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> Non-reflective film has since been added, but not before the building earned a new nicknames like “Walkie-Scorchie” You can always count on the Brits for com
by bionsuba 9y ago
> Non-reflective film has since been added, but not before the building earned a new nicknames like “Walkie-Scorchie”
You can always count on the Brits for coming up with great names for things.
- 21 9y agoNow being built, the "can of ham": https://architizer-prod.imgix.net/media/1422058020643Can-of-Ham.jpg https://architizer-prod.imgix.net/media/1422058020643Can-of-... http://media.gizmodo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ContriversialBuildings-CanofHam.jpg http://media.gizmodo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Contri...
- wahern 9y agoSo are Brits good a coming up with nicknames, or are they simply more apt to build enormous buildings that look like common household items?
- Symbiote 9y agoIn order to get permission to build a large building in central London, it's necessary to have a distinctive, unique design. The city does not want to look like America. Hence, the Gherkin, Cheesegrater, Can of Ham, Walkie Talkie, Shard, Helter-skelter.