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Author:  pcernie [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:59 pm ]
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1 Undershaft, the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, revealed | Art and design | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign ... eric-parry
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:35 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
1 Undershaft,

Sounds more like something from a Harry Potter fanfic.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:44 pm ]
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Aren't there traditionally two undershaft :?: ;)

I'll get me coat.

On a more serious note, God that looks dull. Also, I can't say it occurred to me there was a height limit on London buildings. How very depressing.
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:19 pm ]
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That building is not my cup of tea, at all.


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Author:  hifidelity2 [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:17 am ]
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davrosG5 wrote:
I can't say it occurred to me there was a height limit on London buildings. How very depressing.


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but restrictions from the Civil Aviation Authority set a maximum height over the City so planes don’t have to slalom between spires
Author:  big_D [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:21 am ]
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Munich has an old law, that no building can be taller than the Frauenkirche (99 Metres).
Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:35 am ]
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hifidelity2 wrote:
davrosG5 wrote:
I can't say it occurred to me there was a height limit on London buildings. How very depressing.


Quote:
but restrictions from the Civil Aviation Authority set a maximum height over the City so planes don’t have to slalom between spires


You know, that could be exciting.
Author:  jonlumb [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:05 pm ]
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Wasn't that always the challenge with the old Hong Kong airport, having to fit into a narrow gap between the mountains and sky scrapers?
Author:  davrosG5 [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:15 pm ]
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I had assumed it was something to with planes and I guess since the 11th of September attacks there is an even greater desire to not have planes going near tall buildings. But surely there are some parts of London that aren't near flight paths (or sufficiently far away at least) that taller building would be permitted.
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:49 am ]
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jonlumb wrote:
Wasn't that always the challenge with the old Hong Kong airport, having to fit into a narrow gap between the mountains and sky scrapers?

Yup and IIRC there were tyre marks on one of the skyscrapers where some planes wheels had touched them
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:56 am ]
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I'd like to see the shadow forecast from that tower, I think large swathes of the city will never see daylight again. Also it's going to get pretty windy around there.
Engineers do all these calcs on comfort, solar gains etc to maximise the design of buildings, and 2 years later it gets ruined by a massive tower next door.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:50 pm ]
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That's the joy of progress I guess.
Big cities wouldn't be as interesting if their skylines didn't evolve over time.
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:50 pm ]
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Progress is not letting anyone with money build just anything they want


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Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:17 pm ]
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All I'm thinking is : whoever is paying for that probably has a very small penis.
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