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Little Venice skyscraper plans blocked as they could spoil iconic London views

Plans to build a 32-storey skyscraper in Central London have been blocked as they could spoil some of the capital’s much-loved views. Berkeley Homes had hoped to build three towers on the... Read more »
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East London skyscraper climber reveals why he did death-defying stunt without ropes

The daredevil who climbed The Shard has told how he feared his own death before scaling a 36-storey Stratford building this week. George King-Thompson stunned residents when he scaled Newham’s Stratosphere Tower... Read more »

Fire at 76-storey Canary Wharf skyscraper

Emergency crews were called out to one of London’s tallest residential skyscrapers at Canary Wharf when fire broke out.   They arrived at the 76-storey Landmark Pinnacle tower in Marsh Wall and had to make their way up to a flat on the... Read more »
Canonbury Tower: The incredible Tudor building considered a skyscraper of its time

Canonbury Tower: The incredible Tudor building considered a skyscraper of its time

Chances are you understand London’s most well-known architecturally important buildings such because the Shard, the Gherkin, and The Houses of Parliament. But what concerning the capital’s lesser-known buildings? Rife with historical past... Read more »
Work to begin on building Croydon's tallest skyscraper 'within weeks'

Work to begin on building Croydon’s tallest skyscraper ‘within weeks’

Builders behind plans to construct certainly one of Britain’s tallest buildings in Croydon are adamant work will go forward regardless of a collection of delays. At 68 storeys and 228 metres tall,... Read more »

Whitechapel skyscraper threat to Canon Barnett school

Developers want to build a skyscraper in Whitechapel’s conservation zone which would take up the playground of Canon Barnett Primary school.  A company registered in Panama has put an application into Tower Hamlets Council for the 19-storey... Read more »