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2012/12.2, December 19 — Integrated Hillside, Reindeer-Proof Holidays, Legorreta’s Aqueduct and more
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2012/11.2, November 21 — Rippling Glass, Backyard Battles, Rainwater Harvesting and more
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Mile-High Gallop
It’s not every day you get the chance to work on a project that’s going to be seen around the world by millions of people for decades to come. That was exactly the opportunity that came our way in October 1999, when we were asked by the Denver Broncos to construct an elaborate waterfeature at Invesco Field at Mile High, a brand-new stadium that
2012/11.1, November 7 — Naturalistic Watershaping, Fire Features, Pond Renovation and more
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2012/10.2, October 24 — Edge Treatments, Deck Integrity, Hillside Gymnastics and more
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Eyes on the Skies
Among the wonderful benefits of working in the custom watershaping business is that you never really know what sort of projects will wander into view. Through the years, we at Live Water Creations of Santa Rosa, Calif., have certainly participated in developing and executing some unusual designs, but I can honestly say that working on one that included a huge, beautiful steel pyramid topped by a deep-space telescope was something that
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2012/5.2, May 23 — Paladian Design, Conveyor-Belt Excavation, Hoover Dam and more
May 23, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Palladio, Jefferson and You Palladian architecture is so pervasive,…
Big Damn Dam!
Just about everyone is familiar with Hoover Dam on some level, but in considering it from the perspective of watershapers whose working lives depend on containing and controlling water with concrete structures, I’ve always thought this engineering marvel is worthy of
2011/9.2, September 28 — Bidding Processes, Front-Yard Staging, Longwood Gardens and more
September 28, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Leveling the Bidding Field The bidding process is often…