A TIN OF HAM FOR LONDON

Architecture gives cities souls. Or at least a reason to be remembered by the visitors. Now London might get a new and truly impressive building - the so-called “Can of Ham”, as it has been dubbed because of its shape.
Today's Evening Standard reports that the 90m tower might be built next to the Gherkin and Tower 42. (The plans still need to be confirmed by the City f London...)
Do we need a “Can of Ham”-building in the City? Yes we do. London lags behind with impressive and innovative modern buildings. London’s City or Canary Wharf cannot quite compete with Paris’s La Défense, with Manhattan and certainly not with Dubai…
London needs some great Zaha Hadid-like buildings! (By the way, there is a great feature on Zaha Hadid in the summer edition of The Economist’s Intelligent Life). The “Can of Ham”, developed by Targetfollow, will give the City a spectacular and stunning new feature.
Yeah, I admit, it might be dangerous to build a massive new building during an economically not too safe time, but let’s not forget, great buildings (such as the Rockefeller Center) were built during economic downturns.
I think the “Can of Ham” is a great addition to London! Next to the world-famous Gherkin, it will make London’s skyscame much more interesting.
Schreiber