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Santiago Calatrava - London & Venice Architecture

Even the most hardened retronaut would say that the majority of buildings on City Point Square off Moorgate in the City of London are unremarkable. Grey 1960s boxes line two of the three built-on sides of the square.

The third built-on side is, however, different. Dramatic late 1990s cladding flies up to 35 floors and then arches out into a lip at roof level that resembles the superstructure of an ocean liner.

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