I love how there welcoming new and exciting buildings but I also like how there keeping it away from the historic places like big ben because if anything is build to close to big ben it will easly dwarf if and that will look silly
Show Frankfurt when yo can see the future! :P It is a big city in Germany. My mine there are the most beutifuls skyline in Europa! :) To watch an good video of Frankfurt write this in the box: Blaze - Das ist Frankfurt
i think they are spoiling London historical heritage, it's a beautiful city with many nice old buildings, but these towers make it look cheap and shitty like the typical American concrete jungle city
Yeah skyscrapers are part of NYC's style, born out of necessity for space. London is like an ongoing timeline and a few modern buildings are welcome. What I find revolting is somewhere like Dubai that demands super-tall skyscrapers in the middle of a desert in some pathetic need to compete, such as the Burj standing tall like some glaring beacon of waste. What is outstanding is the engineering that has gone into building those buildings though, wonderful.
new york dwarfs this Most of them are commercial kak that people will be have little choice but to live and work in them as land is increasingly becoming more scarce in the UK. The pinnable (helta skelta). The walkie talkie' is by far the worst. There is no design or any deep thinking how many seconds did that concept take. Londons skyline to me is scarred by cheap shit blocks of architecture. We need to look at the buildings of New York, Chichago, Tokyo, HK, Singapore.
@sportsnation32835 not really true, london is probably the onl;y city in the world to incoporate modern day sky scrapers (shard, bishopsgate) with classic architecture (bigben, st pauls). the cities you mentioned merely have height without history. So you have living museums like paris, and on the other end of the scale, alien cities like shanghai. LOndon is the only one to have what both of these cities have. Maybe beijing aswell (forbidden temple as history).
@2491cc yes but that is about to change as new supertalls are being built in new york but my point is even if london had 3 buildings taller than all of new york's it still doesnt make it a "taller" city as new york has the most highrises at over 6,000 second place has about 2,000 basically what im saying is no couple of buildings can change the overall height of a city
@2491cc but as a city london is one of my favorites in design because of the point you made like dubai and shanghai just look too shiny and cheesy and dont really have that essesnce of a great city atleast yet...
@20cFilmWannabe This is true. Living only 30 minutes from New York City, I will admit I take it for granted and often forget what an awesome city it is. A day in New York for me, like the other 18.8 million people who live in the metro area, is just another "day in the city." For most of the other 6.9-something billion people in the world, New York is a truly epic place and I unfortunately forget that. Long live New York!!!
@Poptronic id love to live in New York and experience the buzz of the city. western cities in my opinion are superior to the new skyscraper cities of Asia.
@MrLoudPacc But I would not want London to have as many as New York. Eventually they would be taking out the historical buildings that actually have meaning, or disrupting the area of them. You can't put a skyscraper right nexk to St Paul's or the Houses or Parliament. If they were to build higher, I would only like them to replace smaller skyscrapers that are already among others. London was never meant to have any building taller than St. Paul's Cathedral. That was London's viewpoint.
@fluffymole0913 o no lol i would never expect that it would have that many i just love the way london shows its history and the new glassy buildings are like a another layer to the city's rich history kind of like how new york is doing this except for the fact that new yorks building dont date back as far as londons instead they show the deco style of the industrial area mixing with the more modern buildings erecting in new york
@fluffymole0913 I understand, but you have to see the bigger picture... London, alongside New York, is the world's leading financial center and alpha ++ city. In city's like these that expand due to increasing investment, business, etc, there have to be places to house the individuals and businesses for work, in turn, skyscrapers. Prominent cities like London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong don't put these enormous buildings up because they want to, but rather, because they NEED to.
Paris is not a "living museum". That's a polyester-hearted 'progressive' thought-terminating cliché.
Paris is an ancient, current, and bustling city.
"Museum" evokes images of a deserted and creepy city.
Paris's built envirnment is as legitimate now as when it was first built. "Stay in the present ".. it scares me that a person can say that and think it means something. Architects must accord what with what?
Paris is not a "living museum". That's a polyester-hearted 'progressive' thought-terminating cliché.
Paris is an ancient, current, and bustling city.
"Museum" evokes images of a deserted and creepy city.
