West Bridge, Periscope, 2017
We've Had 12 Bridges over the years!
A note from Sarah Gaventa, Director
The Illuminated River Foundation
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Illuminated River is a public art commission on an unprecedented scale to light up to 14 central London Thames bridges at night.
The project is now in its second phase of the next five bridges with the artworks for Blackfriars Road Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, the Golden Jubilee Footbridges, Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge due to be unveiled in Spring 2021. The Illuminated River artwork is created by internationally-acclaimed American artist Leo Villareal in collaboration with award-winning British architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
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Illuminated River (phase 1) from One Blackfriars © James Newton.jpg
We asked Sarah to share some thoughts on her favourite bridges from the past four years and we have shared her comments in the slideshow below!

​Sarah, Hon. Fellow of both RIBA and the Landscape Institute, is a public space and public art expert and curator, and was previously Director of CABE Space at theCommission for Architecture and Built Environment. She has been Chair of theElephant and Castle Regeneration Forum for the past five years.
Celebration of
​The Gingerbread City Bridges
Family Activity
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How Strong is Your Gingerbread?
Behind the Scenes

Gingerbread Bridge
MAAPS
​2019
Daily Recipe

A Christmas Stollen
Behind the Scenes

Pink Wafer Bridge
Johanna Molineus Architects
​2019
Behind the Scenes

Caramel Wafer Tram Bridge
Civic Engineers
​2019
Did you know?

Recipes from The Housekeeper’s Guide.
HEWLETT, afterwards COPLEY, Esther. (1838). The housekeeper's guide; or, A plain and practical system of domestic cookery. 1607/4219, p. 357 et 358. Found at The British Library.
Colouring 
For Adults and Children
Battenberg Cake Bridge
by Fereday Pollard Architects

​The Battenberg Cake Bridge provides a recreational public space for the local community to play, relax and explore the landscape, whilst connecting them with the school and residential areas on opposite sides of the Rhubarb River. Its structure extends into the sky, creating a landmark feature amongst the surrounding townscape, and provides wayfinding assistance for local people navigating across the water. Cycling, skateboarding and walking routes improve local connectivity, weaving their way through the landscaped gardens and providing views out onto the river and the town beyond.

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