107. The Chartered Architects Milo Lecture 23 May

I thought that plonking skyscrapers around the City of London was one of those random events you find in any planning system. But no! Thanks to the Chartered Architects’ Company’s Milo Lecture, I now understand that City towers are planned. At their heart there are sightlines to the dome of St Paul’s (right) – one, some 17 kilometres away. These sightlines leave segments in between, which is where towers cluster – by design. Two other important features associated with planning permission for towers are visitor access to the roof and the creation of public space at street level by raising the building off the ground. Interesting, and many thanks to the Master Chartered Architect