122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London was designed by Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, with Arup as engineer. British Land and Oxford Properties developed it, and C C Land is listed as owner. The article describes the style as post-modern and structural expressionism. Construction began in 2011, it was completed in June 2013 and it opened in July 2014.
The roof stands 225 m high, with 48 floors and 84,424 square meters of floor area. The wedge-shaped glass facade tapers upward. A steel "Megaframe" with steel bracing gives structural stability. Exposed elevator machinery has orange counterweights.
A 30 m public atrium sits at the base, though the article gives no hours. The building cost £1.15 billion.
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