Go-ahead for London office tower on stilts

Developer CIT has been given approval to build a major office scheme in London on stilts to allow trees and open public space to run beneath the building.
The design by architect Foster for a 518,000 sq ft building has been split into four elements and raised by up to 18m above ground level on big steel columns and braces.
Known as Colechurch House, the office-led, mixed-use scheme will stand in the shadow of the Shard near London Bridge Station and will also provide a theatre, shops, restaurant