122 Leadenhall Street London, Building, Architect - Tower: Images

London office building, England, by Richard Rogers Partnership

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122 Leadenhall Street: London Architecture



122 Leadenhall Street, City of London
2006-10
Architects: Richard Rogers Partnership; now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
225m high ; 47/48 storeys
office block
Owner: British Land
planning permission: 2005
Nicknamed ‘The Cheesgrater’
Approx. £286m
Should become the tallest building in City of London

122 Leadenhall Street - previous building on the site - Former Post Office building
1969-96
Architects: Gollins Melvin Ward Partnership - GMW
54m high ; 14 storeys

Being demolished from the bottom-up because the floors were hung from above:
Former Post Office building

Site of the ‘Cheesegrater’ - 122 Leadenhall Street tower is opposite Lloyds of London
122 Leadenhall Street context - Lloyds Building:



Lloyds Building, One Lime Street, City of London
1979-84
Richard Rogers



London Architects
London Building

122 Leadenhall St architect - Richard Rogers



122 Leadenhall Street tower photographs taken with Panasonic DMC-FX01 lumix camera; Leica lense: 2816x2112 pixels - original photos available upon request:
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