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THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
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| May 1, 2019 www.watershapes.com |
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Educational Flows
The opportunity to work on a project where teaching is the objective is hard to resist, notes Ed Beaulieu. But making it happen in ways that entertain while they educate is quite a feat when the underlying messages are as complex and significant as they are at Reed Street Yards. [more]
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Planting a Pool
Originally published in January 2011, this article covered an unusual New Jersey project in whichJames Robynbuilt a pool that was meant to seem like a pond — and sets the stage for asecondarticle (coming next time) about what it took to revise it as a true ‘natural swimming pool.’ [more]
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DESIGN DYNAMICS
In the second part of his series on the design process, Kurt Kraisingertakes us through the initial stages — client contact, site visits, design meetings and more — as the pieces of the puzzle scattered across Part 1 begin to coalesce into a coherent, workable design scheme. [more]
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ESSENTIAL
For centuries, human beings have turned to immersion and exercise in water as a means of healing injuries and illnesses and of promoting both physical and mental health. Researchers have investigated the hows and whys of these phenomena for years, and the benefits seem to be even more remarkable than originally thought. There’s still much to learn,writesEric Herman,but there’s already more than enough good news for watershapers to share with motivated clients.
This article, originally published inWaterShapesin December 2006, has been digitized for all readers. Clickhereto see the full text and images to study them in detail.
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TRAVELOGUE
Community in Action
The hamlet of Wyandanch, N.Y., needed something special to set itself on a new path. AsJoseph Serpereports, that ‘something’ is a spray park you should see when you travel to Long Island: Its wilderness-themed space is filled with interactive waterfeatures and two remarkable trees.[more]
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 WATERSHAPES WORLD
The Swimming’s Fine
Wrapping up comments he began offering in March on a book about the history of swimming,Jim McCloskeymarvels at its wealth of information and praises the author’s passion for his subject while noting a few spots where some restraint might’ve made a good book even better.[more]
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WE BROWSE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO . . .
Silly Stuff Dept.:A pair of musicians filled this pool with cellos to probe issues of immediate public interest.
No playable instruments were injured to make it happen.
More Silly Stuff Dept.:French designers set up grand (but weird) waterfeatures on Paris’s Champs-Elysées. [more]
Costly crystalswereharmed in creating these un-fountains.
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WATERSHAPES CLASSIC
Preserving History
Neighbors can get touchy about what’s happening with a nearby project, wroteStephanie Rosein her column of May 2004. Clickhereto read a story about how she navigated one unusually intense incident.
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Upgraded Spa Air Blowers from Hayward
Hayward Pool Products(Elizabeth, NJ) has launched an improved spa blower. Designed to deliver quiet performance and powerful streams of soothing bubbles, the units install easily and have durable motors with thermal switches and replaceable brushes for extended life. There’s also a full-spring check valve to prevent water from reaching the motor. For details, click here.
Fountain People Updates Fountain-in-a-Can
Fountain People(San Marcos, TX) has added new features to its Fountain-in-a-Can series. The FIAC-1000 features a flush-mount, multi-pattern spray system; a 360-degree, low-voltage LED light fixture; an internal throttling valve; and an ADA-compliant grate — all designed for use with plaza-style waterfeatures as well as interactive splash pads. For details, click here.
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WPN UPDATE
Collective
Passion
Those of you who design and build pools, spas, fountains, ponds, streams, waterfalls and other forms of contained, controlled water have an amazing ability to produce works of great beauty. But you also face real challenges when it comes to conveying messages about your skills and talents to consumers and prospective clients who might be interested in having you help them make water part of their daily lives.
That’s where the WaterShapes Professional Networkcan help: We’vebuilt a web presence in which dozens of designers and builders of watershapes of all types participate as an Internet colossus — a grouped entity large and interconnected enough that the search engines have to treat it 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.
TheNetworkis working just the way we’d hoped: Time toclickaboard?
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