CAF | 70 St Mary Axe
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Join us for the last event of 2019 as we join Geoff Harris (Nuveen Real Estate) and David Warrender (Foggo Associates) as we discover 70 St Mary Axe - the latest addition to the City's skyline. The building’s distinctive, curvaceous form soars elegantly from the surrounding historic streets, with its curved glass and finned elevation wrapped over the top of the structure.
The site at 70 St Mary Axe is a very rare commodity in the heart of the City of London – an almost perfectly rectangular island site. The development responds to this opportunity with a classic central core building, arranged over three basement levels and twenty-one floors above ground within a unique curvaceous form.
Great design is not just about the way things look, it’s about how they work. 70 St Mary Axe is engineered for the changing shape of a modern, forward-thinking London that welcomes the world’s most innovative businesses – those who shape the future of commerce and creativity. There is function in this form. A subtle strength in being different. A building that offers a wide range of smart-tech workspaces, adaptable to individual commercial needs for the most innovative occupiers.
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City Architecture Forum is a group of professional people from many backgrounds with a common interest in the quality of architecture and public space in the City of London. Formed in 1991 when there was a clear difference of view in the City about the appropriate architecture for the present, the Forum has since heard from the leading designers, developers and planners, visited many landmark buildings and debated the virtues of the wave of development since that date. It is not a campaigning society but hopes to influence policy makers and participants by spreading understanding of issues and approaches amongst its members.Membership is balanced across disciplines to promote rounded discussion. Typically members are drawn from amongst Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, Constructors, Developers, Building, Financiers, Conservationists and Media.