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Record number of towers added to London skyline last year

By 2020-04-21T08:00:00

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Pre-covid survey reports 140% increase in completions of tall buildings

A record number of tall buildings were added to London’s skyline last year, according to new data.

The 60 completions of buildings over 19 storeys represented a 140% year-on-year increase, according to New London Architecture’s (NLA) annual tall buildings survey which is published today.

The record is unlikely to be broken for the next few years, the organisers admitted, as Britain contends with coronavirus and its fallout.

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