The double-arched form of Embankment Place is visible for miles, a grand welcome to passengers of Charing Cross train station and the center of London. British architect Sir Terry Farrell designed Embankment Place, a post-modern office and shopping complex, primarily for one of the companies that later merged to form PriceWaterhouseCoopers, which remains a tenant today, according to E-Architect. Farrell’s Embankment Place opened in 1990, restoring the form of an earlier landmark and bringing greater numbers of people to this corner of London. As a result, the streets below gained new life. Its design suits crowds. Large floor plates are arranged behind aluminum and granite cladding. Each of the nine levels accommodates up to 500 people. Two light wells allow natural light into this deep building’s center. The wells rest on 18 large columns arranged in two rows to avoid crowds of commuters at this popular train station. For his work on Charing Cross and Embankment Place, Sir Farrell won the Civic Trust Award in 1991 and 1994, the RIBA National Award in 1991 and the British Council of Offices Award in 1994. He is featured as one of the Brits Who Built The Modern World on Architecture.com. Still creating many urban designs, his firm, Farrells, has offices in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai.