Royal Victoria Square

Royal Victoria Square is a square adjoining the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Dock in the Docklands area of East London. It was designed by Patel Taylor Architects[1] and engineered by Aspen Burrow Crocker.[2]

The square was completed in 2001, at a cost of £3.5 million.[3][2] It received the Landscape Institute Design Award in 2004.[1][4] A distinctive feature of the square are two elongated canopies cantilevered from black precast-concrete fins, with names punched through the canopy of the trading cities and ships that used to visit the nearby dock.[5]

The square also features the sculpture 'Landed' by Les Johnson on its eastern end. It was unveiled in 2009 at a cost of over £250,000.[6]

Royal Victoria Square
  • Canopy F at Royal Victoria Square (2020)
  • Kingston cutout on Canopy F (2020)
  • Landed by Les Johnson
  • Freemantle cutout on Canopy F (2020)

See also

References
  1. "Royal Victoria Square". www.pateltaylor.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. January, 11; 2001. "Royal Victoria Square". Architects Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-16.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Royal Victoria Square, London". landscape architect's pages. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. "Allen Scott Ltd. Landscape Design". www.allenscott.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. Garmory, Nicola; Tennant, Rachel (2006-08-11). Spaced Out. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-36559-1.
  6. "London Public Art – Landed by Les Johnson". www.ianvisits.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-16.

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