One Canada Square
One Canada Square is the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. It is 235 m (771 ft) tall. It is in Canary Wharf.
| One Canada Square | |
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| File:London MMB S6 Canary Wharf.jpg One Canada Square, Canary Wharf; the second-tallest building in the United Kingdom | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2012[I] | |
| Preceded by | Tower 42 |
| Surpassed by | The Shard |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial[1] |
| Location | Canary Wharf London, E14 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°WCoordinates: 51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°W |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1991[2][3][4] |
| Cost | £624 million |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50[1] |
| Floor area | 1,748,296 sq ft (162,422.0 m2)[5] |
| Elevators | 32 + 3 freight + 2 firemen[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Canary Wharf Group plc (current majority shareholder is Songbird Estates plc)[6] |
| Management | Canary Wharf Group plc |
| Main contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine Ellis Don Lehrer McGovern Bovis Balfour Beatty Olympia & York + approximately 40 sub-contractors |
| Architect | César Pelli & Associates[7] Adamson Associates[8] Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners[9] |
| Developer | Olympia & York[3][10] |
| Structural engineer | MS Yolles & Partners Winston Group[11] Waterman Partnership[11] |
| References | |
| [12] | |
One Canada Square Media
One of the tondi of The 20th Century–Thames (Keith Milow, 1998)
A view from the top floor, May 2000
One Canada Square - Canary Wharf
One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
View from London Underground station
Canary Wharf tower, 812 feet high (247 metres).*Taken by Adrian Pingstone in November 2004 and released to the public domain.
Tower block in Canary Wharf, London
A view of One Canada Square from the ground up.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Canary Wharf Group plc, "One Canada Square - Facts". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008. The Estate – Buildings – One Canada Square – More information – One Canada Square Facts, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:45 BST.
- ↑ Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, "Canary Wharf Contractors, One Canada Square". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007. Some of our projects – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Canary Wharf Contractors website, Canary Wharf Contractors Limited. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:30 BST.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Canary Wharf Group plc, "Welcome to the Canary Wharf Group PLC website". Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2006. History, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:38 BST.
- ↑ The Open University http://www.open2.net/modernity/3_17.htm Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine A-Z Index – From Here to Modernity – Buildings – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Open2 website, The Open University. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:39 BST. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS ERRORS.
- ↑ "One Canada Square". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Songbird Estates plc "Songbird Estates PLC - Directors". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Company Overview / AIM Rule 26 – 'Company Overview and Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") Rule 26', Songbird Estates website, Songbird Estates plc, 25 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:08 BST.
- ↑ Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates) "Cesar Pelli & Associates - Architects". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Projects – Office Buildings – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects website, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Retrieved 25 May 2008 17:00 BST.
- ↑ Answers Corporation http://www.answers.com/topic/adamson-associates-2?cat=entertainment "Art Encyclopedia: Adamson Associates", "Answers.com" website, Answers Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:52 BST.
- ↑ Gibberd http://www.gibberd.com/ Projects – Office – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Gibberd website, Gibberd. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:46 BST. (Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners are now known as Frederick Gibberd Partnership)
- ↑ John Grigsby http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/property/index.html Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine "LDDC Monograph" "Attracting Investment – Creating Value Establishing a Property Market in London Docklands", LDDC History Pages, IJP Community Regeneration, 12 June 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Waterman Group http://www.watermangroup.co.uk/wg/download/book/Chapter4a.pdf Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine "Ingenuity and Engineering – The Waterman Story – The first 50 years", Chapter 4, page 45 of document or page 11 of PDF file, Waterman Group website, Waterman Group, no publication date stated. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:04 BST.
- ↑ "One Canada Square". SkyscraperPage.
Other websites
Media related to One Canada Square at Wikimedia Commons
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by NatWest Tower |
Tallest Building in the United Kingdom 1991—2012[1] 235m |
Succeeded by The Shard |
| Preceded by NatWest Tower |
Tallest Building in London 1991—2012[1] 235m |
Succeeded by The Shard |
| Preceded by – |
Tallest Building in Canary Wharf 1991—present 235m |
Succeeded by Riverside South |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 As of CTBUH guidelines when building is completed, and of CTBUH Skyscraper Award