Join Chris Romer-Lee, Kathryn Ferry, Peigh Asante and Christopher Beanland for this exciting conversation panel exploring how public pools and waterways enrich neighbourhoods, shape communities, and enhance individual wellbeing.
Taking inspiration from our exhibition Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style, this panel will discuss the history of the public swimming pool and its place in civic life.
From the 1930s, lidos were created all over the country with design inspiration taken from luxurious European resorts and cruise ships. These became places, not only for health, but for social wellbeing and enjoyment.
Today, swimming in public pools and waterways plays a large part in both personal wellbeing and in shaping communities – and groups such as Swim Dem Crew are working to make swimming more social and inclusive.
The conversation will be chaired by journalist and architectural historian Christopher Beanland.
This event is for architecture practitioners, students and enthusiasts, swimming culture aficionados, urban planning and design practitioners, and anyone interested in the social dimensions of architecture and swimming.
