Product Description

Newly-issued in the series' paperback format, Pools: Good Ideas surveys both spectacular and affordable pools located all over the world.Hundreds of examples of extraordinary pools are examined in depth through visually appealing images, designer's sketches and descriptive texts. The richness of the architectural elements and the sheer beauty of the pools themselves come through on every page. It is the ultimate reference book for pool design, one of the fastest growing design areas in new home construction and home remodeling. Architects who have featured work include Eli Mouyal (Morocco), Tomas Wegner (Germany), Guillem Mas (Spain), Juan de los Rios (Mexico), Christhopher Taverna (France), Charles Boccara (France), B&B Estudio de Arquitectura (Spain), Bruno Lafforgue (Italy), Marco Emili (Italy), Ramon Esteve (Spain), Françoise Pialoux (France), Bruno Lafourcade (Morocco), Victor Espositio (Chile), Unicorn Architects (USA), and Patrick Genard (USA).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1654684 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Released on: 2004-05-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 330 pages

About the Author

Christina Montes is the editor of Country Weekend Homes and Beach Weekend Homes previously published by Harper Design International, and also contributes to various magazines specializing in decoration and interior design and she lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful but not practical!
I bought the book as an aid to planning my own pool. Although the book is beautifully photographed and composed, there is very little to help the average homeowner. The pools are all vey exotic, probably European and definitely in estate settings. The book description mentioned hundreds of pools; there are only a few dozen and the few drawings are too small to be useful. Yes, POOLS is a beautiful book but only for the coffee table.

elegant contextual design
A beautifully researched, photographed, and produced book with
many fine examples of pools and landscapes that fit well in their surrounds.