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Over the past decade, Professor Jeremy Myerson, Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art, has been conducting research into the relationship between the workspace and the city. His work has identified “the three Cs” of a productive workplace: collaboration, concentration, contemplation. Here he discusses the second: concentration.

The Shard represents the high-rise future, according to Knight Frank's Global Cities Index report, which focuses on the increasing appeal of tall buildings in city centres.

Mergers and acquisitions advisory firm Arma Partners is the latest in a varied and vibrant collection of forward-thinking companies to become citizens of the Vertical City, making The Shard and the London Bridge Quarter their home.

Tiffany & Co., one of the world’s leading and most recognised jewellery brands, is to make The Shard its new UK headquarters, further reinforcing the vision of creating a vibrant business community in Europe’s first vertical city, recently shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.

Al Jazeera Media Network has this week completed its move to The Shard, and is settling into its world class broadcast studios for its international news channels.

With headline-grabbing chefs, markets that bring enthusiasts from across the globe and hidden-gem bars and cafés, The Shard is surrounded by so many places to eat and drink, here are a selection of lunchtime venues that have put the London Bridge neighbourhood at the heart of London's foodie movement.

Over the past decade, Professor Jeremy Myerson, Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art, has been conducting a study into the relationship between the workspace and the city.

The opening of an infinity pool 180m above the city at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London, is the latest exciting development for a building that has burst into life since it opened last year.

News UK is a global media business comprising The Times, The Sun and The Sunday Times. As chief financial officer, Chris Longcroft was in charge of the move to The News Building in London Bridge.

The Shard has been unveiled as host and partner for this year’s prestigious 10x10 charity art auction, at which leading artists and architects will sell work based on the district around the building.