LONDON GHERKIN NEIGHBOR: A CULTURAL ATTRACTION, THE TULIP

  The owner of 30 St Mary Axe (also known as the Gherkin) in downtown London is working with architect Foster + Partners on plans to build a cultural attraction shaped like a tulip next door, the Architect's Journal reports. At 305 m, The Tulip would be among the tallest structures in the city, standing slightly shorter than the 306-m-tall Shard but taller than the proposed, 290-m-tall 1 Undershaft. a cultural center, a sky bar and restaurants are planned for The Tulip’s glazed observation levels. Rides in gondola pods and glass slides are also on the drawing boards. Completion could be as early as 2025.