Canary Wharf
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What are some well known features of Caray Wharf? (architectural or conceptual)
- detritus0
From an outsider's perspective, there's very little by way of personality or feature that distinguishes Canary Wharf beyond the pyramid-topped Canary Wharf Tower ('one canada square'?)..
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It's a very empty-feeling, overly-manufactured place, totally at odds with the way normal city areas in Britain and Europe are formed.
There are some artowkrs and pieces in the squares which perhaps mean something to people who work there, but ... meh.
- lowimpakt0
wanking bankers
- scrap_paper0
@detrius That is kinda what I gathered from reading up on it a bit. Reminds me of other corporate/financial areas in North America. All glass and steel without a whole lot of personality or life to it (regardless of what the property managers marketing machines try to pitch).
That being said once of my clients offices are moving there and I'm trying to put together a little internal communication piece highlighting the move.
So far, as far as physical landmarks I keep coming across 1 Canada Square (you think they coulda worked in a beaver or a moose or something - we don't have any pyramids!), The tube station, and this seemingly random free standing clock.
Even though it is all corporate shlock is there anything else that stands out about the area?
- I think giagantic moose antlers hanging over East London would be a great ideadetritus
- As long as its the antlers ;)scrap_paper
- orrinward0
It's probably the grumpiest tube station in the city. Where all the people who have decided to replace joy in their lives with money go. I go from Canada Water to North Greenwich to get to/from work and those 2 stops pretty much make me want to jump in front of the train.