A Cityscape Reborn: Claire Kahn Tuttle’s Platinum Standard Project

In December 2004, WaterShapes introduced ‘The Platinum Standard,’ a registry of projects that embodies watershaping at its finest. Now, as part of our celebration of the magazine’s 100th Issue, Eric Herman offers ‘The Platinum Standard II,’ a fresh set of 20 projects that have graced the pages of the magazine in the past three-and-a-half years – projects that demonstrate clearly that watershaping has become an art form in its own right.”

Claire Kahn Tuttle
WET Design
Sun Valley, Calif.

Called upon to revitalize a historic intersection just outside New York’s Central Park, the visionaries at WET Design created interactive fountains that turned Columbus Circle into a public destination with the highest possible profile.

Terraced, circular decks and programmable dancing waters now offer a grand invitation to pedestrians to come close and cool off or simply enjoy the space and the surrounding city views – a great gathering place in the heart of one of the world’s greatest cities mySpace