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London's first hydrogen filling station opened its gates

London's first hydrogen filling station opened its gates

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The hydrogen fuel station in Teddington uses excess or 'spare' electricity on the grid to generate industrial-scale electrolysis of water on-site

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Edible water bubbles for less plastic waste

Edible water bubbles for less plastic waste

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Made from seaweed, ‘Ooho’ is on a mission to make packaging waste disappear

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12 Projects That Have Transformed The London Skyline

12 Projects That Have Transformed The London Skyline

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The interactive timeline below shows how the London skyline has changed over the past 50 years. London's skyline has been changing rapidly, especially over the last 15 years with skyscarpers like the Walkie-Talkie, Heron Tower and the Shard being completed. There are currently over 200 new buildings over 20 stories tall proposed in London ensuring that the skyline will continue to change in the future.

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SURE Unveils Endless City Plans for London

SURE Unveils Endless City Plans for London

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SURE Architecture unveiled plans this week for a futuristic skyscraper that could house thousands of people and have its own ecosystem. The Endless City proposal has already won the Skyscrapers and SuperSkyscrapers Competition. The firm believes the skyscraper would be a great space saver for densely populated cities because it will allow them to expand upward instead of outward. Although still in the planning stage and without any guarantees it will ever be built, SURE has earmarked a plot of land just north of the City of London to build the vertical city. If completed, the Endless city could be as tall as 300 meters, close to London’s tallest building the Shard, and take up an area of 165,000 square meters.

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London’s Tallest Skyscraper Opens to the Public

London’s Tallest Skyscraper Opens to the Public

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London’s newest and tallest skyscraper opened its doors to the public last weekend after being under construction for the past three years.  The building is officially known as the Leadenhall Building, named after its location at 122 Leadenhall St, but is more commonly referred to as the Cheesegrater due to its wedge shape.  Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designed the 738-foot, 48-story building and Arup were the structural engineers for the project.  Nearly 80% of the $465 million building was prefabricated in the north of England and transported to the site in the middle of the night, proving to be one of the main challenges associated with the project.

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London’s Tower Bridge Glass Walkway Opens

London’s Tower Bridge Glass Walkway Opens

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London’s Tower Bridge has just joined the Grand Canyon, Willis Tower, and the Eifel Tower by opening a glass walkway 120 feet above the bridge deck. The walkway is the first of two walkways to open over the bridge that will allow visitors to experience vertigo inducing views of the Thames River. The other walkway, over the east side of the bridge, will be opened on December 1.

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Photogallery: London's Crossrail new tunnels

Photogallery: London's Crossrail new tunnels

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London's Crossrail, the most significant infrastructure project currently in the U.K. aims to improve commuting services across London, alleviate congestion and completely modify traveling around the capital. 

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“Can of Ham” Skyscraper to Be Built in London After 6 Year Delay

“Can of Ham” Skyscraper to Be Built in London After 6 Year Delay

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After a six-year delay due to the financial crisis, Foggo Associates has decided to move forward with their structure at 60-70 St. Mary Axe. The skyscraper, which many say looks like a can of ham, will join the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater and further enhance London’s claim to most hunger-inducing skyline in the world.  The $150 million building will be home to 24 stories of office and retail space.

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London Power Tunnels, UK: TBM Evelyn sets a new record in tunneling

London Power Tunnels, UK: TBM Evelyn sets a new record in tunneling

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TBM Evelyn has set a new project record at National Grid's London Power Tunnels project, digging 55.2 meters in a single 12-hour shift! The tunnel is part of a £250m project, aiming in providing new underground infrastructure for electricity transmission. 

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Structural Art for Rent in Essex County

Structural Art for Rent in Essex County

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Intentionally designed to appear as four separate structures and the many historic pilgrimage chapels in the region; A House for Essex, designed by FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) in collaboration with artist Grayson Perry, is one of the newest and most postmodern vacation spots along the British coast northeast of London. The exterior of the structure is clad with roughly 2000 custom ceramic tiles and is housed under a copper alloy standing seam roof with three cast-aluminum sculptures atop.

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