主祷文广场

Patemoster Square

1987年。按国际惯例，五家公司被邀请竞争对伦敦圣保罗大教堂旁的大块场地进行规划。最后。Arup联合公司赢得了这个机会。并约定在1987年10月规划总体方案。这块场地就是众所周知的主祷文广场。尽管遭受了二战的破坏。但由于它的历史地位和地理位置靠近圣保罗大教堂。广场得到重新恢复。然而。现在。人们认为广场上的办公楼已不能满足现在的需求。并且也不适合建在广场上。不仅办公楼和大教堂毫无关联。而且广场上的商场品质低下，公共活动空间冷清，不受欢迎。

In 1987 five international practices were invited to participate in a competition to prepare a proposal for a large site alongside St Paul＇ s Cathedral in the City of London. Arup Associates were the winners and were appointed in October 1987 to prepare a master plan. The site, known as Paternoster Square because of its historical links with and proximity to St Paul＇ s Cathedral, had been redeveloped after the damage of World War Ⅱ; however, the office blocks were now considered inadequate for current requirements and were felt to be inappropriately sited. Not only were the blocks unrelated to the cathedral, but the shops were of a poor quality and the public spaces on the site were bleak and uninviting.