http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/03/05/save-the-skyline/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/03/05/save-the-skyline/#comment-2 james newman Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:24:52 +0000 http://www.politicalchick.co.uk/2007/03/05/save-the-skyline/#comment-2 the problem with this building is that from this angle it does look overbearing. i agree on that whole heartedly but thats because the image shows the cluster after this phase of the property cycle and this is the least flattering angle of the project by making it appear so prominently. there are plenty of sites between 20 fenchurch street and the bishopsgate core which will be built on in the not too distant future so what youre seeing in skyline terms is a work in effect. this is why for example it curves down towards the river thames, its been masterplanned so that the space WILL be filled and we will have a coherent skyline in 10 years time. oh, and that image also shows the building before it was reduced in height by 30 metres... really it's just a building you love or hate. the architectural equivalent of marmite. the problem with this building is that from this angle it does look overbearing. i agree on that whole heartedly but thats because the image shows the cluster after this phase of the property cycle and this is the least flattering angle of the project by making it appear so prominently.
there are plenty of sites between 20 fenchurch street and the bishopsgate core which will be built on in the not too distant future so what youre seeing in skyline terms is a work in effect. this is why for example it curves down towards the river thames, its been masterplanned so that the space WILL be filled and we will have a coherent skyline in 10 years time.
oh, and that image also shows the building before it was reduced in height by 30 metres… really it’s just a building you love or hate. the architectural equivalent of marmite.

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