There is something uniquely refreshing and indulgent about bathing in the faded grandeur of an Art Deco swimming pool. BBC Designed shows you the world’s best. New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images ...

You may not have heard of Gaius Maecenas, but as pool season unfolds like a fresh beach towel, take a moment to pay him homage. Not only did this deep-pocketed Roman aristocrat lavish his staggering ...

Sixty years since David Hockney first plunged himself into the quiet magic of the swimming pool, purpose-built baths still continue to enchant Perhaps there was something in the water. But it didn’t ...

In New York, London, and Berlin, artists frequently shell out big bucks for small studio spaces in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods they’ll soon be priced out of. In Miami, artist Nicolas Lobo has ...

Colourful, elegant and retro: Envols takes you on a dive into France’s most beautiful Art Deco swimming pools, from the iconic to the hidden gems. Roubaix, Molitor, Roger-Salengro... France is home to ...

EDINBURGH — At the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016, one country’s pavilion stood out. Presented by Aileen Sage Architects, the insightful and enjoyable offering from Australia was dedicated, as ...

Scandinavian artistic duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset -- two of the world's most admired artists, whose giant, vertical swimming-pool structure is now on show as part of the Bangkok Art ...

Steve Shaw shows Kate how to get wet behind the ears and how to align her neck (Charlie Forgham-Bailey) First things first: I can swim – in answer to the question that everyone asks when I tell them I ...

Plus, the art deco spa that’s ‘London’s oldest’ with Turkish baths, an indoor pool and affordable day passes AN ART deco swimming pool, previously named one of the best in the world, is on the site of ...

There is something uniquely refreshing and indulgent about bathing in the faded grandeur of an Art Deco swimming pool. BBC Designed shows you the world’s best. Eleven swimming pools were built in the ...