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London aims high for 20 new towers

The architectural profession has rallied behind the concept of skyscrapers in the light of the World Trade Center collapse, as London mayor Ken Livingstone presses forward with plans for up to 20 new towers for the capital. Lord Rogers, Lord Foster and RIBA president Paul Hyett all denied this week that the era of the skyscraper has come to an end.

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