Australian War Memorial Photos, Architect, Architecture Images, Design, Location
Australian War Memorial in London
9 Sep 2020
Australian War Memorial
Architects: Tonkin Zulaikha Greer with artist Janet Laurence,
Location: Hyde Park Corner, south west London, England, UK

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, in collaboration with artist Janet Laurence, won the Australian War Memorial project through a limited competition conducted by the Australian Government.

The Memorial is located on a prominent site in central London, and commemorates the efforts of the Australian Services, allied with those of Great Britain, in the two World Wars. One hundred thousand Australians fighting were killed alongside the British during these battles ?in defence of freedom?.
The site, at Hyde Park Corner, is at the fulcrum of the ceremonial route through London and is shared with the Wellington Arch and the Ionic Screen by Decimus Burton, both classical 18th Century monuments built from Portland stone. The Australian Memorial unifies the green space at this critical intersection, and has been designed as a respectful gesture to both the existing historic monuments and the eloquent landform itself.

The wall of the Memorial encloses the site?s sloping grassed amphitheatre and creates a focal space, both for quiet reflection and for major commemorative events. The curved sculptural wall is entirely faced with green granite from Western Australia. Each stone was prefabricated to exacting tolerances in Austr...