Each floor rotates five degrees from the last and the only curved piece of glass on the entire building is at the very top. The Gherkin won the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Priz ...
It will also feature a public garden on the 11th floor ... England and Tower Hamlets Council. The building, with a height of 309.6m (1015.8ft), will be situated between the Gherkin and the ...
“It’s a combination of attention to detail and a compelling big idea, uncompromised by building programme, budget or setting, ...
Can a single building impact the career of an architect ... so radical that it is almost immediately nicknamed ‘the erotic gherkin’. Will the Gherkin become the landmark they all dream ...
It is also to be all-electric with access to ‘gardens and fresh air’ from every office floor. The tower is expected to reach up to 176 metres tall, similar in size to the Gherkin at 30 St Mary Axe.