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#3: Finger Ledge
Among all of the details included in residential swimming pools and spas, some of the most apparent and most easily explained have to do with safety.  But that doesn’t mean that homeowners will get the idea on their own – especially when they confront a detail as subtly useful as
#2: Vanishing Edge
Of all the design innovations that have spread through the general watershaping community in the past 20 years or so, I can’t think of any that has captured consumer imaginations as dramatically as have vanishing-edge designs.  They rose from minimal presence in the late 1980s to become the most recognizable and popular of all
2013/1.1, January 9 — Framing Perspectives, Eco-Friendly Landscaping, Rockefeller Plaza and more
                    January 9, 2013      …
Ripples #57
Compiled and Edited by Lenny Giteck   Wheelchair-Bound Woman Saves Senior Swimmer
#1: Rain Fall
I’ve been discussing watershapes with clients for about 25 years now, and it’s been a long time since I was surprised by any of the questions they’ve asked me along the way. I’ve noticed, of course, that in many cases I’ve been asked
2012/9.2, September 19 — Cima del Mundo, Pond Revisions, Dancing Water Wall and more
  SEPTEMBER 19,  2012 www.watershapes.com ESSENTIAL A Classic Crescendo   For the best part of…
Thinking Video
Back in 1999, when WaterShapes magazine was just starting, we engaged in lots of discussions about our need for good-quality photography to illustrate the points we wanted to make about superior construction and the minute details involved in 
Ripples #45
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck   ‘Swimming Pool’ Is One Delightful Animated Short with a Surprise Twist
Simply Fascinating
I’m fairly jaded when it comes to observing watershapes: I’ve seen a lot of them, know how they work and tend to focus on weird details that go beyond what’s perceived by the typical observer. There is, however, a fountain that makes me feel giddy and even