22 Bishopsgate is one of the first buildings in the world to have a biometric security system based on facial recognition. It also has the world’s highest climbing wallA skyscraper that will be the tallest in the City of London could also be the model for a new generation of “smart buildings”. With facial-recognition entry, at-desk climate control and a façade designed using the principles of Formula One aerodynamics, experts say that 22 Bishopsgate brings together an “unheard of” range of technologies. Structural work on the 278m (912ft) tower — which stands about 300 metres from the Bank of England and a stone’s throw from Lloyd’s of London — will be completed in May at a cost of more than £1 billion. Karen Cook‘s 22 Bishopsgate design features a 120-metre climbing wall BEN GURR FOR THE TIMESThe 62-storey structure will accommodate 12,000 workers and be taller than the nearby 225m Leadenhall Building (known as the Cheesegrater) and 30 St Mary Axe, the Gherkin, which is 180m.

Source: The Times March 08, 2019 00:03 UTC