participation

Setting Egos Aside
'One of the themes I've covered repeatedly through the years,' wrote Brian Van Bower in opening his Aqua Culture column in September 2009, 'has had to do with the need for all of us to become effective team players. 'True, there have been times when egos have gotten in the way and I've found myself in fairly dysfunctional groups, but for all that, I have to say that collaboration very often
Building a Base
Long known for his advocacy of the power of positive thinking, Brian Van Bower explains why he's also done all he can as a watershaper to get involved, stay involved and become part of social communities that have helped him advance his professional agenda for decades.  
2019/4.1, April 3 — Artfully Public, Positive Engagement, Sunken Creativity and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS April 3, 2019 www.watershapes.com GARDEN ENCHANTMENT…
Goric Launches a Water-Play System
Goric Marketing Group USA (Belmont, MA) offers the Newtown Water Play System, a structure made…
The Value in Sharing
With this edition of the newsletter, we wrap up two important article sets at once, with the second and final part of Robert Mikula's and Simon Gardiner's coverage of fountains as resources for civic participation and the last in Graham Orme's four-part exploration of techniques for lighting pools, spas and other watershapes. In the first instance, I have always
2018/3.2, March 21 — Inspired Participation, Illuminated Motion, Missouri Magic and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 21, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
The Architect Connection
 ‘Those of us in the design and construction industry are engaged in a singularly complicated human endeavor.  To make things work,’ noted architect Greg Danskin in a March 2008 WaterShapes feature article, ‘it’s common for many technical disciplines to come together, including soils and structural engineers and contractors and subcontractors as well as architects, interior designers, landscape architects, lighting designers and watershapers – all working in concert to bring form to the goals and aspirations of the clients. ‘These professionals unite in designing spaces that
2018/2.2, February 21 — Artfully to Plan, Fountains’ Foundations, Civic Prudery and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 21, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Meeting Minds
'What if you were so bad at your job that a person in a related field decided, for the good of his own business, he had to learn your business and replace you rather than cope with your incompetence?'  That's how Brian Van Bower eased his way into his Aqua Culture column in the May/June 2011 issue of WaterShapes.  'Most people,' he continued, 'would say that this would be a justified response to the fact that you
Genesis 3 Publishes New Course Catalog
Genesis 3 (Murfreesboro, TN) has released the current catalog for its Genesis 3 University educational…