Discussion: London to build second tallest skyscraper in Western Europe

americanshameless

London's 73-storey Trellis skyscraper gets green light: 1 Undershaft will be second tallest building in western Europe after the Shard and will include a free public viewing gallery

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A skyscraper almost as tall as the Shard is to be added to the central London skyline after the 73-storey building was given planning approval.

Known as 1 Undershaft, the site’s address in London’s financial district, and nicknamed the Trellis, it will be the second-tallest building in western Europe, after the Shard, at more than 300 metres.

The original design was 309.6m, the same size of the Shard according to some methodologies, but this was reduced because of restrictions relating to London’s airspace. When he unveiled the design a year ago, Parry said: “I wanted to do something calm.”

After planning permissions was confirmed on Monday, he said: “It is a vote of confidence in the City of London; 1 Undershaft will crown the cluster of tall buildings and will be a tower London can be truly proud of.”

Approval was granted by the planning and transport committee of the City of London Corporation, which said the move was a sign that the Brexit vote had not dampened interest in construction in the capital.

americanshameless

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London is in a perpetual state of transformation – something graphically underlined to every visitor who looks through the computerised viewfinders that adorn the Shard's interior viewing deck, on Level 79. Click the relevant tab, and images appear comparing the contemporary panorama with how London's skyline looked in Roman times, the Middle Ages or the Victorian era. Such historic comparisons are fun (and the Shard is now among London's leading tourist attractions). Yet perhaps the viewfinders are also there as a reminder that even Wren's St Paul's Cathedral and Sir Charles Barry's 19th Century Palace of Westminster were newcomers once.

Qudron

Kinda boring design but cool

B'Day

americanshameless

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Originally posted by Qudron

Kinda boring design but cool

there are 70+ more planned skyscrapers under construction

and some do look really cool
i cant wait to see what the future of london looks like when its all said and done

Qudron

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Originally posted by americanshameless

there are 70+ more planned skyscrapers under construction

and some do look really cool
i cant wait to see what the future of london looks like when its all said and done

Whew London is coming for NYCs wig.
What I meant was that the design is cute for a normal skyscraper but not for one that's supposed to be a tourist attraction.

Cz!

Not a fan of the design, but slay Lundun!

Emperor

Cute i love that London is going full building and Paris keep banning them it's gonna be so funny to see the difference

Koons

2 months old

Stan

seriously why

Rascal

Can they rip down the walkie talkie and build this on its ruins please

americanshameless

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Originally posted by Emperor

Cute i love that London is going full building and Paris keep banning them it's gonna be so funny to see the difference

Isn't it because of aviation? Same reason London can't go higher, this building was reduced in height due to the city airport

DAP

The grid/lace makes it pop out. Cute. An overall sleek design

Emperor

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Originally posted by americanshameless

Isn't it because of aviation? Same reason London can't go higher, this building was reduced in height due to the city airport

No, it's part of Paris urbanism you can't have a building higer than 31m in the center of Paris

Darren-5-08

I love external cross-branching

Cz!

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Originally posted by Emperor

No, it's part of Paris urbanism you can't have a building higer than 31m in the center of Paris

What about tour Montparnasse? Just curious.

manwhore

About time. They need it.. That town is like the least desirable city to visit in all of Europe. Like a tower with A clock is all I know about that.

DancingShoes

CoS

There's something off about this building but I can't put my finger on it. Hopefully it's just placeholder or it goes through some design changes - the good news is, it's not the tallest because The Shard > This but Leadenhall Building > The Shard. I really do love the industrial and futuristic aesthetics on most of the towers built on that site,

They should tear this walkie talkie tower, it' so ugly

- such an architectural abomination.

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Originally posted by Cz!

What about tour Montparnasse? Just curious.

According to article, the height limit in Paris was established only after Tour Montparnasse was built - this was in response to the public outrage regarding the tower's monstrosity.

Rihorse#1fan

At least is not ugly like the Shard, it looks good. London just needs a lot more skyscrapers and it will become the best city in the world