A statue of the deceased queen on horseback, another with Prince Philip and a transcludic bridge: the competition for the memorial project dedicated to Elizabeth II was won by the architect Norman Foster, the selection committee announced Tuesday on Tuesday.
At 90, the British to whom we owe Millau’s viaduct, the renewal of the Reichstag Palace in Berlin or the Gherkin Tower in London, said he was chosen to have been chosen to carry out this project in tribute to the Sovereign, died on September 8, 2022 at 96 years of age at Château de Balmoral in Scotland, after 70 years of 70 years Real.
The monument, which will be erected at St James Park in London, right next to the Buckingham Palace, will launch an “sweet, calm and contemplative” atmosphere and will be an opportunity to rediscover, or perhaps for some to discover, the legacy left by their majesty, “the architect told the British media to the British media.
Symbol of the “Unifying Force” of Elizabeth II
This monument will include several elements, including a translucent bridge with glass railings, inspired by the tiara shape transported by the queen during their marriage in 1947.
Norman Foster, considered one of the main representatives of the “high -tech” architecture, considered it a symbol of the “unifying force” represented by the sovereign.
“The queen has gone through history, periods of significant changes, socially and technologically, but he did all this lightly,” said the architect, claiming to have wanted to reproduce this impression.
A statue of the Queen will also be erected near the Puerta de Malborough, near the mall, the long avenue that leads to Buckingham Palace and where the real processions pass during the main events, but also the headquarters of the Commonwealth, a diplomatic alliance to which the queen was very attached.
Another will represent Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philip. A golden sculpture by artist Yinka Shonibare will be installed at St James Park, where French landscape fierce Michel Desvigne will design new gardens to landscapes.
The final design will stop in 2026, to coincide with the centenary of the queen’s birth, said the committee. If King Carlos III had access to the various candidate projects, he is not part of the selection committee.
In 2009, when he was Prince of Wales, he had been criticized by many architects, including Norman Foster, for having used his position to influence a vast urban development project in the capital.
Source: BFM TV
