The Gherkin

Credit: Arcaid/Richard Bryant

St. Mary’s Axe, London

Foster And Partners

'At almost 600 feet, this is London’s first ecological tall building. Light wells carry natural light deep within the building, and a unique cooling system opens and shuts windows to reduce the air conditioning required. Cleverer still, its shape stops the building being too overbearing on the London skyline, and at street level the design allows a public plaza and better views of surrounding buildings.' Channel 4/ Kevin McClouds top 10 buildings.

I like this building, the glass is very seductive and really adds to the design. Many modern buildings will the the 1970's concrete horrors of today in a few years time. It seems that with much of the modern achritecture in cities, so long as there is a large expance of uneconomic glass and plain walls it is good enough to grace our cities. Now there are ofcourse exceptions to this rule.

This builing reminds me of a Faberge egg, a great crown in Londons sky line.