One Canada Square

One Canada Square
One Canada Square
	One Canada Square, Canary Wharf; the second-tallest building in the United Kingdom
Record height
	Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2012
Preceded by	Tower 42
Surpassed by	The Shard
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	Canary Wharf; London, E14; United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°W
Construction started	1988
Completed	1991; 35 years ago
Cost	£624 million
Owner	Canary Wharf Group plc (current majority shareholder is Songbird Estates plc)
Management	Canary Wharf Group plc
Height
Architectural	770 ft (235 m)AGL ; 800 ft (240 m) ASL
Technical details
Floor count	50
Floor area	1,748,296 sq ft (162,422.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators	32 + 3 freight + 2 firemen
Design and construction
Architect	César Pelli & Associates; Adamson Associates; Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners
Developer	Olympia & York
Structural engineer	MS Yolles & Partners; Winston Group; Waterman Partnership
Main contractor	Sir Robert McAlpine; Ellis Don; Lehrer McGovern; Bovis; Balfour Beatty; Olympia & York; + approximately 40 sub-contractors
References

One Canada Square is the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. It is 235 m (771 ft) tall. It is in Canary Wharf.

References

1 2 3 Canary Wharf Group plc, "One Canada Square - Facts". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008. The Estate – Buildings – One Canada Square – More information – One Canada Square Facts, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:45 BST.
↑ Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, "Canary Wharf Contractors, One Canada Square". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007. Some of our projects – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Canary Wharf Contractors website, Canary Wharf Contractors Limited. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:30 BST.
1 2 Canary Wharf Group plc, "Welcome to the Canary Wharf Group PLC website". Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2006. History, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:38 BST.
↑ The Open University http://www.open2.net/modernity/3_17.htm Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine A-Z Index – From Here to Modernity – Buildings – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Open2 website, The Open University. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:39 BST. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS ERRORS.
↑ Songbird Estates plc "Songbird Estates PLC - Directors". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Company Overview / AIM Rule 26 – 'Company Overview and Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") Rule 26', Songbird Estates website, Songbird Estates plc, 25 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:08 BST.
↑ Canary Wharf Group plc, "Canary Wharf - Fact File - One Canada Square". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008. Fact File – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:55 BST.
↑ "One Canada Square". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
↑ Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates) "Cesar Pelli & Associates - Architects". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Projects – Office Buildings – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects website, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Retrieved 25 May 2008 17:00 BST.
↑ Answers Corporation http://www.answers.com/topic/adamson-associates-2?cat=entertainment "Art Encyclopedia: Adamson Associates", "Answers.com" website, Answers Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:52 BST.
↑ Gibberd http://www.gibberd.com/ Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Projects – Office – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Gibberd website, Gibberd. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:46 BST. (Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners are now known as Frederick Gibberd Partnership)
↑ John Grigsby http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/property/index.html Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine "LDDC Monograph" "Attracting Investment – Creating Value Establishing a Property Market in London Docklands", LDDC History Pages, IJP Community Regeneration, 12 June 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
1 2 Waterman Group http://www.watermangroup.co.uk/wg/download/book/Chapter4a.pdf Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine "Ingenuity and Engineering – The Waterman Story – The first 50 years", Chapter 4, page 45 of document or page 11 of PDF file, Waterman Group website, Waterman Group, no publication date stated. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:04 BST.
↑ "One Canada Square". SkyscraperPage.

Other websites

Media related to One Canada Square at Wikimedia Commons

Records
Preceded by NatWest Tower	Tallest Building in the United Kingdom 1991—2012 235m	Succeeded by The Shard
Preceded by NatWest Tower	Tallest Building in London 1991—2012 235m	Succeeded by The Shard
Preceded by –	Tallest Building in Canary Wharf 1991—present 235m	Succeeded by Riverside South

1 2 As of CTBUH guidelines when building is completed, and of CTBUH Skyscraper Award

[dsf-1] 1 2 3 Canary Wharf Group plc, "One Canada Square - Facts". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008. The Estate – Buildings – One Canada Square – More information – One Canada Square Facts, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:45 BST.

[cwcontractors-2] Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, "Canary Wharf Contractors, One Canada Square". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007. Some of our projects – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Canary Wharf Contractors website, Canary Wharf Contractors Limited. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:30 BST.

[cwhistorypage-3] 1 2 Canary Wharf Group plc, "Welcome to the Canary Wharf Group PLC website". Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2006. History, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:38 BST.

[4] The Open University http://www.open2.net/modernity/3_17.htm Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine A-Z Index – From Here to Modernity – Buildings – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Open2 website, The Open University. Retrieved 25 May 2008 15:39 BST. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS ERRORS.

[5] Songbird Estates plc "Songbird Estates PLC - Directors". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Company Overview / AIM Rule 26 – 'Company Overview and Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") Rule 26', Songbird Estates website, Songbird Estates plc, 25 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:08 BST.

[facts-6] Canary Wharf Group plc, "Canary Wharf - Fact File - One Canada Square". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008. Fact File – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Retrieved 25 May 2008 14:55 BST.

[7] "One Canada Square". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[8] Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates) "Cesar Pelli & Associates - Architects". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008. Projects – Office Buildings – One Canada Square – One Canada Square, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects website, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Retrieved 25 May 2008 17:00 BST.

[9] Answers Corporation http://www.answers.com/topic/adamson-associates-2?cat=entertainment "Art Encyclopedia: Adamson Associates", "Answers.com" website, Answers Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:52 BST.

[10] Gibberd http://www.gibberd.com/ Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Projects – Office – Canary Wharf – Canary Wharf, Gibberd website, Gibberd. Retrieved 25 May 2008 19:46 BST. (Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners are now known as Frederick Gibberd Partnership)

[11] John Grigsby http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/property/index.html Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine "LDDC Monograph" "Attracting Investment – Creating Value Establishing a Property Market in London Docklands", LDDC History Pages, IJP Community Regeneration, 12 June 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.

[watermangroup.co.uk-12] 1 2 Waterman Group http://www.watermangroup.co.uk/wg/download/book/Chapter4a.pdf Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine "Ingenuity and Engineering – The Waterman Story – The first 50 years", Chapter 4, page 45 of document or page 11 of PDF file, Waterman Group website, Waterman Group, no publication date stated. Retrieved 25 May 2008 20:04 BST.

[13] "One Canada Square". SkyscraperPage.

[title_guidelines-14] 1 2 As of CTBUH guidelines when building is completed, and of CTBUH Skyscraper Award

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