London’s “new Routemaster bus” has been unveiled.
The double-decker uses green technology to be 40% more efficient, it has two staircases and an open platform enabling people to “hop-on hop-off”.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the new bus for the capital would be “iconic” and “beautiful”.
Construction had recently begun on a developement that will be known as London Bridge Quarter. The area will include what will be London’s tallest building once completed in 2012. Renzo Piano is the architect behind the design having made the initial concept and sketches on the back of a restaurant menu. The design has since come a long way and once building is complete, it will prove to be a prominent landmark in London’s architectural history.
“London Bridge Quarter is a spectacular riverside development that establishes new standards for modern working environments. The unique mixed-use design and vertical gardens will enhance occupiers’ creativity, efficiency and productivity.”
James Sellar, CEO, Sellar Property Group
Design agency Uniform, have produced many visuals as well as a few animations illustrating the skyscraper when it is complete. Most of the visuals can be seen on the Shard’s site http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/.
Hayes Davidson also produced a few beautiful visuals of The Shard.
As Virgin Galactic prepare to unveil SpaceshipTwo today, I thought it would be appropriate to remind you of how amazing some of the visualisations are and how they pushed the idea forward so that it would one day help it become a reality. Our favourite visual created by Vyonyx, is of the spaceport which is currently being built in the desert of New Mexico.
There are some short clips of the spaceport in the Vyonyx 2008 showreel.