Following a series of workshops school children across the East of England pitched in with their ideas of what would make their ideal landmark.

The workshops - provided by EEDA with funding from Arts Council England, East – got the 10 and 11-year-olds thinking about their region and local environment. Common ideas, themes and views from the workshops were passed on to the judges.

"It has given the pupils an opportunity to visualise their role in the future development of the environment"
 
“The workshop stretched the children's imagination and provided them with a context for their ideas.  They have definitely learned a lot about modeling their ideas and presentation skills already"
 
"The workshop will fit perfectly into to our technology programme."
 
"It was fun using our imaginations"
 
"The landmarks looked interesting"

Highlights from some of the schools' work was displayed as part of the Landmark East touring exhibition. To see photos of the display click here or see below for a selection of the ideas:

A new ball game
Animal hospitals
Animal sculpture made from sticks
Aquarium
Big playground and fountain in the countryside
Big tree in the centre of a popular village or town
Chocolate factory
Desert island
Diamond-shaped building
Floating fun centre
Giant, fun-filled recycling centre
Great wall like in China
Leaning tower of Luton
Magical Merlin Pond
Mechanical bird sculpture
Open air cinema
Reptile centre of the world
Revolving restaurant
Rotating fairground with a garden in the middle
Save our trees fund
Six storey superstore
Solar power centre in the shape of stars
Special celebratory day
Spinning fountain with seats
Spiral TV/film studio
Statue you can go inside
The arch of luck
The mad maze
Train going through a transparent tube underwater
Underwater village
Wildflower landmark in different counties

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