The national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II will include a new bridge in St James’s Park designed by Norman Foster.
The peer, who was once among architects to accuse King Charles of using his “privileged position” to “skew the course” of the Chelsea barracks development, described being awarded the project as an honour.
His translucent glass “unity bridge”, inspired by Elizabeth’s wedding tiara, is said to symbolise her as a “unifying force”.
Other features of Lord Foster’s design for the transformation of the central London park include a statue of the late queen in a new civic space at Marlborough gate and a Prince Philip gate on the other side of the park on Birdcage Walk with a statue of the prince. There will also be a “family of gardens” and meandering paths.
