Duggan Morris Architects has been commissioned by Rother District Council to design a £220,000 scheme for a series of new seafront structures for the East Sussex resort of Bexhill-on-Sea, following a hard fought RIBA competition attracting 148 entries. The final judging process took place over a two day period in the De La Warr Pavilion, and was believed to have gone to the wire.

The scheme will be the flagship element of the Council's Next Wave Seafront Improvement Project, a wider £5 million cultural regeneration programme that has received £1 million of funding from CABE under the SeaChange Programme. A CABE spokesperson said 'Duggan Morris's strong and sophisticated approach reflects the ambition and desire for innovation of both Bexhill and the Sea Change programme. We are confident that this scheme will be an enduring and creative addition to Bexhill's seafront, complementing the De La Warr Pavilion, and adding to the resort's impressive architectural identity.'