But I’m afraid it won’t.
What you see above is a design produced by the Newark-based architect Benoy for a one million square foot retail development in Guangzhou, China.
Drawn up by Benoy design director Sarah Lee, it is inspired by some of the world’s major central parks, the flowing lines wrapping round an open space and linking up to a transport interchange.
This is an inspiring global landmark designed by a Nottinghamshire firm.
The tragic irony is that though we clearly have the talent to produce design which wins awards on the global stage, there appears to be no appetite to follow that path here.
The reverse, infact.
Where the Chinese are signing up to ambitious, ground-breaking schemes which win plaudits before they’re even built, Capital Shopping Centres would like to bolt a big brick box on to the end of the Victoria Centre.
The UK’s fifth biggest retail destination outside London has surely got to do better than this:
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