{"product_id":"100-20thcentury-sports-and-leisure-buildings-9781849949408","title":"100 20thCentury Sports and Leisure Buildings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA showcase of Britain's most architecturally significant sports and leisure buildings from the twentieth century and beyond. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 20th Century Sports and Leisure Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e gives a fascinating insight into the spaces where we play: from swimming pools and skate parks to ice rinks and cricket pavilions. These structures are not only an intensely evocative part of our shared social heritage but some of the most architecturally innovative constructions of the past century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twentieth century saw a rapid expansion in the public provision for sports and leisure as workers won the right to paid holiday, prompting a boom in the construction of municipal lidos, pools and sports grounds. Later in the century leisure centres brought together facilities for a whole range of sports with an emphasis on family fun, combining environmentally controlled environments with soaring engineering and playful pop imagery. Space-age geodesic domes, diamond-glazed pyramids, castellated forts, brutalist elephants and Moorish postmodern palaces are just a few of the highlights of this idiosyncratic genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are expert essays on particular building types and an introduction with a strong campaigning element  with the decimation of local authority budgets forcing the closure of many centres and pools, this is a timely exploration that provides a crucial record of this key part of our cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043035545943,"sku":"9781849949408","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849949408.jpg?v=1750956751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/100-20thcentury-sports-and-leisure-buildings-9781849949408","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}