Bank and Monument stations

Music Hey guys, it's Liam here.

I've just taken a train back to Bank Station.

Just walking back to my hotel.

It's actually interesting, this was a walk I used to do every working day.

And I'd come into the City of London via Bank Station, so it was a bit of nostalgia for me to be in this area.

It's actually changed quite a bit.

Living the weekend is very quiet.

The National Power Grid did the big project in London recently on time and on budget.

London Underground reduced the cost of bank station refurbishment by 10% by better engagement with the sector.

So we've got some success stories.

Okay, so it's not all doom and gloom, but we definitely have some problems.

My third bit of advice was engage earlier, but more intelligently.

Government is sometimes just worried about getting foul of competition law and procurement law, but it matters.

We gave the example earlier that London Underground got the cost of a big refurbishment of Bank Station down by 10% by engaging.

And we know that constantly government tries to do too much getting its ducks into line in-house before it even speaks to the private sector and confronts that with reality.

The tower is set to complete in 2033 and will be the tallest in the square mile and joint tallest in Western Europe, equalling the height of the Shard in London's southern area.

It will also be uniquely amenity-rich for the area and only five minutes from two major transport hubs, Bank Station and Liverpool Street Station.

On The Urbanist this week, Andrew Tuck was joined by two of the names behind this mammoth project, Eric Perry and David Camp.

Eric is the founder in principle at Eric Perry Architects, the firm behind One London's design.

The tower is set to complete in 2033, and it will be the tallest in the Square Mile and the joint tallest in Western Europe, equaling the height of The Shard in London's Southwark area.

It'll also be uniquely amenity-rich and only five minutes from two major transport hubs, Bank Station and Liverpool Street station.

Well, I'm joined now by two of the names behind this mammoth project, Eric Parry and David Kabbe.

Eric is the founder and principal at Eric Parry Architects, the firm behind One London's design.

A tent of fast service, you know, amazing regulars there.

That was in just above Bank Station in the new development, which was the European headquarters of Bloomberg.

So a really beautifully designed building right in the heart of the city of London.

And that just kicked off straight away as well.

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Shout out Bank Station.

You suck.

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