Pool: A Dip into Outdoor Swimming Pools: The History, Design and People Behind Them
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Take a dip into the history, design, and people behind the world’s most fascinating outdoor swimming pools. The 1930s architecture of pools is often sleek and elegant, evoking speed and efficiency—and this volume captures their unique beauty in a series of spectacular photographs and archival images. It delves into their history: the pools’ grand beginnings after the buttoned-up Victorian era, their falling popularity in the twentieth century, and the newfound appreciation for the outdoor pool, or lido, and outdoor swimming today. Journalist and architectural historian Christopher Beanland picks the very best examples from around the world, including the nearly 450-foot-deep seawater pool in Vancouver, Canada; Siza's concrete sea pools in Porto, Portugal; the restored art deco pool in Saltdean, UK, and the pool at the Zollverein Coal Mines in Essen, Germany. There’s also information on lost lidos, background on the architecture of the pools, and interviews with pool users around the globe about why they swim. The beautiful pools include: McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NYNeptune Pool, Hearst Castle, CASea Ranch, CAIcebergs Pool, Bondi Beach, AustraliaAlterlaa rooftop pools, Vienna, AustriaLido di Milano, Milan, ItalyKennedytown Pool, Hong Kong, ChinaSan Alfonso Del Mar, ChileSea Point Pool, Cape Town, South AfricaPhoenicia Hotel Pool, Beirut, LebanonZelená žaba, SlovakiaMolitor, Paris, FranceBlue Lagoon, Iceland Read more
Publisher : Batsford
Publication date : June 2, 2020
Language : English
Print length : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 184994623X
ISBN-13 : 30
Item Weight : 2.55 pounds
Dimensions : 8.8 x 0.92 x 11.1 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #390,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #130 in Swimming (Books) #245 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation #804 in Architectural Buildings
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