De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, Wast Sussex1935Erich Mendelsohn & Serge ChermayeffOne of th
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, Wast Sussex1935Erich Mendelsohn & Serge ChermayeffOne of the first prominent modernist public buildings in Britain, the De La Warr Pavilion was opened on 12th December 1935. Architects Serge Chermayeff and Erich Mendelsohn had won a competition to design it, promoted by Herbrand Saakville, the 9th Earl of De La Warr, looking to regenerate the town of Bexhill-on-Sea. The finished building uses reinforced concrete around a steel frame, designed by engineer Felix Samuley. The long horizontal shape is punctuated by a glass stair tower at one end, containing a steel spiral staircase. The building is now Grade I listed, having been refurbished by John McAslan in the early 2000s.Images from RIBApix and Pinterest -- source link