Urban Plunge
New designs for natural swimming in our cities
curated by Jane Withers,Wonderwater
 

Roca London Gallery    
11 September 2014–10 January    2015    

Launching to coincide with the London Design Festival (13-21 September 2014), Urban Plunge explores the growing urban swimming movement through a series of proposals for river and harbour baths in London, New York and Copenhagen that envisage imaginative new ways to enjoy urban water environments.

In conjunction with the exhibition Urban Plunge, architects from Copenhagen, Rotterdam and London explore the future of urban swimming, discussing designs that facilitate positive change and their visions for reclaiming city waterways.

Join for TALK: Designing the Future Urban Swimming Experience on Wednesday the 5th of November from 18:30-20:30 at the Roca London Gallery. 

The exhibition, curated by Jane Withers for Wonderwater, showcases five architectural interventions for swimming in clean natural waters in the heart of our cities: + Pool, New York (Playlab & Family NYC); Thames Baths Project, London (Studio Octopi); Copenhagen Harbour Baths, (JDS Architects); King’s Cross Pond Club, London (Ooze & Marjetica Potrc) and House of Water, Copenhagen (Tredje Natur).

With built projects exhibited alongside future visions for new water leisure spaces, Urban Plunge aims to show how designers are challenging our attitude to the urban water environment and showing how water can enrich urban experience.

Visiting information Urban Plunge is on display at Roca London Gallery, Station Court, Townmead Road, London SW6 2PY . Open to the public 11th September 2014 – 10th January 2015, admission free. Click here for visiting information.

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