Ever since the founders of PLP said goodbye to their alma mater KPF, the so-called 'breakaway five' has been agitating to get back onto the Helterskelter project. Since emerging eight years ago, the path of the 288m-tall Pinnacle in central London has not run smoothly and the long-stalled scheme is currently being redesigned, at least internally, by its original architects KPF. However, in recent weeks reports have emerged that PLP - and in particular Karen Cook who worked on the scheme while at KPF - has been eagerly engaged drawing up alternatives for a rival bid. That bidder is Lipton Rogers. But, given that the scheme's owner Client Pinnacle No 1 Ltd - which is 90 per cent owned by the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO) and 10 per cent by project development managers Arab Investments - are looking to progress the project, ideally without having to go back to the planners, the PLP efforts seem rather futile.
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机译：自从PLP的创始人向母校KPF说再见以来，所谓的“突破五”就一直在鼓动以重返Helterskelter项目。自八年前崭露头角以来，位于伦敦市中心的288m高的Pinnacle的路径一直不畅通，长久以来的方案目前至少由其原始建筑师KPF内部进行了重新设计。然而，最近几周有报道称，PLP-特别是在KPF期间为该计划工作的Karen Cook-一直热衷于为竞争对手竞标制定替代方案。那个投标人是立顿·罗杰斯。但是，鉴于该计划的所有者Client Pinnacle No 1 Ltd（沙特经济与发展公司（SEDCO）拥有90％的股份，而项目开发经理Arab Investments拥有10％的股份）正在寻求推进该项目，理想情况下无需回到规划者那里，PLP的努力似乎是徒劳的。
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