Mark Urban

Through a Glass, Brightly
This edition of my blog is a bit of an out-of-body experience.  I usually write these essays no more than a few hours before each WaterShapes newsletter is released -  probably a vestige of my time at Pool & Spa News, where I put off writing my every-issue column until the very last minute so it would
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…
Filling the Energy Gap
  In September 2001, the late Mark Urban wrote passionately about the value of making watershapes as energy efficient and resource conscious as they could possibly be.  Ten years later, his words are as insightful as they ever were: Everyone is concerned these days about electricity, gasoline and natural gas and all other forms of energy.  What is amazing is that, despite this surge in interest, very few people have considered 
2011/1.2, January 26 — Painting with Stone, Ozone’s Capabilities, Mark Urban and more
January 26, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM PONDCRAFT The Artistry of ‘Painting’ with Stone Stone comes in many…
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