Portal: Pool

Over the past 15 years, backyard swimming pools have changed immensely. Once just a place to jump in and cool off, pools have now evolved into entire backyard design masterpieces.

Lincoln Park is a 270 acre (109 ha) park that borders the Hackensack River on the western edge of Jersey City, NJ.

Shotcrete placement has been used for decades to create high-quality, creatively shaped, durable, watertight concrete pool shells (Fig 1). Shotcrete has many inherent advantages in pool construction:

The term ?gunite pools? has been used for decades in the swimming pool industry and is commonly used to describe a pool using shotcrete placement, whether it is the wet-mix process or the dry-mix process.

Water is the essential element of a great backyard. Whether a homeowner chooses a swimming pool for family fun and fitness, a spa for relaxation, or simply wants to bring exceptional beauty to outdoor space,water is a medium of endless potential.

It happens only rarely, but occasionally you run into a client who wants to do things out of sequence. Working with a property owner who insists on an unconventional approach to a project can be a challenge.

Mark Dorsey, owner and lead designer at Asheville, NC-based Medallion Pool Company, called us with a unique pool to shoot.

Frank Lloyd Wright continues to leave his mark on the world of architecture, design, and construction.

In 2017, Kelly Slater Wave Company set out to accomplish the impossible feat of creating the perfect wave in the middle of the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, 100 miles (160 km) away from the ocean.