Helter Skelter

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Skyscraper Update: The Pinnacle Still A Big Hole On Bishopsgate

Yesterday we looked at the very obvious Heron Tower, now beginning to dominate the City skyline. Walk a few paces south and you come to the site of another nascent ‘scraper. The Pinnacle, popularly referred to as the Helter Skelter, will be taller even than …

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Playground Proposal For Kings Cross

Has there ever been a design that struck so much “WANT!” into us? This proposal by architects Feix & Merlin is one of five shortlisted in the competition to decide what to do with the old gas holder in Kings Cross. It’s Grade II listed …

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Where’s My Shiny New Skyscraper?

View Larger Map So what happened to all those lovely new towers we were promised? The Shard, the helter-skelter, the cheesegrater and their friends have been around as designs for years. But where have they got to? If you’ve checked the City skyline lately, you’ll …