Fountains
The Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain in Detroit sat dormant for at least a decade, leaving a visual and cultural void in the heart of the Motor City. Fortunately, an extensive renovation and technology upgrade restored the modernist masterpiece that once again represents the city’s spirit of invention and ingenuity.
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Nestled on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, Butchart Gardens is a world-renowned botanical garden that attracts over a million visitors annually. Its stunning landscapes, vibrant flowers, and meticulously designed water features have made it a must-see destination for garden enthusiasts and tourists alike.
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From its perch atop a tiered fountain, a massive black cat prowls the entrance to the sports arena like a warrior mascot. Emblematic of both High Point University’s competitive spirit and the priority the institution places on water’s presence, Fountain People executed the dramatic project with the help of an elite watershaping team.
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Located in the heart of Tuscany, the Colossus of the Apennines stands guard over the surrounding historic landscape like an ancient sentinel. Not only an imposing sculpture, the massive statue was also a remarkable example of early watershaping innovation.
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When commercial property owners are looking for a competitive edge that will attract visitors and customers, many turn to fountains. The sustained value of water displays has proven an effective investment across a spectrum of public-facing settings. Here’s a look at some successful examples.
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The elegant contemporary watershapes at the recently completed Apple Store in Abu Dhabi, UAE, stand among Crystal Fountains’ most sublime recent achievements, one in which they collaborated with an elite project team. Here’s a look at how the highly transparent process unfolded, both literally and figuratively.
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As office property owners and operators seek fresh ways to entice workers back to the workplace post-pandemic, a team of architects and designers have completed renovating an extraordinary mustang fountain at the Towers at Williams Square in Irving, TX. The result is spectacular.
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Creating water playgrounds that appeal to multiple generations is both a science and an art, explains “playologist” Shelley Robinson. Here she profiles an enduring splash-pad project that was designed to delight kids and their parent alike with the use of custom features and large doses of imagination.
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While comprehensive maintenance implemented by skilled service professionals is always imperative, as fountain expert Jerry West explains, preventive care is especially critical in the colder months when damage from ice can destroy even the best-designed and installed fountain systems.
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A Breakthrough in Fountain Flow Control?