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Gallery: Shard Tower

New method puts towers up faster

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Renzo Piano's 72-story glass tower in London, expected to be the tallest building in Western Europe when it opens in 2012, employs a bold new method that could speed construction of tomorrow's skyscrapers: Build the tower and dig the basement at the same time.
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An aerial view of the Shard Tower's proposed location, near London's iconic Tower Bridge.
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