London’s high-rise dreams

Dr Richard Baxter critiques the ongoing public debate about the UK high-rise and argues that the environment has still not been fully explored - As illustrated by the 'The Cheesegrater', 'The Walkie Talkie' and 'The Can of Ham', there has been a recent penchant for nicknaming high-rises. The latest names were precipitated by newspaper reports over the summer that almost 250 new high-rises are currently in the planning pipeline for London, with 80 per cent of these residential. News about a future high-rise London tends to be followed by public debates about whether they should be built. This summer was no different. The month long London Festival of Architecture opened with the panel discussion 'Does London need more tall buildings'' Writing for the Guardian, author Will Self wrote an entertaining piece about the dubious financial underpinnings of London's impending high-rise boom. Even I found myself on a panel organised in central London. Problems with the public debate.
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