The Shard Tower in London
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I hate the Shard for one reason: its capitalist psychogeographic dominance over the city.
I cannot think of a single reason not to hate the walkie-talkie. I even hate typing its name.
Well one: it melted an expensive car. But that's also an outcome of massive engineering stupidity, which is another reason to hate it.
I cannot think of a single reason not to hate the walkie-talkie. I even hate typing its name.
Well one: it melted an expensive car. But that's also an outcome of massive engineering stupidity, which is another reason to hate it.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
It's a manifestation of what the city London is. In that way it works for me, psychogeographically. The alternative is to live in some kind of denial.
Manter
Lunch Mob
That's an interesting point. Hadn't thought of it like that.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
The Shard is a great landmark.
The Walkie Talkie is an abomination.
The Cheesegrater is superb.
The proposed 22 Bishopsgate is bland.
No sign of Eric Parry's proposal for 1 Undershaft yet (next door to cheesegrater), but that is tipped to be right at the aviation limit of 309m above sea level. ALL his buildings look like this, so I'm not expecting greatness.
The Walkie Talkie is an abomination.
The Cheesegrater is superb.
The proposed 22 Bishopsgate is bland.
No sign of Eric Parry's proposal for 1 Undershaft yet (next door to cheesegrater), but that is tipped to be right at the aviation limit of 309m above sea level. ALL his buildings look like this, so I'm not expecting greatness.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
having stayed in a greek hotel recently i can assure you some of them are complete.
Crispy
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Property tax not payable until construction is complete, so "construction" can take a long long time
T & P
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I've always found its apparent size puzzling. While you can really appreciate how bloody tall it is from outer London (Norwood/ Crystal Palace for instance), to me it's never looked particularly impressive, let alone the tallest building in Europe, when viewed within central London. In fact the closest you are to it the more underwhelming it feels. Perhaps its pyramidal shape is to blame.
My company moved in there a while back. So I am now a Shard person 
To be honest after a few days it is just another office. All I see is the reception, lift and my office/desk every day. Am on the 25th floor (managed by The Office Group) and the views are nice. The building is still new and fairly slick, but not as flashy inside as expected.
There are a few perks...
Free breakfast pastries in the morning. Posh coffee, fruit and sweet bowls (including Blackjacks) all day. Cakes and occasionally champagne in the afternoons. Loads of free magazines and discounts in the local shops/food shacks.
People who want a meeting always want to come to the Shard so I can be more lazy. Also it is literally part of London Bridge Station which my train is direct to from home.
As mentioned the view is decent and the lifts are pretty good. There are some interesting companies/people working there.
I have never been above the 25th floor or anywhere.
To be honest after a few days it is just another office. All I see is the reception, lift and my office/desk every day. Am on the 25th floor (managed by The Office Group) and the views are nice. The building is still new and fairly slick, but not as flashy inside as expected.
There are a few perks...
Free breakfast pastries in the morning. Posh coffee, fruit and sweet bowls (including Blackjacks) all day. Cakes and occasionally champagne in the afternoons. Loads of free magazines and discounts in the local shops/food shacks.
People who want a meeting always want to come to the Shard so I can be more lazy. Also it is literally part of London Bridge Station which my train is direct to from home.
As mentioned the view is decent and the lifts are pretty good. There are some interesting companies/people working there.
I have never been above the 25th floor or anywhere.
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Why pay £20+ to visit the Shard when you can climb it Daredevil scales 95-storey Shard, London's tallest skyscraper
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
are they still arsy about you not joining your colleagues for breakfast?My company moved in there a while back. So I am now a Shard person
To be honest after a few days it is just another office. All I see is the reception, lift and my office/desk every day. Am on the 25th floor (managed by The Office Group) and the views are nice. The building is still new and fairly slick, but not as flashy inside as expected.
There are a few perks...
Free breakfast pastries in the morning. Posh coffee, fruit and sweet bowls (including Blackjacks) all day. Cakes and occasionally champagne in the afternoons. Loads of free magazines and discounts in the local shops/food shacks.
People who want a meeting always want to come to the Shard so I can be more lazy. Also it is literally part of London Bridge Station which my train is direct to from home.
As mentioned the view is decent and the lifts are pretty good. There are some interesting companies/people working there.
I have never been above the 25th floor or anywhere.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
kill or cureTime to take the stairs and get fit Badgers
cupid_stunt
Merry fecking Christmas.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
He's climbing without suction cups. WTAF.
T & P
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Just a bump to share some musings on the perceived height of the Shard. I drove towards London Bridge from Elephant & Castle today and remarked to myself, not for the first time, how it really doesn’t look that tall from about half a mile away. Hard to imagine that it’s the tallest building in London, let alone in Europe, when you look at it from outside Borough Tube station. Yet from Brixton it looks gigantic.
blossie33
trailer trash
Totally agree with you there, when you are around the London Bridge area and look up it seems smaller than when you look towards it from about 5 miles away in Hackney
editor
hiraethified
Took another trip up recently and note that the viewing platform now has the essential cocktail bar on board
In photos: stunning views of London from the top of The Shard
In photos: stunning views of London from the top of The Shard
T & P
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I just went to check their prices. So the ''premium'' access for a cool £33 gets you among other things the right to buy a glass of champagne for £12.50 
I swear that if someone tried to pull up shit like this in most other countries in Europe, they would torch the building and hang the cunts responsible for such prices from the nearest lamppost.
I swear that if someone tried to pull up shit like this in most other countries in Europe, they would torch the building and hang the cunts responsible for such prices from the nearest lamppost.
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