“ In putting together the plans for Darling Square, the developers travelled around the world to examine the best, and most successful, public spaces, shopfronts and precinct designs globally.

Among the international influences have been London’s Covent Garden for the variety of its attractions and street activation, Boston in the US along the harbour shore for how well the area has been regenerated, and the docklands and harbour of Germany’s Hamburg for its office component.

Also playing a role have been Chicago’s Millennium Park for how its parks and public art have been planned, Portland, Oregon, for its street-level sense of community and a number of Spain’s most stunning squares to see how they’re managed to harness daylight and bring life to them all year round. ”