The new version of Paternoster
Square has had a mixed reception. Quote from Wikipedia article:
"Supporters
of the scheme praised it for its harmonious architecture, much of it built
in brick and stone like Wren's chapter house for St Paul's (which is
integrated into the plan); for its mix of offices and shops; and for its
coherent organization of space by means of a large central piazza and
urban walkways which cut through the block in logical ways to tie it into
the surrounding urban fabric; and claimed that it represented an ideal
example of modern development on a traditional site.
Critics called the architecture banal; dismissed the mixed-use credentials
..."
Full Wikipedia article
From The Guardian 3 November
2003:
"St Paul's is now flanked to
its north by a gathering of burly office blocks clad in the architectural
equivalent of tweed coats. The odd bit of classical paste and some bizarre
1930s Italian fascist-style posturing help complete the look of this
architectural fancy dress party.
Many visitors to the new-look
Paternoster Square will be surprised to hear negative comments. Surely,
here are some of the best-mannered new office blocks in Britain,
..."
Full Guardian article
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