General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Office building Hotel Apartment building |
|---|---|
| Architectural style: |
Postmodern |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2013 |
award winner
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Address: | 32 London Bridge Street |
| Coordinates: | 51° 30' 16" N 0° 5' 12" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 309.6 m | |
| height to observation deck | 221 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 72 | |
| gross floor area | 127 000 m² | |
| elevators | number | 44 |
Chronology
| 5 July 2012 | Official inauguration with a laser light show. |
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Participants
Architecture
Structural design
Consulting
General contractor
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Building services engineering
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2011): Creating the Shard at London Bridge. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
- : An Engineer's Guide to Interesting Structures in London. Arranged for Walking Tours. pp. 38.
- (2013): Engineering The Shard, London: tallest building in western Europe. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 166, n. 2 (May 2013), pp. 66-73.
- (2012): London Bridge/The Shard. In: Architectural Design, v. 82, n. 1 (January 2012), pp. 22-27.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20013813 - Published on:
14/10/2004 - Last updated on:
27/11/2018
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