London's next Thames bridge?

Picture courtesy of Heatherwick Studio

Transport for London recently awarded a tender to develop new ideas for improving pedestrian links across the River Thames in London.

The winner was Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studio who designed the cauldron for the London 2012 Olympics.

Their proposal is for a pedestrian, garden bridge between the current Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges.

Thomas Heatherwick commented "With its rich heritage of allotments, gardens, heathland parks and squares, London is one of the greenest cities in the world.

The idea is simple - to connect north and south London with a garden."

The proposal requires planning permission from both Westminster and Lambeth councils along with £60m in private funding to become a reality.