{"id":47035,"date":"2026-06-12T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47035"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:40:28","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-lidos-doorstep-lidos-11m-revamp-wins-top-architecture-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47035","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (Lido\u2019s) doorstep\u2019: Lido&#8217;s \u00a311m revamp wins top architecture award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Saltdean_Lido,_Marine_Drive,_Saltdean_(NHLE_Code_1380905)_(August_2010)_(3).JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/500px-Saltdean_Lido_Marine_Drive_Saltdean_NHLE_Code_1380905_August_2010_31.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/500px-Saltdean_Lido_Marine_Drive_Saltdean_NHLE_Code_1380905_August_2010_31.jpg 500w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/500px-Saltdean_Lido_Marine_Drive_Saltdean_NHLE_Code_1380905_August_2010_31-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-a3b6216ae5c137cae0b8a39bc7e1107d wp-block-paragraph\"><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Saltdean_Lido,_Marine_Drive,_Saltdean_(NHLE_Code_1380905)_(August_2010)_(3).JPG\">Saltdean Lido. Hassocks5489 CC0 via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 14-year project to restore a coastal lido to its former glory has scooped a prestigious architecture prize, reports BBC News South East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC News South East writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u00a311m revamp of Saltdean Lido in Brighton was one of six winners in the South East division of the 2026 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards on Tuesday. Restoration of the Grade II* listed Art Deco building on the East Sussex coast, built in the 1930s, was completed in 2024\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RIBA South East jury chair Craig Sheach called the winning group \u2018exceptional\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South East winners will now be considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c30271g9yepo\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: Saltdean Lido. Hassocks5489 CC0 via Wikimedia Commons A 14-year project to restore a coastal lido to its former glory has scooped a prestigious architecture prize, reports BBC News South East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[44,18,23,29,876,620],"class_list":["post-47035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog","tag-award","tag-conservation","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-lido","tag-riba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47035"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47040,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47035\/revisions\/47040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}