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2012/5.2, May 23 — Paladian Design, Conveyor-Belt Excavation, Hoover Dam and more
May 23, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Palladio, Jefferson and You Palladian architecture is so pervasive,…
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2012/5.1, May 9 — Reducing Visual Noise, Excavating Tight Spaces, Halprin’s FDR Memorial and more
May 9, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Hiding the ‘Uglies’ Building pools and spas involves breaking…
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From the Beginning
‘Why isn’t the appropriate use of water a defining, central component in the education of landscape architects?’ That’s how Mark Holden began a series of articles called “Future Class” in the March 2007 edition of WaterShapes. He continued: ‘That question has rattled around in my head for a long, long time, basically because it has no adequate or satisfactory
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2012/3.1, March 7 — Dry-Stacked Stone, Hidden Ice Chest, Calatrava’s ‘Wave’ and more
March 7, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Making the Most of Stone Introducing a new series…
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2012/2.2, February 22 — Spanish Colonial Details, Hiding Drain Heads, Sutro Baths and more
February 22, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Spanish Accents Designing watershapes to fit with architecture in…
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2012/1.2, January 24 — Appropriate Design, Fort Worth Water Gardens, Ripples and more
January 25, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE What Goes with What? How do you decide what…
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2012/1.1, January 11 — Designing a Pool, Exotic Inspiration, Mesmerizing Spillways and more
January 11, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Getting Ready to Design a Pool Any professional approaching…
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2011/12.2, December 21 — Santa Speaks Up, Top Ten Ripples, Sizing Up the Situation and more
December 21, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM INTERVIEW Santa Speaks Up for Watershapes Imagine our surprise at WaterShapes…
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2011/11.2, November 23 — Outdoor Rooms, Trevi Fountain, Life on the Leading Edge and more
November 23, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Inside ‘Outdoor Rooms’ If you think designing patios begins…
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Life on the Leading Edge
    Late in 2001, WaterShapes columnist Brian Van Bower wrote passionately about innovation and the value he saw in pursuing trends, accepting change and moving steadily forward.  As we stand at another set of crossroads a decade later, the foundation he defined back then has 
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