Paris's built envirnment is as legitimate now as when it was first built. "Stay in the present ".. it scares me that a person can say that and think it means something. Architects must accord what with what?
Funnny as London overtook new york as the worlds financial capital in 2008, with more banks and cash being in London than any other city in the world.
@sportsnation32835 No it doesn't. The tallest building in London will be 1,017ft. New york only has 2 buildings taller than this, and they're only about 100ft taller. Hardly 'dwarfing'.
The walkie talkie is a fucking travesty. That is the ugliest building I've ever seen. How did it even get the go ahead to start bulding. It is in desperate need of a redesign. It's like a hige scar on Londons skyline and will undoubtedly decrease the collective beauty of the city
@mrnorthenstar: not really true, london is probably the onl;y city in the world to incoporate modern day sky scrapers (shard, bishopsgate) with classic architecture (bigben, st pauls). the cities you mentioned merely have height without history. So you have living museums like paris, and on the other end of the scale, alien cities like shanghai. LOndon is the only one to have what both of these cities have. Maybe beijing aswell (forbidden temple as history).
Thanks for the video! I live in NE Surrey and recently travelled to Wembley to see the Reading vs Swansea game.... I got the train from Farnborough to Waterloo and was very impressed when I caught a glimpse of London bridge tower! That building is going to be very special.... It's like an icicle!! The Gherkin is in trouble I think! I hope that this will be complete before the Olympics so the whole world can admire it.... Did the greatest city in the world just get better? I think so!
Most of them are commercial kak that people will be have little choice but to live and work in them as land is increasingly becoming more scarce in the UK. The pinnable (helta skelta). The walkie talkie' is by far the worst. There is no design or any deep thinking how many seconds did that concept take. Londons skyline to me is scarred by cheap shit blocks of architecture. We need to look at the buildings of New York, Chichago, Tokyo, HK, Singapore.
@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
This is just what London needs to maintain itself as one of the greatest and most famous cities in the world. I have no doubt that the culture will remain throughout the city but it will be considered as a much more contemporary city.
Oh London, London, London...please don't become the new Dubai! The beauty of London is in it's old world charm. All the smaller buildings. Modern is great but don't overdo it. Everyone loves London because of it's historic buildings. Dubai is blech and all these new buildings in london are a little too Dubai-ish.
@likethepear i disagree, the importance of culture in London is not forgotten, and will be preserved however it shows true architectural genious to be able to incorporate a new building that not only works with the history but adds to it, London must be a city of history but it must also be a center of commerce and the future to maintain it's status as one of, if not the best city in the world
@likethepear London must constantly change and adapt to remain in the present. I certainly would not want London to become a living museum like Paris. Also Paris doesnt come close to London in terms of vibrancy and wealth partly for this reason.
@nograviti lol London is the exact same as Paris.. In terms of history And id say Paris actually has more skyscrapers then london.. Europe has the oldest cities with the most beautiful old victorian buildings etc.. i dont see why you'd wanna demolish them for more skyscapers that look ugly.. Its just not Europe..especially for old cities like Berlin, Paris, London, Amsterdam etc
@NottinghamForest22 admirable, but its important to realize that without new development it would be impossible for London to keep its title as one of the 3 international financial hubs and would surely be beaten out by cities like New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong,Paris etc.
@NottinghamForest22 The skyscrapers are built in sectioned areas, mainly city and Isle of Dogs.
Isle of Dogs is or was a dump so no problems there.
The city was mostly lost in the fire of London so there is really no ancient architecture there, some old buildings buts not old old. Its actually a bit of a dump so this will help regenerate. There are loads of places for nice architecture around the rest of "London".
@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
i don't like the walkie talike one it looks stupid but the pinnacle one looked good and complemented the gherkin and natwest tower, the walkie alkie however insulted them.
@WoordWerks - Your second point smacks of plain idiocy though.
What, so London is already wealthy enough that it shouldn't try and progress in the manner of other world cities? I'd much rather see increased demand for office space being supplied by these top of the range skyscrapers than the often overbearing groundscrapers that seem to fill the square mile currently.
@WoordWerks - You show an inherent lack of knowledge of architecture by labelling these fine buildings, with the exception of the Walkie Talkie (I'm with you on that one), "Post-modernism".
