---
title: "See the Bizarre Glass “Tulip” Set to Transform London’s Skyline"
description: "The proposal to build the Tulip tower has secured the approval of the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee."
date: "2019-04-05"
modified: "2019-04-05"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin Houser"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kristin"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/bizarre-glass-tulip-tower-london"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "architecture"
  - "london"
  - "skyscraper"
  - "the digest"
---

# See the Bizarre Glass “Tulip” Set to Transform London’s Skyline

![The proposal to build the Tulip tower has secured the approval of the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bizarre-glass-tulip-tower-london.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Foster + Partners/A As Architecture via YouTube\</em\>*

## Flowery Design

[The Tulip](<https://thetulip.com/>) looks nothing like the boxy skyscrapers currently dominating the world's urban areas. Instead, the proposed tower looks like, well, a glass and metal tulip, with a long stem supporting a bulbous top.

But that strange design didn't stop a [London planning committee](<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-47787979>) from sending the Tulip one step closer to construction this week — and their support for the unique project could be a sign that the [cities of the future](<https://futurism.com/tree-skyscrapers-underwater-restaurants-most-futuristic-designs-year>) will look dramatically different than today's urban areas.

https://youtu.be/pL7AFHaZnvg

## Mayor's Hands

On Tuesday, the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee voted 18 to seven to back the creation of the 1,000-foot-tall Tulip tower, which was designed by world-renowned architecture firm [Foster and Partners](<https://www.fosterandpartners.com/>).

The proposal will now move on to the mayor of London for approval. If granted, construction on the skyscraper could [begin by 2020](<https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/02/the-tulip-foster-partners-approved-news-architecture/>), with the finished building transforming the London skyline as soon as 2025.

**READ MORE:** [Tulip tower: Planners approve new London skyscraper](<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-47787979>) \[*BBC*\]

**More on futuristic architecture:** *[Tree Skyscrapers and Underwater Restaurants: See the Most Futuristic Designs of the Year](<https://futurism.com/tree-skyscrapers-underwater-restaurants-most-futuristic-designs-year>)*

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinjhouser>)