30 St Mary Axe | Foster + Partners
London’s first ecological tall building and an instantly recognisable addition to the city’s skyline, this headquarters designed for Swiss Re is rooted in a radical approach − technically, architecturally, socially and spatially. Forty-one storeys high, it provides 46,400 square metres net of office space together with an arcade of shops and cafés accessed from a newly created piazza.
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A Mathematica experiment in lofting, results in a study of architectural modeling of Norman Foster's Swiss Re building and the Hearst Tower.
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This four part series (originally published on Aggregate’s website) examines The Gherkin, the London office tower des...
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30 St Mary Axe | Foster + Partners
London’s first ecological tall building and an instantly recognisable addition to the city’s skyline, this headquarters designed for Swiss Re is rooted in a radical approach − technically, architecturally, socially and spatially. Forty-one storeys high, it provides 46,400 square metres net of office space together with an arcade of shops and cafés accessed from a newly created piazza.
30 St. Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London, UK, 2001 — 2004
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St Mary Axe (The Gherkin). Signed Highly-detailed art print
Limited edition high quality art print of 30 St Mary Axe, The Gherkin, by professional architectural illustrator Charlie Edwards. Meticulously researched and highly detailed digital illustration. Limited to 50 prints. Printed on a high quality art paper and signed by the artist. Delivered in a large diameter sturdy cardboard tube. Large print size: 584mm x 840mm Please see other listings available from this artist. Charlie Edwards is a professional digital illustrator with a wealth of…
Gherkin Skyscraper by ArchitectureKIT
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30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London | Archinomy
View of The Gherkin from outside LOCATION: OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE SURROUNDING: FACTS AND FIGURES DIMENSIONS: Height to top of dome: 179.8 m Height to highest occupied floor level: 167.1 m Number of floors above ground: 40 Number of basement levels: single basement across whole site Largest floor external diameter (lvl 17): 56.15 m Site area: 0.57 hectares (1.4 […]
30 St Mary Axe | Foster + Partners
London’s first ecological tall building and an instantly recognisable addition to the city’s skyline, this headquarters designed for Swiss Re is rooted in a radical approach − technically, architecturally, socially and spatially. Forty-one storeys high, it provides 46,400 square metres net of office space together with an arcade of shops and cafés accessed from a newly created piazza.
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30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London | Archinomy
View of The Gherkin from outside LOCATION: OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE SURROUNDING: FACTS AND FIGURES DIMENSIONS: Height to top of dome: 179.8 m Height to highest occupied floor level: 167.1 m Number of floors above ground: 40 Number of basement levels: single basement across whole site Largest floor external diameter (lvl 17): 56.15 m Site area: 0.57 hectares (1.4 […]
30 St' Mary Axe (The Gherkin), London | Archinomy
View of The Gherkin from outside LOCATION: OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE SURROUNDING: FACTS AND FIGURES DIMENSIONS: Height to top of dome: 179.8 m Height to highest occupied floor level: 167.1 m Number of floors above ground: 40 Number of basement levels: single basement across whole site Largest floor external diameter (lvl 17): 56.15 m Site area: 0.57 hectares (1.4 […]