Britain is turning into a Lady GaGa look what I mean by that is one ugly cheap piece of shit. What happened to amazing architecture like the st Paul's Cathedral. I am quite happy that we are starting to go bigger and more modern but can't we have a better architect do it.
@JamieT96 do u know anything about architecture... London needs progress do u think when they were building st pauls cathedral that there were many ppl saying look at this bonkers circular roof we need good old architecture like castles.
@antonjon1 Both the Leadenhall Building and the Walkie Talkie have been given the go-ahead in Nov 2010. Construction is set to begin at the beginning of 2011.
They spread them out because of public transport issues. If they built one massive cluster the tube stations would be overwhelmed, so they will build mini clusters around the public transport hubs around the city.
Well I checked on the Internet,there's a list of projects,and it says "cancelled".Have thgs changed since..?I dunno,hope so,cause it's a lovely tower.
i still prefer the Gherkin but these make welcome additions. But we still have shitty weather on the whole and far too many 3rd world immigrants so London is not desirable to me and English girls mostly have become fat and ugly like Americans now.
I dunno if you live in LDN,but indeed it would be great if you could update the progress(Shard,Pinnacle among others,Strata)I took some pics from Strata in E&C last wk,amazing!!Gd job dude!
yes, i do live in london and im doing an update on heron tower in a few days. and i will proably do an update on the shard when the core starts to rise.
Alright,that's fab dude!I d't live in LDN anymore,I left it after 4 years last march,therefore I cannot check the works on the spot like I used to=( I look 4ward to your videos=),thk U.
I see and believe London itself to be one huge construction site. It is a beautiful, historic, ever-changing city and I feel that the people moaning about how modern architecture does not compare to the historical examples throughout the city are being a little close-minded. All of London's buildings are full of character. Like it or not, I dream of a London where the ever-growing number of skyscrapers in The City and Canary Wharf meet, and London becomes a magnificent example of a modern city.
I hope the 'walkie talkie' does not continue, it's an absolute monstrosity. If completed it would be hailed as a great peice of modern architecture, but 30/40 years later, we would look back and regret it. Just look at the buildings that have stood the test of time, and those that now blight our city skyline. I think you'll find the 60's was an architectural era we would all like to forget. I hope the noughties isn't soon going to be.
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i really, really, really hope they never build the walkie talkie. the rest are great.
Itdoesntevenryhme 2 weeks ago 2
@Itdoesntevenryhme lol Agree with you
Gedankenbaukunst 2 weeks ago
I went on the london eye a few months ago and have seen a few really tall skyscrapers being built, not sure which ones are which though
yoman45135 1 month ago
I love how there welcoming new and exciting buildings but I also like how there keeping it away from the historic places like big ben because if anything is build to close to big ben it will easly dwarf if and that will look silly
CrazyCrofty97 2 months ago
Show Frankfurt when yo can see the future! :P It is a big city in Germany. My mine there are the most beutifuls skyline in Europa! :) To watch an good video of Frankfurt write this in the box: Blaze - Das ist Frankfurt
thebestbad96 2 months ago
Nice vid..keep up the good work...
toshiadougher 2 months ago
@toshiadougher thankss, check out the updated vid ive done :)
rawesomeadam 2 months ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO London should remain as it is now they should not flood it with skyscrapers as it will be boring like every other city
AmjadDuhaini 3 months ago
@AmjadDuhaini exactly!!! America, Australia, Canada, Asia has shit loads of skyscaper jungles.. Europe is traditional..
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i think they are spoiling London historical heritage, it's a beautiful city with many nice old buildings, but these towers make it look cheap and shitty like the typical American concrete jungle city
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Yeah skyscrapers are part of NYC's style, born out of necessity for space. London is like an ongoing timeline and a few modern buildings are welcome. What I find revolting is somewhere like Dubai that demands super-tall skyscrapers in the middle of a desert in some pathetic need to compete, such as the Burj standing tall like some glaring beacon of waste. What is outstanding is the engineering that has gone into building those buildings though, wonderful.
