'A tortured heap of towers': the London skyline of tomorrow

I don't understand what these people are complaining about. I walk across Waterloo Bridge twice a day, and it's the highlight of my commute. The view east down the river is stunning, and there are always people admiring it. I don't think London has ever looked better.

Surprisingly interesting and really well presented --- the animations are inspired.<p>Personally, I love big, ugly skyscrapers (I&#x27;ve been trying to get myself onto a tour of the Gherkin for Open Doors Day for years). I do agree with the decision to limit them to one particular district, though. London&#x27;s got a lot of fantastic buildings which don&#x27;t want to be overwhelmed, and besides, skyscrapers look best from a distance.<p>(I didn&#x27;t know that views of St. Pauls are protected by law! And I&#x27;m embarrassed to say that I never even knew about the Great Fire of London memorial...)

Typical complaint about tall buildings<p>The other option is to follow Dublin&#x27;s model where height is severely limited and companies can&#x27;t find office space?

&gt; These rigid rules first appeared in the 1930s, when the surveyor of St Paul’s came up with a precise grid of heights around the cathedral to safeguard the panorama from the South Bank. “We’ve been able to calculate where he took his views from, and most of them end up outside pubs,” says Rees.<p>The more times change. But it is interesting how some minor vices can have more than their fair share of consequences.

Really enjoying the graphics on this page!

My personal fantasy is that they&#x27;ll turn the Isle of Dogs in to an area that looks like Hong Kong.

&gt; “We’ve been able to calculate where he took his views from, and most of them end up outside pubs,” says Rees.<p>That might be just because England has so many pubs. There are currently over 60,000, and this is after the closing of 28,000 pubs.

When will city buildings stop being delineated by ground-level roads, and start extending thru the space over roads - making single vast structures instead of individual spires?