Resumen de The Shard at London Bridge

R. Agrawal, J. Parker, R. Slade

• The Shard, at 306m high, is the tallest building in Western Europe.

  This paper describes its design and construction, including: site history; development of the initial scheme; robustness and stability;

  change of material with usage and the eff ect of wind on both the tower and façade design. Construction challenges (including the constrained site, top-down construction of the core and basement, logistics, crane strategy, tolerances, and assembly of the spire at the top of the building) are also covered.