The springboard in the pond : an intimate history of the swimming pool / Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen ; edited by Helen Searing

This architectural study examines the domestic swimming pool as a cultural artefact and icon of twentieth-century modernism. It traces the evolution of the pool as a building type, analysing the human relationship with water through social and technical perspectives.

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Accession Number: 17845

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Architecture, Modern/Art/Arts Bodies of water/Water/Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Swimming/Aquatic sports/Sports Water/Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system