RelaxItsJustAFlare 4 months ago
Dreadful :( When will they learn?
inkstersco 5 months ago
The Pinnacle looks like a giant Lip Stick.
kasabianbass 5 months ago
@kasabianbass There's one that looks a lot more like Lipstick. I can't remember it's name but it is quite short and is a bit East of Canary Wharf.
fluffymole0913 5 months ago
WOW I LOVE THEM ALL! Finally some Modern skyscrapers in My country!
SPARTANJACK15 7 months ago
new york dwarfs this Most of them are commercial kak that people will be have little choice but to live and work in them as land is increasingly becoming more scarce in the UK. The pinnable (helta skelta). The walkie talkie' is by far the worst. There is no design or any deep thinking how many seconds did that concept take. Londons skyline to me is scarred by cheap shit blocks of architecture. We need to look at the buildings of New York, Chichago, Tokyo, HK, Singapore.
sportsnation32835 7 months ago
@sportsnation32835 not really true, london is probably the onl;y city in the world to incoporate modern day sky scrapers (shard, bishopsgate) with classic architecture (bigben, st pauls). the cities you mentioned merely have height without history. So you have living museums like paris, and on the other end of the scale, alien cities like shanghai. LOndon is the only one to have what both of these cities have. Maybe beijing aswell (forbidden temple as history).
2491cc 6 months ago
@2491cc yes but that is about to change as new supertalls are being built in new york but my point is even if london had 3 buildings taller than all of new york's it still doesnt make it a "taller" city as new york has the most highrises at over 6,000 second place has about 2,000 basically what im saying is no couple of buildings can change the overall height of a city
MrLoudPacc 6 months ago
@MrLoudPacc I agree, New York is the home of the skyscraper
2491cc 6 months ago
@2491cc but as a city london is one of my favorites in design because of the point you made like dubai and shanghai just look too shiny and cheesy and dont really have that essesnce of a great city atleast yet...
MrLoudPacc 6 months ago
@2491cc Very true, but then you get a city like Hong Kong that has twice as many skyscrapers as New York.
Poptronic 5 months ago
@Poptronic yeah but New York has so much more character than Hong Kong.
20cFilmWannabe 5 months ago
@20cFilmWannabe This is true. Living only 30 minutes from New York City, I will admit I take it for granted and often forget what an awesome city it is. A day in New York for me, like the other 18.8 million people who live in the metro area, is just another "day in the city." For most of the other 6.9-something billion people in the world, New York is a truly epic place and I unfortunately forget that. Long live New York!!!
Poptronic 5 months ago
@Poptronic id love to live in New York and experience the buzz of the city. western cities in my opinion are superior to the new skyscraper cities of Asia.
20cFilmWannabe 5 months ago
@MrLoudPacc But I would not want London to have as many as New York. Eventually they would be taking out the historical buildings that actually have meaning, or disrupting the area of them. You can't put a skyscraper right nexk to St Paul's or the Houses or Parliament. If they were to build higher, I would only like them to replace smaller skyscrapers that are already among others. London was never meant to have any building taller than St. Paul's Cathedral. That was London's viewpoint.
fluffymole0913 5 months ago 2
@fluffymole0913 o no lol i would never expect that it would have that many i just love the way london shows its history and the new glassy buildings are like a another layer to the city's rich history kind of like how new york is doing this except for the fact that new yorks building dont date back as far as londons instead they show the deco style of the industrial area mixing with the more modern buildings erecting in new york
MrLoudPacc 5 months ago
@fluffymole0913 I understand, but you have to see the bigger picture... London, alongside New York, is the world's leading financial center and alpha ++ city. In city's like these that expand due to increasing investment, business, etc, there have to be places to house the individuals and businesses for work, in turn, skyscrapers. Prominent cities like London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong don't put these enormous buildings up because they want to, but rather, because they NEED to.
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@2491cc
Paris is not a "living museum". That's a polyester-hearted 'progressive' thought-terminating cliché.
Paris is an ancient, current, and bustling city.
"Museum" evokes images of a deserted and creepy city.
Paris's built envirnment is as legitimate now as when it was first built. "Stay in the present ".. it scares me that a person can say that and think it means something. Architects must accord what with what?
inkstersco 5 months ago
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@2491cc
Paris is not a "living museum". That's a polyester-hearted 'progressive' thought-terminating cliché.
