Coastal Observatory
Back in 2006 as part of the original Bathing Beauties project a competition was run to design a new iconic building for the Lincolnshire coast. Initial funding came and went but four years later Lincolnshire County Council has managed to scrape together the money to proceed with this exciting project. Architects Stuart Palmer (Surface+Light+Space Architects) & Paul Jones (from Northumbria University) have been commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council to deliver the project. The building will now act as an observatory and visitor centre for the proposed coastal country park containing a cafe, educational rooms and an art gallery funded by the Arts Council.
The building is intended to have a light touch on the landscape, fabricated off-site and fixed to screw piles to minimise disturbance.
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Its revised location is 5 miles north of its original site at Huttoft. |
Bathing Beauties II - Structures on the Edge (SOTE) is a new concept to integrate permanent small structures designed by artists and architects for the enjoyment and understanding of the coastal environment, on the extreme edges of the Lincolnshire coast, UK. There are up to 4 potential commissions (total budget for overall scheme £130,000) for permanent installations along a 10 mile stretch from Chapel St Leonards to Mablethorpe.
The competition closed on 15 July 2010. Shortlisted Applicants will be notified by 30.7.10. If you have not heard by the end of this date then unfortunately, on this occasion, you have not been shortlisted – if there are large number of expressions of interest, as there have been for other Bathing Beauties commission opportunities, it may not be possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants for up to 3 weeks after this date.
The Future of Bathing Beauties®
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