Ever-taller skyscrapers in danger of destroying the London landscape

The mushrooming of skyscrapers across London and other cities is threatening to destroy Britain’s historic urban landscape, the Government’s heritage watchdog has warned. Historic England (HE), the body in charge of conserving the built environment, said that the positive impact on city life of tall buildings was being replaced all too often by skyscrapers which inflict “serious harm” by swamping their surroundings.