London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
The News Building
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The News Building is a 17-storey high-tech office block in the London Bridge area of London, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano as part of the Shard Quarter development. Completed in 2013 and opened by Mayor Boris Johnson in September 2014, it houses the London operations of News UK, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and other media and publishing entities. Originally called The Place and The Baby Shard, the building was renamed in 2014 and stands on the site of the demolished New London Bridge House, designed by Richard Seifert. Financed by Qatar, which backed the broader Shard Quarter development, the News Building was created in partnership with executive architect Adamson Associates, while Renzo Piano also designed The Shard across the piazza. The building's base incorporates a rebuilt bus and rail hub for London Bridge station.
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- office building
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- London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
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