On 11 May 2005 at 19:14, Bob W wrote: > I personally think that London probably needs more towers to help it > maintain its status as a world city. The important question is, where to put > them.
I guess if they are being plonked down with respect to the surrounds that's not too bad but what I liked about London (last visit was 2001 so I haven't seen the Gherkin in person yet) as an international visitor was that its skyline wasn't like most other big cities, it was still relatively non-specular and pleasantly sedate. The first notable intrusion was really the London Eye which I had the opportunity to see and photograph around there before it went up, I'm sure the Eye still has it's detractors too. Also the Gherkin certainly hasn't made a mark outside of the UK, this thread was the first I'd seem or heard about it, I'm sure I would have noticed on my next visit though :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
