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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 ]
The site, together with that of the Chamber of Shipping at 30–32 St Mary Axe, was used for the building of 30 St Mary Axe, commonly referred to as "The Gherkin". [8] The stained glass of the Baltic Exchange war memorial, which had only suffered superficial damage in the bomb blast, has been restored and is in the National Maritime Museum. [9]
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Another iconic building designed by Foster, 30 St Mary Axe, in London, UK, known as "The Gherkin", also uses the diagrid system. British architect Ian Ritchie wrote in 2012: The origin of 'diagonal' structures is surely the Russian genius Vladimir Shukhov. He pioneered new analytical methods in many different fields, and I have been fortunate ...
The tallest building shown here is 22 Bishopsgate at 278m, which topped out in 2019. Since its construction The Gherkin is no longer visible from this angle. There are currently four towers in this cluster that are above 200m tall with three more approved to be constructed, 1 Undershaft at 290m tall, 55 Bishopsgate at 269m tall, and 100 ...
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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Significant high-tech works by Foster include The Great Court of the British Museum; a distinctive glass dome structure built over the central courtyard of the original 19th-century building, City Hall (2002) on the South Bank with its distinctive ovular shape and the iconic skyscraper 30 St Mary Axe (2003), dubbed 'The Gherkin', and winning ...