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Ozone: Expanding Its Range
By Beth Hamil In the first part of this in-depth look at ozone, author Beth Hamil discussed its environmental benefits for energy consumption, water usage and general healthfulness. [To read Part One, click here.] In this installment, she turns to the many new aquatic applications the ozone industry is exploring. Ozone-system suppliers have made enormous efforts in recent years to develop and scale new systems for all sorts of aquatic
Art Appreciation, Day by Day
As I’ve mentioned before in this space, my education in landscape architecture pulled up lame when it came to instruction in art and art history. That shortfall has bothered me greatly as my career has progressed, but the silver lining is that I’ve been motivated to seek out sources I can use to
Remembering Mark Urban
By now you may have heard the news that Mark Urban, valve designer/manufacturer and gifted innovator in pool/spa technology, died in December of bone cancer. He was 70. The facts of his life have been covered in detail elsewhere, so instead of restating that information, I’d like to
2011/1.1, January 12 — Ozone’s Green Side, Stone Erosion, Color and more
January 12, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Ozone: Understanding Its Green Side In the first installment…
Ripples #11
Compiled and written by Lenny Giteck Swimming Pools a FocusAt Coppola Winery Renowned movie director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola is blazing new trails in the winery business by including two swimming pools and other family entertainment features in his
Meeting and Fooling the Eye
Although we might not commonly think of watershaping and exterior design in this way, a great many of the details we shape are designed to fool the eye or somehow create illusions. Consider the pools that are made to appear so natural that they don’t seem to have been man-made — or vanishing edges that conjure the impression that
The Importance of Watershaping’s Color Palette
Interview by Lenny Giteck Judith Corona has a keen eye for color -- plus a rare ability to teach people how it works and how to use it to greatest effect. Corona is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Art at Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles, and is on the faculty of UCLA Extension in the Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape Architecture Department. In addition, she teaches
The Case of the Vanishing Stone
Natural stone is a wonderful companion for just about every type of watershape: It lends a timeless, classy look to just about any setting, generating a sense of sturdy permanence as well as close associations with Mother Nature. As watershapers, we also know that natural stone can be extremely expensive and often represents a significant investment on the part of the client. This puts a premium on
Ozone: Understanding Its Green Side
If you use the words “ozone” and “environment” in the same sentence, most people are going to think of the ozone layer and emissions that may be harming it. Most do not think of manmade ozone and how this remarkable compound yields
Test Your Knowledge #1
Where was the recent discovery of an ancient swimming pool made and when was the pool built?