lacking both the sense of uplift and exuberance of prewar skyscrapers and the lightness and elegance of the best postwar buildings. The street-level areas came in for special criticism.

Super-tall skyscrapers are being built in cities around the world where they might normally sink. But a process called deep-soil mixing allows builders to give skyscrapers a stronger base.

Sculptural wings fan out from the skyscraper's Y-shaped tripartite floor plan. Photo courtesy of SOM "The stepped shape helps to confuse the wind," Smith told the Wall Street Journal in 2011.

The new landmark 99 Bishopsgate building is set to change London’s skyline(Picture: 99bishopsgateconsultation.co.uk/RSHP) A new 54-storey skyscraper is set to ...

“The 99 Bishopsgate scheme will also give the Square Mile one of the largest public realm upgrades from a single planning ...