“We are pleased that the Inspectorate has granted planning permission on appeal for this important project. We have been working on it since we won a competition in 2021. The Ismaili Trust have an impressive commitment to high quality architecture and landscape design. We look forward to continuing our work with the Trust to create a special place at the heart of the community for many years to come.” – Níall McLaughlin.
The Guardian has written a piece about CHALKUP21, a 21st-century architectural coastal trail along the Strait of Dover. The trail has been created to raise awareness and appreciation of recent coastal architecture. Along the trail you can see The Wing at Capel Le Ferne (2015), the Samphire Hoe Education shelter(2014) and on the Dover Esplanade, Tonkin Liu’s Three Waves (2009), the Dover Sea Sports centre (2010) and Alma Tischler Wood’s North Downs Way START/FINISH line (2010); the National Trust Visitor Centre (1999), the Pines Calyx (2006) at St Margaret’s Bay and our Deal Pier Café.
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