If the Shard is becoming complacent in its status as London’s tallest building, a new generation of giants is about to snap at its heels.
The City of London last month approved a skyscraper as tall as the Shard, currently known as 1 Undershaft, which will be 309.6 metres tall and will put the nearby 180 metre-high Gherkin in the shade when it opens.
