Juxtaposition

by | Feb 3, 2012 | London Edition, One Shining Moment

One thing that London does, perhaps better than any other city, is to juxtapose the old and new – as this image of 30 St Mary’s Axe (“The Gherkin”) demonstrates. There are many iconic buildings in London, and it always appears to me that they...

One Canada Square

by | Feb 2, 2012 | London Edition, One Shining Moment

Framed by the high density council high-rise towers of Stockwell where I live, sits the incredible excess of the financial services sector – once seen as the post-colonial ‘saviour’ of London and now regarded more as a necessary evil. A big part of...