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A Symbol of London's Finance Heyday Shifts to Co-working

A monument to the city’s pre-millennial excess will now become a WeWork.

The whole complex embodies the flashy, moneyed side of London in a way that has mostly—at least until recently—been kept in check by the city’s historical preservation orders and height restrictions.General Projects

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By Feargus O'Sullivan

November 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM UTC

You can’t miss the postmodern hulk known as No. 1 Poultry on a visit to London’s financial district, even if you wanted to.

A fevered concoction in candy-striped sandstone, the James Stirling-designed office complex occupies one of the most contested and debated sites in central London. It’s now due for resurrection in a new guise as an 11,000-square-foot facility leased and run by WeWork.