Proposed London skyline developments 2025 Architectural think-tank Cornis says that the London skyline is about to undergo the greatest and most expansive change in its history. They have calculated that there are 236 planned new tower developments within the city, a tenth of which will be more than 50 storeys high and planning for 80% of these towers has already been approved. With an average cost of £3500 a square foot the building boom has been driven by the luxury residential end of the market, with the majority being sold for private flats and penthouse apartments.
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However, if the capitals builders are hard at work, the boom is about to test the creativity of the residents just as much. Since the arrival of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as ‘The Gerkin’, each new skyscraper has gained its own colloquial nickname. Currently the capital also has a ‘Shard’, a ‘Cheese-grater’, a ‘Walkie Talkie’ and not forgetting the grandmother of them all a ‘Needle’ (Cleopatra’s) and if Cornis are correct in their projections, by 2025 Londoners might have several considerably more quirky skyscrapers to christen.
*On completion The Bristow Tower will be the tallest residential structure in Europe
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THE BUILDING ‘Making the Micro Macro’ - Exhibition starts : 3 April - 12 June 2014 Time: Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm CENTRE Store Street, London WC1E 7BT T: +44 (0) 207 692 4000 www.buildingcentre.co.uk
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The G-Spot - Soho - 50 levels
The Blade - 10A Clerkenwell - 48 levels 14
The Rawlplug - Exhibition Road - 35 levels
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The Rouge Tower - Knightsbridge - 50 levels
The Screwed - Canary Wharf - 85 levels
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The Citrus Pavilion - Covent Garden - 10 levels
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The Phillips Building - 55 levels
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The Paper Clips - Whitehall - 46 levels
The Asparagus - Borough - 55 levels
The Jack - Old Street - 75 levels
The Pin - Threadneedle Street - 80 levels
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The Montblanc - Bloomsbury - 95 levels
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The Bristow Tower - Hackney - 180 levels
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The Float - Thames Gateway - 35 levels
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The Bullet - Woolwich - 50 levels
The Gerkin - Bishopsgate - 41 levels
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