Paris is an ancient, current, and bustling city.
"Museum" evokes images of a deserted and creepy city.
Paris's built envirnment is as legitimate now as when it was first built. "Stay in the present ".. it scares me that a person can say that and think it means something. Architects must accord what with what?
inkstersco 5 months ago
new york dwarfs this
sportsnation32835 7 months ago
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Funnny as London overtook new york as the worlds financial capital in 2008, with more banks and cash being in London than any other city in the world.
Roxolanii 7 months ago
@sportsnation32835 No it doesn't. The tallest building in London will be 1,017ft. New york only has 2 buildings taller than this, and they're only about 100ft taller. Hardly 'dwarfing'.
2491cc 6 months ago
The walkie talkie is a fucking travesty. That is the ugliest building I've ever seen. How did it even get the go ahead to start bulding. It is in desperate need of a redesign. It's like a hige scar on Londons skyline and will undoubtedly decrease the collective beauty of the city
jake27990 8 months ago
@mrnorthenstar: not really true, london is probably the onl;y city in the world to incoporate modern day sky scrapers (shard, bishopsgate) with classic architecture (bigben, st pauls). the cities you mentioned merely have height without history. So you have living museums like paris, and on the other end of the scale, alien cities like shanghai. LOndon is the only one to have what both of these cities have. Maybe beijing aswell (forbidden temple as history).
mitsydripy910 8 months ago
the walkie talkie looks so ugly and cumbersome. i wish they would redesign it.
deliriouscouture 8 months ago
LOVE LONDON and England
GameTrailersHD1 8 months ago
LOVE LONDON
GameTrailersHD1 8 months ago
Thanks for the video! I live in NE Surrey and recently travelled to Wembley to see the Reading vs Swansea game.... I got the train from Farnborough to Waterloo and was very impressed when I caught a glimpse of London bridge tower! That building is going to be very special.... It's like an icicle!! The Gherkin is in trouble I think! I hope that this will be complete before the Olympics so the whole world can admire it.... Did the greatest city in the world just get better? I think so!
theredbull9933 8 months ago 2
All these buildings will look fantastic. I cant wait to visit london again.
lei5ght19n 8 months ago
Most of them are commercial kak that people will be have little choice but to live and work in them as land is increasingly becoming more scarce in the UK. The pinnable (helta skelta). The walkie talkie' is by far the worst. There is no design or any deep thinking how many seconds did that concept take. Londons skyline to me is scarred by cheap shit blocks of architecture. We need to look at the buildings of New York, Chichago, Tokyo, HK, Singapore.
MrNorthernstar 9 months ago
As Borat would say: I LIKE!
The Pinnecle looks especially cool.
TheMajin7 9 months ago
ugly
WSWarthog 10 months ago
Pinnacle 288m
spillthedavids 11 months ago
now we just flying cars everywhere
MrKingcobrajim 11 months ago
These buildings look great I just hope they don't overdo it and just make London another concrete jungle.
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@atraherne Thought Luton ''is or was a dump''?? Last time checked the news with all the jobless figures, Lutun wasn't exactly booming with businesses....Actually jobless figures were going UP with the Dagenham car plant coming to a halt. Try visiting an area before calling it a''dump'', hypocrite.
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ChipmunksInc 1 year ago
This is just what London needs to maintain itself as one of the greatest and most famous cities in the world. I have no doubt that the culture will remain throughout the city but it will be considered as a much more contemporary city.
UP2DATEVIDEOS 1 year ago
Oh London, London, London...please don't become the new Dubai! The beauty of London is in it's old world charm. All the smaller buildings. Modern is great but don't overdo it. Everyone loves London because of it's historic buildings. Dubai is blech and all these new buildings in london are a little too Dubai-ish.
likethepear 1 year ago
@likethepear i disagree, the importance of culture in London is not forgotten, and will be preserved however it shows true architectural genious to be able to incorporate a new building that not only works with the history but adds to it, London must be a city of history but it must also be a center of commerce and the future to maintain it's status as one of, if not the best city in the world
CurlyBlakey 1 year ago 12
@likethepear London must constantly change and adapt to remain in the present. I certainly would not want London to become a living museum like Paris. Also Paris doesnt come close to London in terms of vibrancy and wealth partly for this reason.
nograviti 1 year ago 35
@nograviti
'Remain in the present' and 'vibrant' both in one comment.
