Structures (Editor’s Notes)
Lately I've noticed a fascinating trend among the projects we've been approached to publish - a string of articles about watershapes that, for want of a better term, have been designed with
I love the fact that more and more people I talk to are referring to the bodies of water they create as works of art. At their best, watershapes do indeed possess all the aesthetic potential of
"All art is but imitation of nature." -- Seneca *** It's wonderfully ironic that so many of the greatest expressions of human creativity and productivity are those that derive themselves wholly or in large part from
Watching the arc of a learning curve can be fascinating - particularly when you're not the one who's going through the process. This is why I take such pleasure in
Last year at about this time, we ran a sequence of articles on watershapes of historic or monumental importance. These included such spectacular installations as the fountains and pools of
I envy landscape architects and designers and your involvement in the design of everything from small, intimate residential spaces to sweeping acreage intended for public use. This creation of "exterior spaces for human occupation," as some have called it, is a
Back in June 2000, WaterShapes publisher Jim McCloskey and I traveled to Montecito, Calif., to have a look at a project being installed by our friend Mark Holden. Just the drive up the long private road from sea level to
Even with the broad variations among basic types of watershapes - pools, spas, streams, ponds, waterfalls or fountains - they are all unified by the simple fact that every project must first be
Did your high school have a swimming pool? If so, you were lucky. In my case, the high school I attended did not have a pool, and only now do I fully see how much I
