Shard

High living, low sales: Shard apartments still empty, five years on

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Luxury flats with a price tag of up to £50m were touted as an easy sell – yet have failed to shift as the London market slows

Shard leads Olympic Aquatics Centre in race for the Stirling prize

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Other contenders for architecture award include Birmingham library, Everyman theatre in Liverpool and LSE student centre

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World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar in The Shard

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Valentine’s Ice Bar and Igloo Party at The View from The Shard   800ft above London at The View from The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building, British sculptor Percy Salazar installed the World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar. The internationally renowned ice artist created a two tonne igloo decked out for comfort with blankets. Ice artist … Read more

Europe’s tallest building celebrates completion of exterior work

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Shard celebrates completion of exterior work   Europe’s tallest building, the Shard, is being officially unveiled in central London. The 309.6-metre skyscraper is joint-owned by the state of Qatar and the Sellar Property Group and was funded by the Qatar National Bank. The Shard is an iconic, landmark building on the London skyline, designed by … Read more