Complex Simplicity
( This article was originally published on the WaterShapes website. Click here ) Watershaping mastery reveals itself in many different guises, from the ultra-elaborate and complex to the relatively simple and sublime. The Santa Monica project by Kevin Cobabe pictured here fell into both categories, with a visually simplistic design that featured a host of […]
Restoring Washington DC Fountains
( This article was originally published on the WaterShapes website. Click here ) Some projects challenge technical abilities, while others test logistical skills, and then there are those that remind you why you entered the profession in the first place. Roman Fountains work restoring six historic fountains in Washington, D.C., ahead of America’s 250th anniversary […]
Visiting a Classic
( This article was originally published on the WaterShapes website. Click here ) The northern-California pool and surrounding landscape designed by legendary landscape architect Thomas Church on a property known as Donnell Ranch stands as one the most influential pools of the 20th Century. For builder Chuck Baumann, an unlikely set of circumstances led him […]