… would still be the Swiss Re building (and have you see the trailer for the Christmas Doctor Who?).
But, what about that other famous glass building in London – the GLA headquarters? In the eight months I’ve been working next door I’ve heard a number of nicknames for it but, unlike the case of the Gherkin, no one name has stuck.
- Helmet
- Snail
- Beehive
- Bubble
- Testicle
What’s your choice?
(Personally I think it looks like some anime robot egg thing just starting its transformation into a killer robot, with a little bit of the annoying cute robot from The Black Hole thrown in as well.)