Wow.
inkstersco 5 months ago
@nograviti
Paris is not a "living museum". That's a polyester-hearted progressive thought-terminating cliché.
Paris is an ancient, current, and bustling city.
"Museum" evokes images of a deserted and creepy city.
Paris's built envirnment is as legitimate now as when it was first built.
"stay in the present ".. it scares me that aperson can say that and think it means something. Architects must accord what with what?
inkstersco 5 months ago
@nograviti ive been to Paris and its very similar to London. i think you would find rome is a living museum. just sayin
FrostBiteLogos 4 months ago
@nograviti lol London is the exact same as Paris.. In terms of history And id say Paris actually has more skyscrapers then london.. Europe has the oldest cities with the most beautiful old victorian buildings etc.. i dont see why you'd wanna demolish them for more skyscapers that look ugly.. Its just not Europe..especially for old cities like Berlin, Paris, London, Amsterdam etc
cam9408 1 month ago
1 Blackfriars Road is hideous, it's got a hunchback...and I hate the 'Walkie Talkie', but the rest look great.
Bille994 1 year ago
0:47 BETTER THAN NYC OR ANY OTHER SKYLINE EVA!!!
randomiuy 1 year ago 2
@randomiuy not yet. Form follows function.
RoyalJackofSpades 1 year ago
I hate skyscrapers...
NottinghamForest22 1 year ago
@NottinghamForest22 why?
HidanYaoiGuy 1 year ago
@HidanYaoiGuy because I prefer London's old architecture.
NottinghamForest22 1 year ago
@NottinghamForest22 admirable, but its important to realize that without new development it would be impossible for London to keep its title as one of the 3 international financial hubs and would surely be beaten out by cities like New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong,Paris etc.
HidanYaoiGuy 1 year ago
@HidanYaoiGuy Yeah I suppose so. Got to compromise.
NottinghamForest22 1 year ago
@NottinghamForest22 The skyscrapers are built in sectioned areas, mainly city and Isle of Dogs.
Isle of Dogs is or was a dump so no problems there.
The city was mostly lost in the fire of London so there is really no ancient architecture there, some old buildings buts not old old. Its actually a bit of a dump so this will help regenerate. There are loads of places for nice architecture around the rest of "London".
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ChipmunksInc 1 year ago
i don't like the walkie talike one it looks stupid but the pinnacle one looked good and complemented the gherkin and natwest tower, the walkie alkie however insulted them.
chatteyj 1 year ago
@chatteyj yes definitely, was thinking the exact same thing, it's really... "fat" and square, whilst the other three are slender and unique
kukubird210 1 year ago
Thankyou for the slideshow.
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 1 year ago
Im 100% for skyscrapers provided no historic buildings are compromised. London has the greatness to have both.
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 1 year ago
1 blackfriars and the walkie talkie are both on hold though arent they?
keeperofthecheese 1 year ago
This makes me proud to be British, how we can build some great modern buildings whilst keeping our historic landmarks.
Shame we can't seem to build as fast as other countries though, it seems like we have 2 hours of H&S talk for 1 hour's work.
Hopefully we can get these built without too many delays, perhaps the Olympics will speed things up.
G1NZOU 1 year ago
@G1NZOU
That is the beauty of London. The City with a Roman Wall and ancient Persian temple can also have modern skyscrapers
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 1 year ago
@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 Damn right.
London's going to look great in 2012.
G1NZOU 1 year ago
@G1NZOU
Thankyou. I agree. Although im not well versed on the comprehensive side of architecture im excited to see the skyline of our great capital then!
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 1 year ago
@WoordWerks - Your second point smacks of plain idiocy though.
