By Victoria Woollaston and Ellie Zolfagharifard PUBLISHED: 12:52 EST, 13 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:06 EST, 13 March 2014 Following reports London is set to get a staggering 250 new high rises and skyscrapers over the next decade, a British architect has created his own vision of the capital’s future. In David Edwards’ concept designs, wind turbines are built on the Thames, Waterloo Bridge is transformed into a garden, and The Shard is upstaged by a series of pointed skyscrapers all over the city. Edwards developed the concepts to promote the sci-fi film The Machine, released in cinemas next week.
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British architect David Edwards has designed concept images showing a futuristic view of London
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It includes wind turbines and flood systems built along the Thames, and Waterloo Bridge transformed into a garden
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Various pointed Shard-style structures are shown littered throughout the landscape alongside other skyscrapers
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Edwards’ vision is set in the near future when the world is in the depths of another Cold War
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The images were developed to promote science fiction thriller The Machine, in cinemas from next Friday
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