What is the history of The Shard?
The Shard was designed by famed architect Renzo Piano in conjunction with Broadway Malyan. Piano started the design in 2000 under contract by Irvine Sellar. Sellar is a property developer in London that was intent on redeveloping the Southwark Towers that once inhabited the space upon which the Shard now stands.
What was The Shard built for?
March 16, 2009
The Shard/Construction started
Why is the building called The Shard?
Soaring the highest above the city and dwarfing the meeting rooms city of London is the Shard, the tallest building in the UK, so-called as it resembles a shard of glass.
When and why was The Shard built?
The years of hard work and ingenuity came to fruition in 2012, when The Shard was completed and officially opened by the Prime Minister of Qatar. Since then, its restaurants, hotel and viewing gallery have opened to the public and tenants have begun to move into its offices.
Who built the Shard?
Renzo Piano
The Shard/Architects
The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group in association with London Bridge Quarter Ltd and designed by the Italian architect, Renzo Piano.
Who owned the shard?
Sellar Property Group
Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company
The Shard/Owners
What building was there before the shard?
It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975. The Shard’s construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012.
Who owns The Shard?
Who constructed The Shard?
Who owns the Shard?
What foundations were used for the Shard?
Foundation construction began with the sinking of bored piles, 1.5m and 1.8m in diameter, up to 53m deep. The piles are cased through the alluvium and gravels, while bentonite grout supports the bores in the water-bearing Lambeth Group beds and Thanet Sands.