What, so London is already wealthy enough that it shouldn't try and progress in the manner of other world cities? I'd much rather see increased demand for office space being supplied by these top of the range skyscrapers than the often overbearing groundscrapers that seem to fill the square mile currently.
cleverandrew123 1 year ago
@WoordWerks - You show an inherent lack of knowledge of architecture by labelling these fine buildings, with the exception of the Walkie Talkie (I'm with you on that one), "Post-modernism".
cleverandrew123 1 year ago
i think tall buildings and skyscrapers make a city ! i cant wait to see these buildings up in london !:)
mrsleeve123 1 year ago
I love skyscrapers and it fills me with joy to see London joining the tall buildings club!
Go London!
karadan100 1 year ago
Skyscrapers are the future for London, so people who don't like them get used to it.
90carlw 1 year ago
walkie talkie is so ugly!! scrap it!!
sanddune1981 1 year ago
I like the first two. Very futuristic design.
rudeydudey05 1 year ago
if youu pause it on 0:49
i dontt thinkk them buildings will existt
theyy seem to big =/ snm londonn UK!!!!!!!!!!
YoungTrapstarKB 1 year ago
london is beautiful and fascinatig city as it is! please don't ruin!
weix62 1 year ago
sheffield lol its a hard working class town mate. some of this is quite miss guided. your 23 cant you bag your own shopping lol
jibberjabberman 1 year ago
horrible! very bad taste!!
weix62 1 year ago
@weix62 FUCK OFF
90carlw 1 year ago
@shotbailey
We can have beautiful views from primrose hill, hampstead, and greenwich.
I agree it's not that nice for people who actually have to work down in the city, but that serves them right for working in the city.
Alessandro1985 1 year ago
does anyone know what the shard will be used for?
JoshRobertson142 1 year ago
it's stupid how there is the square mile and canary wharf, there should be one financial capital of london not two. skyscrapers only work in clusters
JoshMufc101 1 year ago
now there talking peopl!
MrAtonic 1 year ago
Damn I was beginning to think that London needed these things I wonder what future non-built structures will look like :)
CookieMonzta1995 1 year ago
are all the buildings are being built
TheLibran666 1 year ago
Britain is turning into a Lady GaGa look what I mean by that is one ugly cheap piece of shit. What happened to amazing architecture like the st Paul's Cathedral. I am quite happy that we are starting to go bigger and more modern but can't we have a better architect do it.
JamieT96 1 year ago
@JamieT96 do u know anything about architecture... London needs progress do u think when they were building st pauls cathedral that there were many ppl saying look at this bonkers circular roof we need good old architecture like castles.
dunsedog 1 year ago
The sooner the better, get them up, lets see a London with a bit of character in the air instead of being stuck in the past!!!!
ojwatts 1 year ago
The pinnacle will have 60 floors. Not 47.
theagent104 1 year ago 9
ahh sorry about that, old video now and i didnt notice that. thanks.
rawesomeadam 1 year ago 2
@theagent104 NO,, Pinnacle is a 288 m (945 ft), 63-storey skyscraper
1234567loading 1 year ago
@theagent104 It will have 72 floors
funcik1 1 year ago
@theagent104 Sorry i was talking about other building :D
funcik1 1 year ago
The last building DOES look like a walkie talkie. Very novel buildings.
ROCKSOLID19 1 year ago
Doe's anyone know if the leadenhall buildind has been canceled or posponed?
antonjon1 2 years ago
@antonjon1 at the moment its on hold :/
rawesomeadam 2 years ago 4
@rawesomeadam Not any more, British Land received some equity from a Canadian Pension Fund so it is going up : )
nograviti 1 year ago
@antonjon1 its on hold
lokrenzo 1 year ago
@antonjon1 now it's under construction.
boatmanzxc 1 year ago
@antonjon1 Restarts in July 2011 completion now Q2 2014
Badsellcut 1 year ago
@antonjon1 Both the Leadenhall Building and the Walkie Talkie have been given the go-ahead in Nov 2010. Construction is set to begin at the beginning of 2011.
carlosariars 1 year ago
@antonjon1 work has restarted
1968concorde 9 months ago
The Pinnacle is being built to 288 m
Ejitman 2 years ago
i live in london but scared of heights :(
shreadz123 2 years ago
very exsiting, I can't wait to see them
nbarrett100 2 years ago
they should build all these tall buildings at the same area as a massive cluster, i haven't got a clue why they are spreading them out.
