{"product_id":"reflections-on-the-pool-california-designs-for-swimming-9780847820146","title":"Reflections on the Pool: California Designs for Swimming","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReflections on the Pool: California Designs for Swimming\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ib Melchior. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780847820146.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Sonoma wine country in the north to sundrenched La Jolla in the south, and from Malibus seaside enclaves to Palm Springs nestled in the desert, Californias distinctive regions are home to many of the worlds most stunning swimming pools.\n\nSince the ancient times, when manmade baths enhanced the gardens of Egyptian nobles, pools have been built as the ultimate symbols of luxury and leisure, providing a means of capturing one of natures most elusive elements. Soon after the pool arrived in America in the nineteenth century, California became a mecca for pool owners, where many advances in pool design have been made over the last century.\n\nReflections on the Pool presents 40 perfect pools in 100 brilliant color photographs. These include the vibrant, Mexican-style architectural design of Ricardo Legorreta and the avant-garde, sensational creations of John Lautner, and illustrate the theories of the renowned landscape designers Thomas Church and Isabelle Greene.\n\nEach section of the book features a type of pool, or an element of pool design. Pools imitating nature, lap pools, architectural or highly ornamented pools are discussed in detail, as well as historic pools such as Hearsts Neptune Pool at San Simeon or Thomas Churchs vanguard kidney-bean-shaped design of 1948, and other early California examples that set precedents for the pools of today. The introduction outlines technical aspects of design, and gives a brief history of the pool, including the influence of Hollywood on its popularity.\n\nWhether you own a pool or wish for one, and wherever you live, Reflections on the Pool is a color-infused, fresh, and inspirational display of the boundless possibilities in pool design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946479087669,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847820149","price":60.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780847820146_4542cde2-dd24-486b-801a-3246cdf68dff.jpg?v=1778935309","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reflections-on-the-pool-california-designs-for-swimming-9780847820146","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}