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Boris Johnson, who was Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved the construction of more skyscrapers in London. [47] [48] [49] At the time of its completion in 2010, Strata SE1 was the tallest residential building in London. [50] The Shard topped out in 2012 at London Bridge and at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) remains London's tallest building. [51]
In the mid-2000s, the development of tall buildings was being encouraged in the London Plan, which would lead to the erection of new skyscrapers over the next few years as London went through a high-rise boom. [3] By 2008, the site, on main Croydon thoroughfare Wellesley Road, had lain fallow for over ten years. The project aimed to start in ...
Since its completion, Landmark Pinnacle has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. The building has won the Premier Guarantee Awards for Quality Recognition in 2021 and 2022, as well as the Excellence Award in 2021. [9] In addition, it was awarded the Best Luxury High Rise Living category at the 2023 Luxury Lifestyle Awards. [10]
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of September 2024, there are 176 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 24 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
Postwar Britain was the stage for a tower block "building boom"; from the 1950s to the late 1970s, as a dramatic increase took place in tower-block construction. During this time, local authorities desired to impress their voters by building futuristic and imposing tower blocks, which would signify postwar progress. [2]
Nov. 17—NEW LONDON — A six-month delay in breaking ground for the city's new community center has so far increased the cost of the project by nearly $230,000. City officials are not ruling out ...
Strata SE1 is a 147-metre (482 ft), 43-storey, multi-award-winning, building at Elephant & Castle in the London Borough of Southwark with more than 1,000 residents living in its 408 flats.
Plans for the 670 Mesquit development call for a hotel, hundreds of apartments, office space and retail shops in four towers along the Los Angeles River in the Arts District.