Chair's award
This is discretionary award given by the RTPI SE chair. The theme is ‘Design’.
Saltdean Lido, Brighton
London architect, Richard W. H. Jones, designed Saltdean Lido in the ‘International Style’ – an architectural movement that developed in Europe following the First World War. After years of neglect, the Save Saltdean Lido Campaign was set up in March 2010 and in 2011, Saltdean Lido was upgraded to Grade II* status and placed on Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk’ register. Now, over 10 years later, the building has recently re-opened for a mix of community, leisure, library, offices, café/restaurant and function/events uses. Embracing modernity, it’s architecture is considered to be the apogee of lido design; epitomising some of the best elements of the modernist movement and is regarded by many critics as one of the best surviving examples of lido design in the UK. In 2018, it was named by English Heritage as one of the Seven Wonders of The English Seaside.