De La Warr Pavilion
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 | De La Warr Pavilion |
| Designer | Erich Mendelsohn |
| Location | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex |
| Date | 1935 |
| Building Type | cultural center |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | seaside waterfront |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
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| Notes | Streamlined form, curvaceous in plan, slender columns, stacked planes horizontally. Designed with Serge Chermayeff. Recent renovation by John McAslan + Partners, London, England, United Kingdom |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/De_La_Warr_Pavilion.html |
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"De La Warr Pavilion", by Terri Whitehead, ArchitectureWeek No. 313, 2006.1129. pC1.1.
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Commentary
"Commissioned by the 9th Earl De La Warr in 1935 and designed by architects Eric Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff, the De La Warr Pavilion was the UK's first public building built in the Modernist style. Pioneering in structure as it was in spirit, the purpose of this steel and concrete Pavilion was to provide accessible culture and leisure for the people of Bexhill and beyond and so regenerate the economy of the town and the surrounding area. "
— DeLaWarrPavilion.com, 2005.1007
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"Seventy years later, a £8 million restoration and redevelopment project will enable DLWP to fulfil its original ambitions whilst creating new aspirations for the building and its visitors.
"Upon its re-opening this autumn, DLWP will have:[edit] Maps
[edit] References
"De La Warr Pavilion", by Terri Whitehead, ArchitectureWeek No. 313, 2006.1129. pC1.1.
[edit] External Links
About the Building — at the building's official web site
About the Building — at From Here to Modernity
