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Mace has been appointed to a pre-construction deal to build the much delayed ‘Can of Ham’ project at 60-70 St Mary Axe, Construction News can reveal. [...]
The project was granted planning approval by the City of London in the summer of 2008 but immediately hit delays as the global financial crisis took hold [...].
The Foggo Associates-designed project will join a cluster of iconic towers in the centre of the City, including neighbouring 30 St Mary Axe, commonly known as the Gherkin.
— Construction News
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Plans for the City of London are looking like a salad, perhaps that is the subliminal inspiration for the nicknames attached to its buildings. We have the gherkin, the cheese grater and now the can of ham. Building >> View full entry
