text: London Docklands: 40 years of transformation London City Airport Opening in 1988, LCY grew from servicing 133,000 passengers in its ﬁrst year to more than 5m before the pandemic One Canada Square This 235m ofﬁce tower designed by Argentine-American architect Cesar Pelli was erected in 1991 and still stands as one of the UK’s tallest buildings today London City Island A 12-acre development home to 10 buildings, nearly 1,500 apartments and the English National Ballet’s new headquarters