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Mayor Livingston Calls for More Tall Buildings

LONDON-Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, told a House of Commons Select Committee that London risks losing its position as the predominant financial centre in Europe without more tall buildings.

By Graham Parker | Updated on January 31, 2002

LONDON-London needs ten to 15 more tall buildings if it is to retain its status as Europe’s dominant financial centre, London Mayor Ken Livingstone told a House of Commons select Committee this week. He repeated his view that tall buildings can provide a positive benefit to London’s economic and aesthetic growth but warned MPs that top-class design, rather than height, should be the key criteria by which planning applications are judged.

The Mayor said: ‘Well-designed tall buildings can add to London’s skyline and become new landmarks for the capital. Architectural quality is the key. Office space is at a premium in the City and as a result costs are soaring. If this continues there is a real danger that London will lose business to other European cities.’

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