WaterShapes
Goric Marketing Group USA (Belmont, MA) offers the Newtown Water Play System, a structure made…
AquaMaster (Kiel, WI) manufactures the Celestial Fountain line. Featuring multiple, interchangeable spray patterns, the units…
Pentair Commercial Aquatics (Sanford, NC) produces the Stark Series of sand filters for commercial applications.…
Anoma Stone (Noida, India) has introduced Ripple Pool Gratings. Designed with a two-inch thickness that…
Aquascape (St. Charles, IL) has unveiled Pond Filter Urns to provide efficient mechanical and biological…
RicoRock (Orlando, FL) manufactures Texas Two-Step, a cast-concrete rockwork system used to add a waterfall…
The first time I visited my friends in Branson, Mo., it was a town in the midst of an identity crisis: It had built its brand as a place for mature folks to go hear popular music offered by performers cherished by their generation, from Andy Williams and Lawrence Welk to Roy Clark and Glen Campbell. The acts were still great, but they had largely become
Today's swimming pools, spas and waterfeatures have moved several steps beyond their traditional, classic forms in shape, complexity, visual interest and beauty - and so have the techniques and technologies involved in giving them a warm, inviting glow when evening comes. Happily, we're far past the bad old days when the common solution to most watershape lighting tasks was placement of a blinding, 500-watt incandescent bulb in a huge, visually intrusive niche: Through years of innovation, experimentation and refinement with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lighting is now adding splendor and wonder to the pool/spa experience in compact, unobtrusive packages - a design asset that couldn't
When we in the design community follow through with our belief that successful urban spaces must work as gathering spots and community resources for recreation, social interaction and relaxation, all sorts of good things start happening in these environments: Those who initiated the ideas are satisfied with the results; those who designed and built them are empowered to participate in effective, rewarding team processes; and those who use the spaces come back again and again, maintaining a high level of
