Structures (Editor’s Notes)

Dousing Disaster
For many people, the devastating wildfires that swept through southern California in October 2007 are just another memory, washed away by the tides of current events.  But for those who lost their homes in places like Malibu, Lake Arrowhead and Rancho Bernardo and elsewhere, those horrifying blazes will be part of their daily lives for months and years to come as they struggle to
Getting on the Same Page
For years now, the power of teamwork and the communication it requires have been recurring, primary themes in the pages of WaterShapes. It's no secret that, more than ever before, the design, engineering and construction of custom watershapes of all sorts is a multi-disciplinary undertaking that involves
Getting on the Same Page
For years now, the power of teamwork and the communication it requires have been recurring, primary themes in the pages of WaterShapes. It's no secret that, more than ever before, the design, engineering and construction of custom watershapes of all sorts is a multi-disciplinary undertaking that involves
Making Headway
If there's one thing about the world of watershaping that never ceases to amaze me, it's the wide spectrum of skills, styles and project types that define the boundaries of what people engaged in this industry do for their clients.  Recognizing that breadth and depth is always encouraging (as I've mentioned before in this space), but in today's marketplace it's becoming
Making Headway
If there's one thing about the world of watershaping that never ceases to amaze me, it's the wide spectrum of skills, styles and project types that define the boundaries of what people engaged in this industry do for their clients.  Recognizing that breadth and depth is always encouraging (as I've mentioned before in this space), but in today's marketplace it's becoming
Great Company
In all great human endeavors from the arts to science and industry, we typically find small numbers of pioneers whose achievements are so astonishing that they inspire
Great Company
In all great human endeavors from the arts to science and industry, we typically find small numbers of pioneers whose achievements are so astonishing that they inspire
True Vision
We may be well into our ninth year of publication, but I'm still amazed and often amused by the ways that some people choose to describe WaterShapes.  I've heard some armchair critics, for instance, dismiss us "a pool magazine that covers ponds," "a pond magazine that covers pools" or "a fountain magazine with
True Vision
We may be well into our ninth year of publication, but I'm still amazed and often amused by the ways that some people choose to describe WaterShapes.  I've heard some armchair critics, for instance, dismiss us "a pool magazine that covers ponds," "a pond magazine that covers pools" or "a fountain magazine with
Delivering the Promise
Thomas Alva Edison once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."   That may be his most famous utterance - and for good reason:  A good idea is important in just about any creative endeavor, but without dogged pursuit of appropriate