Emma Cullinan reports It's easy to come over all metaphorical about the design of the new civil service swimming pool at Furry Park ... has some decent details, parts of it have aged badly ...

However, using a concrete curved arch can well meet its structural requirements. In addition, the moisture of a swimming pool can corrode metal components over time, but concrete does not fear water.

German studio GMP Architekten has refurbished and extended Alsterschwimmhalle, a swimming pool in Hamburg with a distinctive double-curved concrete ... to the fact that parts of the old pool ...