HSBC Tower (building to right is occupied by Credit Suisse First Boston and Bank of America)

8 Canada Square (also known as HSBC Group Head Office, or HSBC Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. The building serves as the international headquarters for HSBC Holdings plc, the world's second largest bank by market value, and houses around 8,000 staff. HSBC Tower in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. ... HSBC Tower in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. ... Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is a bulge bracket New York City based investment banking and financial services firm. ... Typical Bank of America consumer banking center Bank of America (BofA) NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 , based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the third largest commercial bank in the United States, measured in assets, and the third-largest company in the world by the 2006 Forbes Global 2000. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... HSBC Tower (left), 1 Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) Docklands Light Railway station and entrance to underground station Canary Wharf viewed from Shad Thames Canary Wharf Tower and the HSBC World Headquarters... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Docklands can also refer to the urban redevelopment project in Melbourne, Australia, see Melbourne Docklands. ... HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879) is one of the largest banking groups in the world, ranked the fifth-largest company and third-largest banking company in the world in Forbes Global 2000. ...

The tower was designed by Sir Norman Foster's team of architects. Construction began in 1997 and was completed in 2002. There are 45 floors in the 210 metre high tower, the joint second largest in the United Kingdom with the Citigroup Centre. Standing alongside the HSBC Tower are One Canada Square (known popularly as Canary Wharf); and the Citigroup Centre, which forms the British head office of the multinational US bank, Citigroup. The tower is not open to the public. Hearst Tower (New York City) Expo MRT Station, Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore. ... Citigroup Centre The Citigroup Centre is a skyscraper located in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. ... 1 Canada Square building (centre) One Canada Square is the tallest building in Britain. ... Citigroup Centre The Citigroup Centre is a skyscraper located in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. ... Citigroup Inc. ...

Proposal

With the movement of HSBC's group headquarters from Hong Kong to London in 1993, the firm decided that having thousands of employees scattered across the City of London was not an ideal situation. Between 1995 and 1997 a number of proposals were considered, including the redevelopment of the previous Group Head Office at 10 Lower Thames Street, London, however the DS-2 plot at Canary Wharf was chosen for the location and space available. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... HSBC Tower (left), 1 Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) Docklands Light Railway station and entrance to underground station Canary Wharf viewed from Shad Thames Canary Wharf Tower and the HSBC World Headquarters...

Having designed the Group's last head office at 1 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong Sir (now Lord) Foster was appointed as architect. Arup became structural engineers for the project, and Davis Langdon Everest quantity surveyors. HSBC Hong Kong Headquarters The HSBC Hong Kong headquarter building (officially HSBC Main Building) is located along the southern side of Statue Square, in Central, at the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built 1869, demolished 1933). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Arup is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. ... Structural engineering is the field of civil engineering particularly concerned with the design of load-bearing structures. ... A quantity surveyor is a professional person associated with the construction industry. ...

Construction

Construction began in January 1999, with work beginning on the instalation of the 4,900 glass panels commencing in summer 2000.

Accident

In May 2000 the top of a tower crane that was being used in the construction of the tower overturned and fell to the ground below. Three people - the erection supervisor, a member of the erection crew and the crane driver - died as a result of injuries sustained in the fall. After a long and complex investigation carried out by the Health and Safety Executive and the Metropolitan Police, no cause for the collapse could be determined with any certainty. As a result there were no manslaughter or health and safety charges brought against any parties regarding the incident, with the HSE's report being published in June 2005. A small memorial to the workers sits to the south of the building, just off the lawn in the centre of Canada Square. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), reporting to the Health and Safety Commission, is the British government body responsible for the regulation of risks to health and safety in the UK. It was created as a result of the Health and Safety at Work, etc, Act 1974, and has since... Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... Canada Square is also the name of an office/retail complex in Toronto. ...

Completion

The topping out ceremony took place in March 2001, with the hoisting in of the final steel girder attended by bankers, journalists and contractors. The first HSBC employees began work in the building on 2 September 2002, with phased occupation completed by 17 February 2003, and the building's official opening, by Sir John Bond, taking place on 2 April 2003. Topping out is a ceremony done when the erection of the skin and roof of a building is completed. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... A General Contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construcion of a building, road or other facility. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Reginald Hartnell Bond (龐約翰; born 24th July 1940) is chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, by market capitalisation the third largest financial services company in the world. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable features

In line with HSBC's environmental principles energy efficient systems have been installed from the outset, along with recyclable furniture and equipment.

History Wall

A competition was held in order to select a feature for the ground floor lobby, unveiled by the then Group Chief Executive Sir Keith Whitson, the HSBC History Wall includes history, achievements and values of the Group fom the 18th to 21st centuries. The wall is 6.6 metres (22 feet) tall, with 3,743 images, including documents, photographs, portraits and illustrations of staff, buildings, businesses and events. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Stephen and Stitt

In common with other HSBC head office buildings, 8 Canada Square has a pair of bronze lions guarding the main entrance. These are copies of those which have stood outside 1 Queen's Road Central since 1935, and have eight coins inside each base in connection with the good fortune associated with it in Chinese tradition. Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the panthera genus. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. ...

8 Canada Square.

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Key facts

• Height — 210 metres or 700 feet.
• Office space — 102,190 square metres or 1.1 million square feet.
• Floors — 45 above ground.
• Trading floors — housing the London treasury, capital markets and equities trading operations — are, at 4,180 square metres (45,000 square feet), one of the largest such locations in Europe, able to house up to 570 staff per floor.
• Staff restaurant — 850 seater facility is the largest of its kind in Europe, serving arond 2,500 meals daily.
• Concrete — 180,000 tons.
• Steel — 14,000 tons.
• Glass — 45,000 square metres or 484,200 square feet.

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Transport

The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf serving the Jubilee Line, which can be reached undercover via Jubilee Place shopping centre, and Canary Wharf DLR station serving the Docklands Light Railway. A bus service runs to London City Airport. Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... Canary Wharf tube station is a London Underground station on the Jubilee Line, between Canada Water and North Greenwich. ... The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ... Canary Wharf DLR station is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in London, England. ... The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...

See also

• Tall buildings in London Other tall buildings in the same city as this building
• One Canada Square another building located on Canary Wharf
• List of tallest structures in Great Britain

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External links

• Skyscrapernews file on HSBC
• Foster and Partners' website
• BBC News article about the enquiry into the accident