Lawyers for the mayor of London have urged the government to reject the controversial Tulip tower on the grounds that the Foster & Partners scheme would exclude visiting children and community groups from using key elements of the attraction.

An educational centre within the 305m tower earmarked for a site within the City of London’s eastern cluster of skyscrapers has been cited by developer Bury Street Properties as one of its primary public benefits.

The building consists of a 12-storey viewing area at the top of a slender concrete shaft, or stem, rising from the plaza which surrounds the Gherkin, also designed by Foster and owned by Bury Street.

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