Summary
The aim of the project was to understand the processes behind community-led regeneration and activism in a digital world, with the focus on the coastal city of Margate in Kent. The team worked closely with community members and activists to explore the role of digital culture in a series of self-organised actions undertaken to safeguard the architectural heritage, sense of belonging and listed sites of the city. The investigation generated a body of data on projects from 2007 to 2015, where digital tools played a crucial role for the community engagement and dissemination. Beyond the legacy of each project, the work highlighted how digital tools can be employed to support community-led urban regeneration actions and public engagement processes.
Additionally, the work provided a strategy for a design proposal for the regeneration of the Cliftonville, the coastal park of Margate, and the emergence of the sea shelters as part of the architectural heritage of the city.