These new renderings reveal how the City of London skyline is set to look within the next decade, with the addition of 13 skyscrapers, including one expected to be 290 metres high.
The CGIs commissioned by the City of London Corporation show how the skyline of London's financial district will be affected by 2026, based on current plans. The images show a group of 13 skyscrapers that have been consented, are under construction or are due to start construction imminently.
View of City of London in 2026 from the east
The City of London, also known as the Square Mile, occupies an area that stretches down from the Golden Lane Estate to the bank of the River Thames. It extends as far west as Temple Church on Fleet Street, and as far east as Aldgate. These renderings show a cluster of towers proposed for the eastern section of the City, which is already home to a group of inventively nicknamed skyscrapers including the Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, known as The Cheesegrater, and 20 St Mary Axe by Foster + Partners, better known as The Gherkin.
Among the skyscrapers set to neighbour them by by 2026 is 1 Undershaft ? a 289.9-metre skyscraper designed by Eric Parry Architects, nicknaned The Trellis after its expressed cross bracing. There is also PLP Architecture's 278-metre TwentyTwo tower, yet to receive a moniker.
Future view of the the "eastern cluster" from Fleet Street
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