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The Gherkin, officially 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. [ 10 ]
Foster + Partners submitted a plan for a 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) skyscraper, the London Millennium Tower, but its height was seen as excessive for London's skyline. [28] The proposal was scrapped and instead Foster proposed 30 St Mary Axe, popularly referred to as "the gherkin", after its shape.
The Gherkin, London, UK – Swiss Re headquarters (2004) – Stirling Prize; McLaren Technology Centre, base for the McLaren Formula One team and McLaren Group, Woking, UK (2004) Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney (1997–2005) Hearst Tower, New York City, US (2006) Willis Building, London, UK (2001–2007) Torre Cepsa, Madrid, Spain (2002–2009)
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Hearst Tower in New York City, designed by Norman Foster, uses 21 percent less steel than a standard design. [2] The diagrid obviates the need for columns and can be used to make large column-free expanses of roofing. [3] Another iconic building designed by Foster, 30 St Mary Axe, in London, UK, known as "The Gherkin", also uses the diagrid system.
Swiss Re office in London, UK. Its London office is located in the 30 St Mary Axe tower, which opened on 25 May 2004. The landmark London skyscraper, designed by architect Norman Foster and popularly known as "the gherkin", was sold in February 2007 for over £600 million to IVG Immobilien AG of Germany and the Evans Randall property investment firm.
Designed by Foster + Partners, for then owner Trafalgar House, the plan was for the building to be the tallest in Europe and the sixth-tallest in the world at that time, behind the twin Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) in Chicago, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
30 St Mary Axe – Norman Foster's gherkin-shaped skyscraper nearby; 122 Leadenhall Street – a skyscraper opposite on the northern side of Leadenhall Street; 52–54 Lime Street – 'The Scalpel' skyscraper opposite; List of tallest buildings and structures in London; World Architecture Survey