Labworth Restaurant & Café

Labworth Restaurant & Café - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Labworth Restaurant & Café is a modernist International style reinforced concrete building overlooking the Thames estuary at Labworth beach on Canvey Island, Essex. Built in 1932–1933 by Ove Arup to resemble the bridge of the Queen Mary,Hallman, 2006. (p. 99) it exists as the only building solely designed by the distinguished engineer."...the Labworth Restaurant & Café, the only building designed by the distinguished engineer Ove Arup." (Bettley, 2008). "...one of the only architectural designs by Ove Arup", (English heritage, 2007). However, Arup also personally designed the Kingsgate Bridge. Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: 1933

Source: en.wikipedia.org