The Shard is seen lit up during a laser light show from Tower Millennium Pier on July 5, 2012 in London, England. The European Union's tallest building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, stands at 310 meters tall situated on London's Southbank was formally inaugurated this evening with a laser show that was streamed live on the Internet.
"The elongated glass pyramid, built atop a train station in a scruffy neighbourhood near the Thames, will open with 26 floors of vacant office space, and developers have to fill it at a time when rents are at the flattest in at least 50 years," newswire Reuters reported
The Shard is seen lit up during a laser light show from Tower Millennium Pier on July 5, 2012 in London, England. The European Union's tallest building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, stands at 310 meters tall situated on London's Southbank was formally inaugurated this evening with a laser show that was streamed live on the Internet. The Shard - The European Union's tallest building was inaugurated July 5. At the time of the Shard's official opening, there are still no confirmed occupants, though it is expected that there would be full occupancy by the end of 2014. The Shard is to contain office space, a 200-bed 5-star hotel, three floors of restaurants, ten apartments "The elongated glass pyramid, built atop a train station in a scruffy neighbourhood near the Thames, will open with 26 floors of vacant office space, and developers have to fill it at a time when rents are at the flattest in at least 50 years," newswire Reuters reported.
According to media reports, Sellar Property, the firm in charge of seeking potential occupants, stated: "With the office space, we are being very selective. We don't want one single, overbearing occupant, we want a mix of media, finance companies, etc." The Shard or Shard London Bridge (formerly known as London Bridge Tower or the Shard of Glass) is a skyscraper in Southwark, London. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Laser lights shine from The Shard over Tower Bridge on July 5, 2012 in London, England. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office building constructed on the site in 1975. The view of the River Thames looking west from Tower Bridge including The Shard Skyscraper, City Hall and HMS Belfast at night in London, England. The Shard towers over St Paul's Cathedral in this view from Parliament Hill on July 5, 2012 The Shard was designed with an irregular pyramidal shape from the base to the top, and is clad entirely in glass. Its structure was completed in April 2012, and it opened to the public on 5 July 2012. The tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck – the UK's highest – on the 72nd floor, at a height of 245 metres (804 ft).
The Shard is seen from Mile End on July 5, 2012 in London, England. Renzo Piano, the Shard's architect, worked with the architectural firm Broadway Malyan during the planning stage.Renzo Piano is best known for creating Paris’s Pompidou Centre in collaboration with Britain’s Richard Rogers. Piano was inspired by the railway lines next to the site, the London spires depicted by the 18th-century Venetian painter Canaletto, and the masts of sailing ships. The Shard reflects a cloudy sky on July 5, 2012 in London, England. Renzo Piano, the project's architect, compared his design to "a shard of glass". He considered the slender, spire-like form of the tower a positive addition to the London skyline, recalling the church steeples featured in historic engravings of the city and believed that its presence would be far more delicate than opponents of the project alleged. Piano proposed a sophisticated use of glazing, with expressive façades of angled glass panes intended to reflect sunlight and the sky above, so that the appearance of the building will change according to the weather and seasons.
The building features 11,000 panes of glass. In late 2007, the gathering uncertainty in the global financial markets sparked concerns about getting the Shard's construction started. The project was almost cancelled, but in January 2008, it was announced that a consortium of Qatari investors had paid £150 million to secure an 80% stake and take control of the project.
The Shard is seen lit up during a laser light show from Tower Millennium Pier on July 5, 2012 in London, England. The European Union's tallest building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, stands at 310 meters tall situated on London's Southbank was formally inaugurated this evening with a laser show that was streamed live on the Internet. The Shard - The European Union's tallest building was inaugurated July 5. At the time of the Shard's official opening, there are still no confirmed occupants, though it is expected that there would be full occupancy by the end of 2014. The Shard is to contain office space, a 200-bed 5-star hotel, three floors of restaurants, ten apartments "The elongated glass pyramid, built atop a train station in a scruffy neighbourhood near the Thames, will open with 26 floors of vacant office space, and developers have to fill it at a time when rents are at the flattest in at least 50 years," newswire Reuters reported.
According to media reports, Sellar Property, the firm in charge of seeking potential occupants, stated: "With the office space, we are being very selective. We don't want one single, overbearing occupant, we want a mix of media, finance companies, etc." The Shard or Shard London Bridge (formerly known as London Bridge Tower or the Shard of Glass) is a skyscraper in Southwark, London. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Laser lights shine from The Shard over Tower Bridge on July 5, 2012 in London, England. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office building constructed on the site in 1975. The view of the River Thames looking west from Tower Bridge including The Shard Skyscraper, City Hall and HMS Belfast at night in London, England. The Shard towers over St Paul's Cathedral in this view from Parliament Hill on July 5, 2012 The Shard was designed with an irregular pyramidal shape from the base to the top, and is clad entirely in glass. Its structure was completed in April 2012, and it opened to the public on 5 July 2012. The tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck – the UK's highest – on the 72nd floor, at a height of 245 metres (804 ft).
The Shard is seen from Mile End on July 5, 2012 in London, England. Renzo Piano, the Shard's architect, worked with the architectural firm Broadway Malyan during the planning stage.Renzo Piano is best known for creating Paris’s Pompidou Centre in collaboration with Britain’s Richard Rogers. Piano was inspired by the railway lines next to the site, the London spires depicted by the 18th-century Venetian painter Canaletto, and the masts of sailing ships. The Shard reflects a cloudy sky on July 5, 2012 in London, England. Renzo Piano, the project's architect, compared his design to "a shard of glass". He considered the slender, spire-like form of the tower a positive addition to the London skyline, recalling the church steeples featured in historic engravings of the city and believed that its presence would be far more delicate than opponents of the project alleged. Piano proposed a sophisticated use of glazing, with expressive façades of angled glass panes intended to reflect sunlight and the sky above, so that the appearance of the building will change according to the weather and seasons.
The building features 11,000 panes of glass. In late 2007, the gathering uncertainty in the global financial markets sparked concerns about getting the Shard's construction started. The project was almost cancelled, but in January 2008, it was announced that a consortium of Qatari investors had paid £150 million to secure an 80% stake and take control of the project.
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