A vision for Seaford
Published 9 November 2011
Students from the University of Brighton are joining forces with a community group and local school children on a new project to generate ideas for the enhancement of Seaford's promenade.
Architecture BA(Hons) students and the Office for Spatial Research at the Faculty of Arts, are working with the Seaford Community Partnership to help identify ways in which the promenade can be made more attractive and enjoyable for residents to use and draw more visitors into the town.
Second and third year students are visiting the seafront, conducting surveys, analytical exercises and running a design competition to investigate and draw up visions for the beach and local environment.
Students take an initial survey of Seaford promenade
Keith Blackburn, chair of the Seaford Community Partnership says, "We are really excited about this project. We'd like to enhance the promenade and lead visitors into the town from the beach so that they can visit the shops, restaurants and cafes. We're hoping that the exhibition will throw up lots of ideas for people to discuss and think about, acting as a springboard for the town to bid for funding to take some of the ideas forward."
Luis Diaz and Tony Roberts from the Office for Spatial Research at the University of Brighton said: "We are delighted to be taking part in the project with the Seaford Community Partnership. The project allows us to provide students with the experience of working with a live brief and gives them an insight into how architecture can engage with community issues."
Final drawings based on small, sustainable ideas will feature in an exhibition, which will be held in Seaford during spring 2012.
The collaborative project also involves local primary schools: Annecy Catholic Primary School, Chyngton School and Cradle Hill School, and the children will be submitting their own ideas as part of the exhibition.
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