Smoke stack

2005-08-12T00:00:00

Swiss Re may be trying to discourage the “gherkin” tag for its HQ, but maybe they should be thankful. Pimlico School architect John Bancroft likes to refer to 30 St Mary’s Axe as “Clinton’s cigar”.

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