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THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
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| December 5, 2018 www.watershapes.com |
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Weighing the Options
Instead of using soils and structural engineers to prepare plans tailored to a site’s specific needs, builders sometimes ordergeneric engineering plans and hope everything will work out for the best. That’s a debatable decision, writesPaolo Benedetti, for reasons he lays out here. [more]
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EASTERN INSIGHT
Paths of Discovery
India’s stepwells are truly amazing, but relatively few people know anything about them.Victoria Lautmanwants to change all that, reporting on their long history in a book –andin a series for WaterShapes on three of the country’s most wondrous architectural and cultural treasures.[more]
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COMMENTARY
Our human attraction to water is well documented, observes Lauren Stack, but none of us are automatically comfortable around it, nor do we often learn to swim without access to lessons. That’s a pair of issues this article addresses while pointing toward a compelling aquatic future. [more]
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ESSENTIAL
In the long-awaited conclusion to our coverage of a grand, comprehensive exterior-design project in Texas, landscape architectMichael Percyguides us through a property where his firm dealt with every conceivable detail, from the entry drive and graciously secluded courtyard to the beautiful swimming pool with its unusual spiraling backdrop; the lavish dining and recreation areas; and the wonderfully hidden rock-lined spa.
This article, originally published inWaterShapesin November 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
The Power of Flowers
The renovation of San Francisco’s historic Conservatory of Flowers was a once-in-a-career opportunity forGeorge Forniand his colleagues to preserve and sustain fabulous aquatic plants while also salvaging a part of California’s rich history. It’s a place you definitely should see! [more]
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 WATERSHAPES WORLD
Engaging Ideas
This edition of WaterShapes includes a pair of unusual articles, notes Jim McCloskey— one about a form of watershaping that blew his mind when he first encountered it a couple years back, the other filled with detailed information of significance to all watershapers. [more]
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WE BROWSE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO . . .
If Plastic Could Speak Dept.:Hurricane Michael’s winds started this portable spa on an incredible journey.
After a 20-mile trek, it was found in unexpected repose.
If Paint Could Speak Dept.:One of David Hockney’s pool-centered paintings just sold for 90 million bucks. [more]
It’s a lovely canvas and a great setting, but holy cow!
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WATERSHAPES CLASSIC
The holiday season is a time for caring and sharing, notesScott Cohen— but feeding Santa’s reindeer when they stop by is asking too much. Here are planting suggestions that will help keep them moving. [more]
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Hayward Launches OmniHub Smart Controller
Hayward Pool Products(Elizabeth, NJ) has introduced OmniHub, a smart, expandable controller that brings system management to existing pool/spa systems without the need to replace major equipment. It installs easily and offers remote operation of pumps, heaters, pool/spa and landscape lights, salt chlorinators, booster pumps and more. For details, clickhere.
W.R. Meadows Introduces Hardscape Sealer
W.R. Meadows(Hampshire, IL) has released Decra-Seal Natural, a water-based, non-yellowing, low-VOC, matte-finish sealer that enhances the appearance of decorative concrete, pavers, unglazed tiles and porous natural or artificial stone. The penetrating, salt-resisting material bonds to the substrate to help increase the hardscape’s service life. For details, clickhere.
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WPN UPDATE
Easing into
the Process
If there’s one thing we’ve all learned in the past 20-odd years, it’s that the decision to purchase a watershape of any kind is a process that takesyearsfrom initial idea to installation.
That’s why a web forum like theWaterShapes Professional Networkis so important: It gives homeowners and other decision-makers an easy, anonymous way to gather information and, eventually, reach out to make contact with professionals whose work they admire. Check it out — and get ready for your future!
TheNetworkis working just the way we’d hoped: Time toclickaboard?
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