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2018/3.1, March 7 — Working for Heroes, Poolside Spaces, Safe-Water Quest and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 7, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Chasing Inspiration
You should take a look at the article linked below: It's about a Florida home called Woodsong that architect Alfred Browning Parker built for himself in 1968. I know that if the article had not mentioned the year and named the architect, I would've thought this place was of more recent vintage. Parker, who passed away in 2011
2018/2.1, February 7 — Concrete Expectations, D.I.Y. Pond Save, Sustaining Pools and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 7, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Reciprocal Energy
  As I prepare to close the book on another year of WaterShapes, I can't resist a bit of basking in the glow - a warm light radiated by an industry to which I've now dedicated more than 30 years of my life. When I started back in 1986, that light was considerably
2017/12.1, December 6 — Distant Design, Toxin-Free Pools, Fountain Evolution and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 6, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Making Spaces
  It's easy to back up an assertion that a good fountain is the key to making a public space work. A monumental statue is great, for instance, but when you add water even in the quiescent form of a reflecting pool, the visitor's experience of the installation is enhanced in many ways. And while big, open plazas may serve as ready-made gathering places, if you add even a small fountain, the overall space will be defined by its presence and visitors will inevitably be drawn to it as a focal point. Public fountains take many forms, but whatever the specifics, their
Boundless Potential
As you're probably aware, I live in southern California in the southwestern corner of the San Fernando Valley.  You may also know that it gets wicked hot here, which is why this slice of the globe boasts more swimming pools per capita than anywhere other than maybe the Phoenix metroplex.   What you probably don't know is
2017/5.1, May 3 — Artful Restoration, Stylish Tiling, Helping Autistic Kids and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 3, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Trend Tracking
It's not all that often that I use WaterShapes World to discuss a specific item appearing in our current newsletter, but this time I can't resist:  The first in a series of three great articles appears in this edition, and I want to call as much attention to it as I can. In my last blog (click here), I wrote about the important lessons water-oriented professionals have learned through coping with
2017/2.2, February 22 — Sustaining Water, Frosty Ponds, Nautical Meditations and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 22, 2017 www.watershapes.com SUSTAINABLE TRENDS…