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London School of Economics Backs Campaign for More Tall Buildings

LONDON-A new report from the London School of Economics has thrown its weight behind the campaign for more tall buildings in London. To accommodate expected growth, the UK capital may need another seven Canary Wharf-size developments over the next 25 years, the LSE found.

By Graham Parker | Updated on June 26, 2002

LONDON-London needs more high rise development if it is to remain a competitive world city according to a new a report, Tall Buildings: Vision of the Future or Victims of the Past , published by the London School of Economics for Development Securities.

The LSE expects a surge in London’s population meaning that it will need to absorb the equivalent of the population of Liverpool in just 15 years. And to provide jobs for all these people will require between five and seven times the amount of office space currently provided by Canary Wharf.

The report argues that to achieve development on this scale, higher density development is needed and that tall buildings offer one solution to achieving this. The report calls for a new generation of tall buildings to be located in inner London near major transport hubs, which would help to spread the load around the congested Tube and commuter networks.

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