The Cheesgrater by Richard Rogers : London office building, England
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Building architect:
Richard Rogers
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122 Leadenhall Street, City of London
2006-10
Architects: Richard Rogers Partnership; now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
images : Cityscape
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
Progress Photograph © Adrian Welch Sep 2008:
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:
Site of the ‘Cheesegrater’ - 122 Leadenhall Street tower is opposite Lloyds of London
122 Leadenhall St context - Lloyds Building:
Other Key Buildings close by:
Swiss Re Building
photo © Nick Weall
Tower 42
photo © Nick Weall
Willis Building
photo © Nick Weall
Bank of England
picture © Adrian Welch
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122 Leadenhall Street architect : Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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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