LONDON | 20 Fenchurch Street | 525 feet / 160.11 meters | 36 floors - Page 3

NYC2ATX · #41 Posted **Nov 29, 2011, 3:59 AM**

YES YES YES YES YES. Do it oldschool

scalziand · #42 Posted **Dec 3, 2011, 5:01 PM**

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scalziand · #43 Posted **Dec 6, 2011, 6:46 PM**

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colemonkee · #44 Posted **Dec 6, 2011, 7:57 PM**

At this rate, this one will be the first of the 3 City towers to top out.

scalziand · #45 Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 10:12 PM**

Cranesetc

chest · #46 Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 9:06 PM**

starting to show on the skyline

scalziand · #47 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 9:04 PM**

No kidding. How much miracle grow did they use?

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colemonkee · #48 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 10:27 PM**

Wow, that was fast. Over 1/3 of the way up.

Bedhead · #49 Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 10:26 AM**

Chest, those are absolutely stunning skyline shots.

The core continues to sprout up at an alarming rate:

I can't wait for it to start looming over this insane Victorian effort on Eastcheap:

my pics

colemonkee · #50 Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 9:03 PM**

That Victorian building - which has some very clear Gothic elements - is a beautiful building. When 20 Fenchurch is completed, it will vaguely resemble the Hearst Tower from that angle, with 20 Fenchurch appearing to sprout out from that classic facade.

Bedhead · #51 Posted **Jan 8, 2012, 10:38 AM**

Glad you like it, Colemonkee - that Victorian building is one of my favourites. It was originally a vinegar warehouse.

Apparently, it's on the site of the old Boar's Head Tavern, which Shakespeare used as Falstaff's local - hence the carving of the boar in the middle of the building.

more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33-35_E...3-35_Eastcheap

I hope the Fenchurch street tower will breathe some new life into it - Eastcheap is one of the few areas of the city that is still a bit tatty, and the shops at the bottom of this building are often boarded up.

CyberEric · #52 Posted **Jan 9, 2012, 6:25 PM**

Just spent some time in London and was surprised by all of the growth...I knew about the Shard but this project a few others were surprising.

I must say that I think the renderings of this building look goofy, but I am hopeful that the actual edifice with be arresting.

It's about time London's skyline got moving, glad to see some interesting projects underway.

scalziand · #53 Posted **Jan 9, 2012, 7:30 PM**

^The massing looks a bit awkward for sure, but it looks like the facade should be top notch.

scalziand · #54 Posted **Jan 27, 2012, 6:58 PM**

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whiteford · #55 Posted **Jan 28, 2012, 8:16 AM**

perfect! what an elegant and delightful tower.

whiteford · #56 Posted **Jan 28, 2012, 8:20 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zerton

What will they nickname this one?

the tower of Eden? that would fit in perfectly. this building is pure paradise imo.

scalziand · #57 Posted **Feb 1, 2012, 12:23 AM**

Floor 19 now poured.

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scalziand · #58 Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 3:13 PM**

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colemonkee · #59 Posted **Feb 11, 2012, 11:42 PM**

It's always fascinated me how so many London buildings (not all) take the core all the way to the top before starting on the steel. I remember watching the Barclays HQ building in Canary Wharf go up (from across the pond, of course), and watching that pencil-thin service core go up. It looked impossibly thin, yet stood for months while the steel caught up.

Can't wait to see the steel on this one.

Misty2k · #60 Posted **Feb 16, 2012, 11:49 AM**

My first post...

20 Fenchurch Street from across the river. Forgive the poor shot from my phone taken from 3rd floor, Cottons Centre, Tooley Street while waiting for a meeting to start.

Shows the context with other buildings nicely.

Dee

Pic by me