Plans for a national memorial honouring Queen Elizabeth II have been officially approved in London. The practice’s winning design concept celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s life through a time of great change, balancing tradition and modernity, public duty and private faith, the United Kingdom and a global Commonwealth. The design concept illustrates how she brought these dualities together: two gates, two gardens, joined by a bridge and unifying path.
Team: Foster + Partners / Yinka Shonibare / Michel Desvigne Paysagiste / Nigel Dunnett Studio / Adrien Gardere / 2x4 / Eckersley O’Callaghan / DP9 / Purcell / Space Syntax / Gardiner & Theobald / Arup
Tuesday, April 21, 2026