28/01/2012 by Buildington
"We replaced one big slab building that was impermeable. The notion was to say: this is not a citadel. There are retail areas and garden areas at the base of the building. At least people can sit down on extended pavements; there is an area now where people can congregate and breathe." - Graham Stirk, architect, via The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/jan/28/richard-rogers-stirk-harbour-partnership-interview