Nice article the latest series of London carbuncles.

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/apr/29/top-10-w orst-london-skyscrapers-quill-odalisk-walkie-talkie?CMP=fb_g u (http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/apr/29/top-10-worst-london-skyscrapers-quill-odalisk-walkie-talkie?CMP=fb_gu)
I mean...wtf?
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2014/4/28/1398705185505/Helix-001.jpg
Mordor :hehe:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2014/4/28/1398705932740/Strata-008.jpg

[7evens]

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[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

high rise as time goes on. I was amazed by the amount of tall buildings outside of the centre whilst wandering round Shoreditch etc last year. Losing a lot of the 'rougher' neighbourhoods...not sure that is a good thing :shrug:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

It's a city, it needs to evolve.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Dalston and Hackney are following quickly. The high rises are mostly between the city and Aldgate and, strangely enough, south of the water.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Luis Anaconda]

and cider-less pubs

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

outdo one another? As much as I detest the PoW I'm with him on this one.

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Guns 'n' Roses]

The high rise area in Dubai I found very sterile, cold and ...dark... A lot of them are aprtments and are not populated for large periods of the year. I've read somewhere that London is about to become "Dubai-On-Thames"?

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

space...and Londoners being ethnically cleansed...

[Camp Freddie]

...your suggestion though is correct. They are universally soulless, overpriced and when the London housing market inevitably crashes, there will be be more than white elephant polluting the skyline!

[Camp Freddie]