Introducing the 2014 Dream Designs

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The 18,000-square-foot outdoor space includes a leisure pool with lazy river, two water slides for different age groups, water sprays and a zero-entry wading pool. The venue was created to support learn-to-swim programs, aquatic therapy sessions and aquatic exercise, as well as competitive and recreational swimming by high schools and swim clubs. Outdoor lockers and Wi-Fi add convenience. Early on, the designers worked closely with the county to set specific programming goals,  to save the time and money needed for change orders and re-evaluations during construction.

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The 18,000-square-foot outdoor space includes a leisure pool with lazy river, two water slides for different age groups, water sprays and a zero-entry wading pool. The venue was created to support learn-to-swim programs, aquatic therapy sessions and aquatic exercise, as well as competitive and recreational swimming by high schools and swim clubs. Outdoor lockers and Wi-Fi add convenience. Early on, the designers worked closely with the county to set specific programming goals,  to save the time and money needed for change orders and re-evaluations during construction.

Take your seat and behold the best in aquatics design.

Every year, Aquatics International celebrates the best in aquatics facilities of all types. This year’s no exception.

Here, you’ll find the leisure pools that are becoming the norm. These projects officially usher out the standard-issue community pool, introducing bright colors, joyful play features, and fully formed, elegantly executed design concepts and themes.

Of course, waterparks make their appearance as well and this year’s winners are from exotic locales. The renowned destinations draw users from all over the globe, and their designers have found new ways to use water to evoke smiles from tots or screams from teens — all while experimenting with a variety of shapes, forms and hues.

You’ll find a complex of pools, spas and waterfeatures that present an elegant atmosphere
for the business travelers who comprise a large portion of the visitors to this high-end hotel.

A spraypark beautifully frames several local landmarks to evoke pride in its city and provide a place to colorfully acknowledge game days for local teams.

On the website, you’ll find three additional honorees, including a competitive pool designed to be worthy of the champion team using it and two community aquatics centers — one as sleek as any resort and the other filled with heart as it instills pride in its locale and engages at-risk youth.

Click here to view all of this year’s honorees.

About the Author

Rebecca Robledo

Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”

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