As a rule, London does not do skyscrapers. Or it didn’t, until recently. But with a new wave of British culture is coming a new look to the London skyline, and one of the centerpieces is a building which is best described as a 40-story pickle. “The architect is Norman Foster, a man famous for his audaciousness. He designed London’s city hall, an eye-catching if utterly weird structure that looks like a bicycle helmet attacked by a madman wielding a large, dull ax.”