The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, the society launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers. They are based in London.

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• Introduction 1914–19291930–1944Lidos by Alan Powers 1940–1969Sports Stadiums by Simon Inglis 1970–1989Gillinson Barnett & Partners and the Leisure Centre Boom by Otto Saumarez Smith 1990–19992000–present Further Reading Acknowledgements Picture Credits Index

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, the society launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers. They are based in London.

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• Introduction 1914–19291930–1944Lidos by Alan Powers 1940–1969Sports Stadiums by Simon Inglis 1970–1989Gillinson Barnett & Partners and the Leisure Centre Boom by Otto Saumarez Smith 1990–19992000–present Further Reading Acknowledgements Picture Credits Index

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management. In 2023, the society launched a campaign to protect Britain’s few remaining cooling towers. They are based in London.

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• Introduction 1914–19291930–1944Lidos by Alan Powers 1940–1969Sports Stadiums by Simon Inglis 1970–1989Gillinson Barnett & Partners and the Leisure Centre Boom by Otto Saumarez Smith 1990–19992000–present Further Reading Acknowledgements Picture Credits Index