# Where to watch Building the Gherkin (2005) in the UK

> Building the Gherkin (2005) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 13 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2005  
**Runtime:** 89 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 8.4/10  
**Genres:** Documentary  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 13 May 2026 (2026-05-13T09:06:08.474Z)  

## Synopsis

Can a single building impact the career of an architect, the image of a global company and even the skyline of a big city?  Just a month and a day after the disastrous attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the first steel beam of a new tower is erected in London. One question is on everybody’s mind: is it the right decision to build a new iconic tower in the midst of London’s financial district, on a site that has already been bombed before?  The 40-storey steel and glass tower sparks further controversy. Norman Foster, one of Britain’s most visionary architects, calls his design for the new Swiss Re London headquarters ‘radial – socially, technically, architecturally and spatially’. In fact, its size and shape are so radical that it is almost immediately nicknamed ‘the erotic gherkin’.  Will the Gherkin become the landmark they all dream of?

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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**Where can I watch Building the Gherkin in the UK?**

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