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Architecture practice Studio Octopi’s dream of sparking a “swimming revolution” by creating a floating fresh- water pool in London’s River Thames has become the subject of an ambitious crowdfunding campaign. Te Tames Baths project
– which has won high-profile backing from figures including artist Tracey Emin and Boris Johnson – was recently incor- porated as a CIC (Community Interest Company), mean- ing the public space will be run as a social enterprise. Attention has now turned
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Te project utilises London’s largest public space – the River Tames
to raising the funds necessary to help get the project off the ground and into the water. Te launch on crowdfunding website Kickstarter, sees the team seeking £125,000 by the end of May to help create the floating freshwater pool at Temple Stairs off the Victoria Embankment. In return for pledging money, a tiered membership scheme offers donors free swims in the opening year of the lido. Tames Baths proposes the reintroduction of swimming in the River Tames, part of a wider ambition to promote access to urban waterways
for swimming and recreation for all. If planning permission is granted, the Tames Baths would consist of a floating pontoon which rises and falls with the tide. Te designs incorporate two pools and a large publicly accessible decked area. “Ever since we first sketched out the original concept for Thames Baths, we have always wanted to build something that benefited the community and allowed them to participate in its creation,” said Tames Baths founder and Studio Octopi director Chris Romer-Lee. Details:
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Tate seeks staff after double departure
Chris Dercon has chosen to step down from his role as director of London’s Tate Modern, the sec- ond recent departure from a Tate gallery following the earlier resig- nation of Tate Britain’s Penelope Curtis at the end of March. Dercon, who was appointed direc-
tor at the Tate Modern in 2011, has taken up a new role as director of the Volksbühne, an experimental theatre in Berlin. Dercon takes over from long-serving Frank Castorf – who had been in the position since 1992. Dercon will not depart immediately, tak-
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Penelope Curtis and Chris Dercon are both set to leave Tate
ing up his new position in Q3 2017, allowing an extended departure to see through the completion of Tate Modern’s £215m extension, which is scheduled to be finished in 2016. Penelope Curtis parted ways with Tate Britain in March to also take up a new role, this time at
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Lisbon’s Gulbenkian museum - which houses a collection of ancient and modern art in Portugal’s capital. Curtis – who was appointed Tate Britain director in 2010 and oversaw the £45m redevelopment of the London gallery – will become the first foreign director of the Gulbenkian. Details:
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