1234567loading 2 years ago
they are its just half of them are in the old city of london and the others where built on the old docks canary wharf
HailToTheSkunk 2 years ago
@1234567loading
They spread them out because of public transport issues. If they built one massive cluster the tube stations would be overwhelmed, so they will build mini clusters around the public transport hubs around the city.
antonjon1 2 years ago
Ohh i see it's a perfect, most meaningful answer thanks ...
1234567loading 2 years ago
I wanna move to London now.
stevostevie 2 years ago
I wish the heights were given in feet.
grahamblood 2 years ago
lol the first one is about 1050 ft the rest were about 800 and lower :P
manly833 2 years ago
i robot
Timcookie321 2 years ago
At 1:20,"Baltimore Wharf" tower is cancelled!!!!
JexPAuk 2 years ago
are you sure ?? i thought it was already under constructiion?
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
Well I checked on the Internet,there's a list of projects,and it says "cancelled".Have thgs changed since..?I dunno,hope so,cause it's a lovely tower.
JexPAuk 2 years ago
"Hermitage Plaza","Tour Triangle", "Tour D2","Tour Generali","Tour First" etc (PARIS)
JexPAuk 2 years ago
What about it?
heathound 2 years ago
i still prefer the Gherkin but these make welcome additions. But we still have shitty weather on the whole and far too many 3rd world immigrants so London is not desirable to me and English girls mostly have become fat and ugly like Americans now.
Anglichanen 2 years ago
London is the best city in the world
1234567loading 2 years ago 2
great video really great
westmc9th 2 years ago
thnx :) do u think i should make some more on the progress of the buildings or something??
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
yea that would be great will you check out my vids?
westmc9th 2 years ago
Just Incredible :) Cheers m8
ajaaronjoe 2 years ago
yh, show pics and videos of the construction sites!
funkydelicman 2 years ago
Bck from LDN 2day.Great work dude!Boomerang Tower has not started yet?Walkie talkie?/Strata is impressive though!
JexPAuk 2 years ago
I dunno if you live in LDN,but indeed it would be great if you could update the progress(Shard,Pinnacle among others,Strata)I took some pics from Strata in E&C last wk,amazing!!Gd job dude!
JexPAuk 2 years ago
yes, i do live in london and im doing an update on heron tower in a few days. and i will proably do an update on the shard when the core starts to rise.
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
Alright,that's fab dude!I d't live in LDN anymore,I left it after 4 years last march,therefore I cannot check the works on the spot like I used to=( I look 4ward to your videos=),thk U.
JexPAuk 2 years ago
is their construction actually definate?
buzzbrr34 2 years ago
oh yes.. the shard, the pinnacle and heron tower are all under construction and im pretty sure all the others are approved
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
Are they still actually building these? i thight they'd stopped due to the recession
Urinesauce 2 years ago
and Pinnacle will have 66 floors!
Lord6of9Uk 2 years ago
the LondonBridge tower is going to be 87 floors!
Lord6of9Uk 2 years ago
The pinnacle is brilliant
jordanizAking95 2 years ago 2
The walkie talkie is disgusting
jordanizAking95 2 years ago 2
I see and believe London itself to be one huge construction site. It is a beautiful, historic, ever-changing city and I feel that the people moaning about how modern architecture does not compare to the historical examples throughout the city are being a little close-minded. All of London's buildings are full of character. Like it or not, I dream of a London where the ever-growing number of skyscrapers in The City and Canary Wharf meet, and London becomes a magnificent example of a modern city.
FBoc90 2 years ago
i completely agree with you, i love all of londons buildings old and new!
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
I hope the 'walkie talkie' does not continue, it's an absolute monstrosity. If completed it would be hailed as a great peice of modern architecture, but 30/40 years later, we would look back and regret it. Just look at the buildings that have stood the test of time, and those that now blight our city skyline. I think you'll find the 60's was an architectural era we would all like to forget. I hope the noughties isn't soon going to be.
cliniqueboi 2 years ago
its 20 fenchurch street the walkie talkie
rawesomeadam 2 years ago
i remember its shaped like a tin of ham look it up on google images
jordanizAking95 2 years ago
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jordanizAking95 2 years ago
sorry what building do you mean?
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