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The Repair and Alterations of the De La Warr Pavilion

2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13556207.2006.10784970

2326-6384

Mark Cannata,

Architecture, Modernity, and Design

The Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex is widely considered to be the most important Modern Movement building of the 1930s in Britain, and is an important landmark in the history of twentieth-century architecture. 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. It was the first public building in Britain designed and built on International Style principles—an inspiration, amongst others, for the Royal Festival Hall—and is one of the few surviving buildings designed by Mendelsohn.The aim of the first section of this two-part paper is to outline the history of the De La Warr Pavilion, its rise and fall and, above all, the background factors that made its conservation possible and the context in which the project was developed. The second section will look in greater detail at the technical issues related to the causes of the building's demise and decay, its repair and the principles, methodology and techniques that were applied to the project.