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The humble gasometer, a feature of 20th century urban life in Europe is making a comeback as a housing concept (Chimni Home Typology 8.4.4).

New flats built into 'The Triplets' at Kings Cross, London (with thanks to @GasometerGal for the photo)
The Alliance Building in Dublin, a nine story apartment block, designed by architects O’Mahony Pike.
‘The Gasometer’ social housing built out of the old Simmering Gas Works at Hietzing, Vienna by various architect including Jean Nouvel and Coop Himmelblau.
Gasklocken in Stockholm, Sweden a residential development and park by Herzog & de Meuron
Proposed scheme for flats within The Gasometer at Kennington Oval by GRID Architects.
Outpost Architecture & Design’s concept for a mixed-use housing development, 2018. A submission in a RIBA competition to re-use gasometer sites.
A housing concept by MAX Architects. Another submission in a RIBA competition to re-use gasometer sites.

'Gasometers at Clichy' by French Impressionist painter Paul Signac (1863–1935)
‘Gasometers At The Oval’ by Albert Turpin
‘gasworks In Chelsea’ 1935 by Alfred Francis Griffen
'Scene of rural Gloucestershire during wartime' by architect and illustrator Sir Hugh Casson showing camouflaged gasometer in the background.
'Marian Square, Hackney' 1952 by Albert Turpin Of The 'East London Group'
'The Gas Works' - by Canadian artist Lawren Harris (1885–1970)
Mile End Park Twilight by artist Doreen Fletcher 1983
‘Regent’s Canal, Hackney’ 2020 by artist Marc Gooderham @mgooderham
'Gasometer (Hackney)' by artist David Preece
'Kings Cross Gasholder' by artist Jo Angell

Shooting Fish is a 1997 British comedy film which features Kate Beckinsale and two accomplices living in a disused gasometer.

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 File:GasometersAtTheOval-AlbertTurpin.jpeg|‘Gasometers At The Oval’ by Albert Turpin
+File:GasworksInChelsea-AlfredGriffen.jpeg|‘gasworks In Chelsea’ 1935 by Alfred Francis Griffen
 File:RuralGloucestershire-Casson.JPG|'Scene of rural Gloucestershire during wartime' by architect and illustrator Sir Hugh Casson showing camouflaged gasometer in the background.
 File:MarianSquare-Turpin.JPG|'Marian Square, Hackney' 1952 by Albert Turpin Of [[The 'East London Group']]