BENJAMIN TINDALL ARCHITECTS / SCULPTOR JILL WATSON
About the team
Benjamin Tindall Architects planned to work in partnership with sculptor Jill Watson.
Benjamin Tindall Architects have 25 years of experience ranging from private to public works, throughout the UK. Their work aims to respect history and the environment, paying attention to good materials and workmanship, and often collaborating with artists.
Jill Watson was brought up in Scotland. She trained as a sculptor in the Edinburgh College of Art and as a carver in Pietrasanta, Italy. Her work is generally figurative, and worked in marble or bronze. As well as significant public commissions, she has 30 years' experience of private commissions and work for galleries around the world.
Web site: www.benjamintindallarchitects.co.uk
Statement of approach to the project
The team proposed a memorial which will be enjoyable and informative. It would reflect Queen Elizabeth's role as wife of King George VI, mother of The Queen, grandmother and great-grandmother. It should show her many interests and her famous sense of fun.
A statue of Queen Elizabeth would join the existing statue of King George VI at the top of the steps. The story of Queen Elizabeth's long life would be told.
Relevant experience 
* The Queen's Gallery, Holyroodhouse (2002)
To commemorate The Queen's Golden Jubilee, the Royal Collection Trust commissioned a new Queen's Gallery in Scotland, designed by Benjamin Tindall Architects, with three sculptural elements by Jill Watson.
* The Hub, Edinburgh (1999)
The main stairs, known as the Sculpture Hall, was designed by Benjamin Tindall Architects. Jill Watson was commissioned to sculpt 236 plaster figures to celebrate more than 50 years of notable concerts, plays, opera and dance.
* Various sculpture commissions by Jill Watson
Jill Watson's experience has included acting as lead sculptor for five projected public artworks for Taipei 101, Taiwan, currently the world's tallest building, and a bronze sculpture for the Institute of Medical Sciences in Aberdeen.
