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THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
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| December 6, 2017 www.watershapes.com |
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FEATURE ARTICLE
A Faraway Hill
Designing watershapes for construction by others in remote settings isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The keys to success, reports Andrew Kaner, include specific, multiple forms of contact and communication — as outlined here in a profile of a breathtaking project in the U.S. Virgin Islands. [more] |
THE NON-TOXIC POOL
Nature’s Blueprint
For years, John Cohenhas dedicated himself to meeting the needs of clients averse to using traditional sanitizers. As he reports in the first in a series of articles, his quest began with a narrow-minded ‘expert’ and has since pulled him toward a biologically inspired set of solutions. [more]
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Emerging technologies have changed the ways designers look at fountains. This makes it an opportune time, writes Robert Mikula, to step back, survey the evolving state of the art and figure out the best ways to make water a must-have component for our public places. [more]
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ESSENTIAL
Perfected in Place
California’sSkip Phillipshas been a vocal advocate for excellence in swimming pool design, engineering and construction for the past three decades. In recent years, he has pressed his point far away from home, collaborating with Canadian builder Gene Brown in producing watershapes that exemplify what he calls true excellence in construction and, from his perspective, show just how good watershaping can and should be.
This article, originally published inWaterShapesin May/June 2010, has been digitized for all readers. Clickhereto see the full text and enlarge the images to study them in detail.
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TRAVELOGUE
A Window into Nature
Microsoft’s corporate campus near Seattle features a watershape with a scope and complexity that reflect the scale and grandeur of the giant software company, notes Jon Mitovich–andis something you can see for yourself the next time you travel in the Great Northwest. [more]
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WATERSHAPES WORLD
Thank Goodness
Celebrating Thanksgiving far away from home led Jim McCloskeyto experience a pool in a suspended state he’d never directly experienced before. The encounter gave him a fresh sense of regional distinctions and an admiration for those willing to own watershapes in cold places. [more]
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WE BROWSE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO . . .
Odd Prank Dept.:Fountain at New York’s Lincoln Center runs bright yellow as police seek those responsible. [more]
I don’t condone the act, but the new look is startlingly vivid!
Odd Award Dept.:Image of vaulted pool in China wins honors as architectural photograph of the year. [more]
I’m biased, but I see nicer watershape images every day!
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WATERSHAPES CLASSIC
Ten years ago, David Tishermanresponded to a reporter’s question by making a strong case for watershaping as being about more than her inquiry implied. Was he on target with his response? [more]
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Blue Thumb Now Offers LiquidArt Products
Blue Thumb Distributing(Saginaw, MI) has acquired the LiquidArt line of pondless fountains, including the Round Ripples Pottery Fountain. Handcrafted by clay artisans, the units are 36 inches in diameter and come with 70-gallon water reservoirs as complete, ready-to-install packages. They’re available in two colors — sky blue or oil green. For details, click here.
Slot Drain Offers Deck-Drainage System
Slot Drain Systems(Manitoba, Canada) manufactures the 6000 Series of one-piece, built-in, sloped, open floor/surface drain systems. Featuring a linear design that eliminates grates that can be weak, trap bacteria and are difficult to clean, the units are available in stainless or galvanized steel and come in four-foot, ten-inch or nine-foot, eight-inch sections. For details, click here.
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WPN UPDATE
Making Headway
on the Internet
Ifyou design and/or build pools, spas, fountains, ponds, streams, waterfalls or other forms of contained, controlled water, you have a proven ability to create projects of great beauty. But how do you spread the word about your skills and talents to those who might want you to help them make water part of their daily lives?
The WaterShapes Professional Networkcan help you there. We’vebuilt a web site where dozens of designers and builders of watershapes of all types participate as an Internet collective — a grouped entity large enough and interrelated in ways that make search engines treat all participants with respect. So if it’s a strong (or even just a stronger) web presence you’re after, please do take a look and get involved.
The Networkis working just the way we’d hoped: Time to clickaboard?
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