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Architectural think-tank Cornis says that the London skyline is about to undergo the greatest and most expansive change in its history. They have calculated that there are 236 planned new tower developments within the city, a tenth of which will be more than 50 storeys high and planning for 80% of these towers has already been approved. With an average cost of £3500 a square foot the building boom has been driven by the luxury residential end of the market, with the majority being sold for private flats and penthouse apartments.

However, if the capitals builders are hard at work, the boom is about to test the creativity of the residents just as much. Since the arrival of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as ‘The Gerkin’, each new skyscraper has gained its own colloquial nickname. Currently the capital also has a ‘Shard’, a ‘Cheese-grater’, a ‘Walkie Talkie’ and not forgetting the grandmother of them all a ‘Needle’ (Cleopatra’s) and if Cornis are correct in their projections, by 2025 Londoners might have several considerably more quirky skyscrapers to christen.

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*On completion The Bristow Tower will be the tallest residential structure in Europe

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