Mark Holden

With Your Own Eyes
If you want to gain a full appreciation for classic fountains, pools or waterfeatures, you really do need to pack your bags: Seeing their beauty, power and subtlety at first hand gives us the opportunity to
2010/5.1, May 4 — Classic Water Chain, Soils Testing, Interview and more
May 4, 2010 WATERSHAPES.COM TRAVELOGUE With Your Own Eyes If you want to gain a…
A Fresh Start
Through all my years of working on WaterShapes, one of the most persistent frustrations I've encountered has had to do with the ongoing lack of access would-be watershapers have to college-level education on the subject.  And it's a frustration shared by landscape architects, many of whom have told me how rankled they are by
A Fresh Start
Through all my years of working on WaterShapes, one of the most persistent frustrations I've encountered has had to do with the ongoing lack of access would-be watershapers have to college-level education on the subject.  And it's a frustration shared by landscape architects, many of whom have told me how rankled they are by
Embracing the Past: Mark Holden’s Platinum Standard Project
Watershaping advanced by leaps and bounds from 1999 through 2004 – a journey of artistry…
Right from the Start
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