One Canada Square


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Height: To Tip
236 m / 774 ft
Height: Architectural
236 m / 774 ft  
One Canada Square Outline
Floors Above Ground
50
Floors Below Ground
3
# of Elevators
36
Tower GFA
162,422 m² / 1,748,296 ft²
# of Parking Spaces
900

Facts

Official Name One Canada Square
Name of Complex Canary Wharf
Other Names Canary Wharf DS7
Structure Type Building
Status Completed
Country United Kingdom
City London
Street Address & Map 1 Canada Square
Postal Code E14 5AB
Building Function office
Structural Material steel
Construction Start 1989
Completion 1991
Rankings Click arrows to view the next taller/shorter buildings
Regional Ranking #25 Tallest in Europe
National Ranking #2 Tallest in United Kingdom
City Ranking #2 Tallest in London

Companies Involved

Owner Canary Wharf Group
Developer Canary Wharf Group; Olympia & York
Architect
• Design Cesar Pelli & Associates
Structural Engineer
• Design Cleveland Bridge Ltd.; M.S. Yolles & Partners
MEP Engineer
• Design H.H. Angus & Associates Limited
Main Contractor Canary Wharf Contractors

CTBUH Initiatives

Seven Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tour
29 Jan 2015 – Tour Report

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day Three
13 Jun 2013 – Conference

One Canada Square + Canary Wharf Technical Tour Report
13 Jun 2013 – Tour Report

More Initiatives

CTBUH Initiatives Related to One Canada Square

Seven Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tour
29 Jan 2015 – Tour Report
The new CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized a highly successful Winter Spaces Walking Tour in seven cities around the world.
CTBUH London Conference: Day Three Activity
13 Jun 2013, London – Conference
Tall Building Industry Gathers in London See the highlights from the tall building event of the year…
One Canada Square + Canary Wharf Technical Tour Report
13 Jun 2013, London – Tour Report
A tour of Canary Wharf is an object lesson in the kind of place-making that can stem from the exploitation of an increasing rarity and developer’s delight: a 100-acre blank space in a major…
CTBUH Releases Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
Apr 2011 – CTBUH Journal Paper
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information…

Research Papers

Tall and Urban: An Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
Apr 2011 – CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue II

An Aesthetics of Sustainability
Oct 2005 – CTBUH 2005 New York Conference


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