Source: Mariano Mantel/ flickr
Lead architect Graham Stirk, of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, takes us inside of one of the latest and largest additions to London’s skyline: ‘The Cheesegrater’ – aka the Leadenhall building. Standing at 225m, the Leadenhall Building will be the tallest office tower ever to be built in Britain and will open to the public next weekend during the annual Open House London. The completion of the building comes amidst the ongoing debate about the city’s ever-growing skyline, with some arguing that London’s current ‘rush for the sky’ caters only for an elite, ignoring the city’s growing problems of housing provision and affordability.
The following two tabs change content below.
Future London
Latest posts by Future London (see all)
- FUTURE LONDON | Lighting our Cities: more than meets the eye - May 7, 2015
- FUTURE LONDON | Voices of the City: Francesca Perry - April 1, 2015
- FUTURE LONDON | Village in the City: A view from Kuala Lumpur - March 25, 2015
- FUTURE LONDON | Watch: Demolishing one of London’s most brutalist housing projects - March 18, 2015
- FUTURE LONDON | Scenes from Hong Kong’s (empty) streets - February 17, 2015