Foster + Partners Wins Competition to Design the National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II
Foster + Partners Wins Competition to Design the National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II
Written by Antonia Piñeiro
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24.06.2025
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24.06.2025
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Foster + Partners selected to design Queen Elizabeth II memorial
British studio Foster + Partners has been selected to design the Queen Elizabeth II memorial in London, which will include a new crossing over St James's Park Lake.
Its design, which will be finalised and revealed next year, is set to include a glass-clad bridge informed by Queen Elizabeth II's wedding tiara, along with a statue of the late monarch.Envisioned by Foster + Partners alongside artist Yinka Shonibare and landscape architect Michel Desvigne, the memorial in St James's Park will honour the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in 2022 following a 70-year reign.
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24.06.2025
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Queen Elizabeth memorial to include bridge inspired by her tiara
The winning design for the national memorial for Queen Elizabeth II will feature a bridge with a balustrade made of glass, new gates and commemorative gardens.The design will also feature her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, alongside a traditional, large statue of the late Queen overlooking the Mall.
Lord Norman Foster's design team has been announced as the winner of the competition for a memorial to honour Britain's longest-reigning monarch, to be built in St James's Park in central London.
By Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent -
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22.06.2025
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Foster + Partners to design national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II
Foster + Partners is the winner out of five finalists in a competition to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in St James' Park
From : Cabinet Office, The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee and The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP
