A 15 - floor post block in the heart of London is being smash backward so as to establish a skyscraper in its place . Demolishers are working up from the priming coat level upward , raze each story to reveal the concrete nitty-gritty of the P&O building . get out why , and the Modern skyscraper replacing it , after the jump .
When the P&O construction was make in 1965 , each floor was hung from a huge shaft at the top of the tug and supported by the key core group . According to Matthew White , project director , the weight has to be removed from the social structure from the bottom up . “ finally the beam will be deconstructed at roof storey , leaving the core , which will be demolished from the top down . ”
And this is what will replace the ’ 60s city block — a 735 - ft sliver of skinniness from Richard ( now Lord ) Rogers .
I mean I prefer the current look . [ Daily Mail ]
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