TY - JOUR AU - Lewi, Hannah PY - 2019/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Public swimming pools in Australia JF - Docomomo Journal JA - docomomo VL - IS - 60 SE - Essays DO - 10.52200/60.A.F7E4DRU2 UR - https://docomomojournal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/335 SP - 8-15 AB - <p>In Australia the image of sporting prowess and easy access to swimming venues — both natural and artificial — has ensured that public swimming pools became a site of modern architectural interest and design experimentation from the 1930s onwards. Ranging from prosaic, local amenities to award-winning significant complexes, public pools are fascinating and potent places of individual and community memories and experiences. Many still exist but many others have been lost or detrimentally altered in the last two decades. As a modern type they deserve further documentation and careful conservation and adaptation to suit contemporary use.</p> ER -