<sod>After plans to build the 92-storey [[Millennium Tower (London)|Millennium Tower]] were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]] and [[Arup Group Limited|Arup Group]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Arup| accessdate=4 February 2010 |url=http://www.arup.com/Projects/30_St_Mary_Axe.aspx |title=30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191001/http://www.arup.com/Projects/30_St_Mary_Axe.aspx| archivedate= 18 February 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref> and it was erected by [[Skanska]], with construction commencing in 2001.<ref name=skanska>{{cite web|url=http://www.skanska.co.uk/en/Projects/Display-project/?pid=66 |title=30 St Mary Axe, London| accessdate=4 February 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nIR2V7z9| archivedate=4 February 2010 |publisher=Skanska}}</ref><eod>
<sod>After plans to build the 92-storey [[Millennium Tower (London)|Millennium Tower]] were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]] and [[Arup Group Limited|Arup Group]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Arup| accessdate=4 February 2010 |url=http://www.arup.com/Projects/30_St_Mary_Axe.aspx |title=30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100218191001/http://www.arup.com/Projects/30_St_Mary_Axe.aspx| archivedate= 18 February 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref> and it was erected by [[Skanska]], with construction commencing in 2001.<ref name=skanska>{{cite web|url=http://www.skanska.co.uk/en/Projects/Display-project/?pid=66 |title=30 St Mary Axe, London |accessdate=4 February 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nIR2V7z9?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skanska.co.uk%2Fen%2FProjects%2FDisplay-project%2F%3Fpid%3D66 |archivedate=4 February 2010 |publisher=Skanska |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><eod>