Foster & Partners working on plans to refurbish the Gherkin

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Practice behind Stirling Prize-winning landmark to bring tower up to modern energy standards

Foster & Partners is working on plans for a refurbishment of the Gherkin just 20 years after the firm’s much-loved City of London tower was completed.

Building can reveal that the practice is working with the site’s owner Bury Street Properties to bring the 41-storey tower up to modern energy standards and make it more attractive for occupiers.

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