What makes London different from NYC, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Chicago, Dubai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur? It's lack of a distinct and dominating skyline.
Instead of cubic miles of concrete glass and steel it seems to harbour the worlds most persistent and ample cluster of low rise period buildings with styles named Palladian, Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian.
It's beautiful-no question about it, but is it sustainable and economic? And why on earth are Londoners so resistant to anything that's higher than St. Pauls? Why does the Gherkin built by local breed Foster receive more acclaim abroad than at home?
This exhibition is primarily delivered through a mega scale 3D model positioned in the middle of the premise around which you can walk and glimpse at the "new stuff" in shiny white plastic cubes such as additional towers in Cnary Wharf and the transformation of the Battersea Power Station to and International Trade & Convention Centre. It feels a bit like Lego for adults, however, it is an excellent and precise model of London with all it's existing and proposed architectural landmarks.
This magnificent centrepiece is enriched by facts and figures per borough and graphic depiction of how this unique capital has grown over centuries.
Until 30 June 2006 at The Building Centre in 26 Store Street, WC1
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