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Shard / London Bridge
The tallest building in Europe
London / United Kingdom / 2012

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London Bridge Tower, which is also known as the Shard, is a 72 storey mixed use tower located besides London Bridge Station on the south bank of the river Thames. The station, which combines train, bus and underground lines is one of the busiest in London with 200,000 users per day. The project is a response to the Mayor’s policy of promoting high density development at key transport nodes.
The form of the tower was determined by its prominence on the London skyline. Unlike other cities such ...

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walter monici
walter monici /Architetto
mostruosa sfida alla storia, all'equilibrio e alla misura, tragica parafrasi di tutte la ambizioni.
2/8/2013
PORFIDO TRENTINO
PORFIDO TRENTINO /
un progetto che stupisce il pasesaggio
1/24/2013
oriana ines emilia bussani
oriana ines emilia bussani /Designer d'interni (Image)
sfida di strutture..gare di immagini..paesaggio stranito..forme allo sbaraglio..guglie di altri mondi..profili a confronyo..
1/15/2013
Norbert Morales
Norbert Morales /Architetto (Image)
El contraste a la majestuosidad, el imponente Modernismo, VS. el Predominante Gotico, y clásico románico.
10/6/2012
Generoso Alvino
Generoso Alvino /Designer d'interni
grande Renzo Piano come al solito stupisce e porta il made in Italy ad un livello altissimo, icona al centro di Londra della cultura e del saper fare Italiano
10/6/2012
Roberto Cova
Roberto Cova /Architetto
E' geniale! Le guglie degli edifici antichi che si trovano intorno diventano il motivo ispiratore del grattacielo e ne reinterpretano la forma (in primis quella della piccola chiesetta vittoriana). Il vetro rende tutto leggero e immateriale con i mutevoli riflessi del cielo di Londra. Forse a Londra non hanno le soprintendenze che rompono......un opera simile a Firenze non sarebbe realizzabile.
8/16/2012
Chiara Merlin
Chiara Merlin /Architetto
E' solo un esempio di stupendo egocentrismo architettonico che se ne frega totalmente del contesto...
8/2/2012
Michele Zingarelli
Michele Zingarelli /Architetto (Image)
mentre firenze si gode il suo palazzo di giustizia le altre città millenarie vivono
7/9/2012
Michele Zingarelli
Michele Zingarelli /Architetto
mentre firenze si gode il suo palazzo di giustizia le altre città millenarie vivono
7/9/2012
Toni Bevacqua
Toni Bevacqua /Architetto
fantastico
7/8/2012
Gianni Fabbrani
Gianni Fabbrani /Altro
Troppo bello! Da noi un 'opera irrealizzabile per i troppi interessi che attirerebbe e per la ben nota burocrazia. Mi consola che sia stato un italiano a progettarla. Inarrivabile Renzo Piano.
7/8/2012
Raisa Raisa
Raisa Raisa /Architetto
Mi piace troppo!
7/8/2012
Arty Molinari
Arty Molinari /Studente di Architettura
I can't wait to go to the viewing deck of the Shard! Shame have to wait til 2013, when I'm going to be there in 2 weeks!
7/8/2012
antonio dondoli
antonio dondoli /Designer industriale
Ma se dicessi che è semplicemente insulso verrei immediatamente crocifisso? ?
7/6/2012
Immacolata D'Ercole
Immacolata D'Ercole /Designer d'interni
Dal vero è ancora più esagerato. Fantastico
7/5/2012
Nikolay Lyutomskiy
Nikolay Lyutomskiy /Altro
ohrenet' ! :-)
7/5/2012
Studio Cadei Associati
Studio Cadei Associati /Architetto
un segno semplice che svetta nel cielo, una tensione verso l'infinito. Piano è proprio un genio: fa sembrare semplici le cose complicatissime!
7/5/2012
Nico Tropea
Nico Tropea /Designer d'interni
Wonderful!
7/5/2012
Nico Tropea
Nico Tropea /Designer d'interni
Wonderful!
7/5/2012
Eleonora Renzi
Eleonora Renzi /Designer d'interni
I really like this project. I'm not usually a fan of towers and skyscrapers but this one is so well proportioned, elegant and sharp that I can't help but loving it. Bravo Renzo Piano, and thanks for bringing again a little bit of Italian pride in this country!
7/4/2012
Katarina Juran
Katarina Juran /Architetto
... and I can see it live every day, when I want.
5/1/2012
Y C
Y C /Architetto
complimenti al maestro...
3/6/2012
carlo carmine minervino
carlo carmine minervino /Architetto
bravo, renzo
2/26/2012
Valeria Gelsomino
Valeria Gelsomino /Designer d'interni
W Renzo Piano!!!
2/20/2012
Stefano Manco
Stefano Manco /Altro
Fantastico!
4/15/2011
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