across most of London 
Didn’t know there was a 22 bishopsgate option too - Will try and book for next month when I visit to London
Didn’t know there was a 22 bishopsgate option too - Will try and book for next month when I visit to London
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Silas Loom
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I remember it well! The Trocadero was the biggest advertiser in the group travel trade yearbooks I managed as a youngster, and when Segaworld opened they sent me complimentary tickets. The lowlight was probably the Beast In Darkness ride, which was like a very, very slow ghost train on one of those massage chairs you get in airports.
