Wasteful, damaging and outmoded: is it time to stop building skyscrapers?
Tall buildings are still deemed desirable, even glamorous, but experts are drawing attention to the high environmental cost of building them
Tall buildings are still deemed desirable, even glamorous, but experts are drawing attention to the high environmental cost of building them
City Road, London EC1
With its private bar, cinema and pool, London’s latest skyscraper aims to be a new blueprint for communal living. But why does it act as if its neighbours aren’t there?