Extraordinary Pools

A visual feast of fifty wonderfully distinctive and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world Extraordinary Pools is a mosaic of exceptional public and private examples of pools, reasserting the protean quality of the swimming pool as a space of activity, pleasure, and excess. Illustrated with awe-inspiring color photography, it showcases stunning examples of architecturally significant swimming pools around the world, including: * Berthold Lubetkin’s modernist Penguin Pool at the London Zoo * The world’s largest infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore * The landmark Julia Morgan-designed City Club pool in Berkeley, California * Luis Barragan's signature L-shaped pools at Cuadra San Cristobal in Mexico * And many more Woven throughout are essays by swimmers and architectural experts on the role swimming pools have played in shaping modern culture.