City Hall, London (Southwark)

City Hall
City Hall, Southwark
City Hall, London (Southwark) is located in Central London
City Hall, London (Southwark)
Location of City Hall in Central London
General information
Architectural styleNeo-futurism
Address110 The Queen's Walk
London, SE1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′17.26″N 0°4′43.13″W / 51.5047944°N 0.0786472°W / 51.5047944; -0.0786472
Current tenantsNone
CompletedJuly 2002; 22 years ago (2002-07)
OwnerKuwait Investment Authority
Height45 metres (147.6 ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Norman Foster
Architecture firmFoster and Partners
Structural engineerArup

City Hall is a building in Southwark, London, which previously served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA) between July 2002 and December 2021. It is located in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. In June 2020, the GLA started a consultation on proposals to vacate City Hall and move to The Crystal, a GLA-owned property in Newham, at the end of 2021.[2] The decision was confirmed on 3 November 2020 and the GLA vacated City Hall on 2 December 2021.[3] The Southwark location is ultimately owned by the government of Kuwait.[4]

  1. ^ City Hall[usurped] on Emporis.com
  2. ^ "Khan proposes moving City Hall to cut costs". BBC News. 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "City Hall to relocate from central London to the East End". BBC. 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Kuwait Buys London Mayor's Headquarters For $2.8bn". Gulf Business. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2022.