One Canada
Square - Canary Wharf, London, UK
Architect
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Cesar Pelli
& Associates, Adamson Associates, and
Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners |
Date
Built
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1991
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Location
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Canada Square
- Canary Wharf
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Description
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One Canada
Square is the centrepiece of the Canary
Wharf development in London's
Docklands. The 777 foot high tower was
the tallest building in the country when it
was completed in 1991. The name of the
building and the site reflect the fact that
the original developers were Olympia &
York a company founded in Toronto by the
Reichmann Brothers.
One Canada Square has had its criticisms
notably and perhaps predictably from Prince
Charles and Margaret Thatcher.
Problems during the development of Canary
Wharf due to delays in transportation
infrastructure out to docklands, a recession
and reluctance of companies to move out of
the city led to the bankruptcy of the
Reichman's. In the boom years that
followed the Canary Wharf development came
to fruition and the Reichmann's fortune was
rebuilt including their holdings at Canary
Wharf.
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