Barclays / HSBC

HQs of Barclays and HSBC banks by architects HOK (2005) and Foster + Partners (2002) respectively. The Barclays tower design was reduced from 50 storeys to 31, along with internal changes, as a result of the 9/11 aerial attacks. Viewed from the north end of Poplar Dock, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Image dimensions: 5284 x 7926 pixels