The Springboard in the Pond: An Intimate History of the Swimming Pool (Graham Foundation / MIT Press Series in Contemporary Architectural Discourse)
Van Leeuwen, Thomas A. P.; Searing, Helen
Language: English
Published by Mit Pr, 1998
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- Title
- The Springboard in the Pond: An Intimate History of the Swimming Pool (Graham Foundation / MIT Press Series in Contemporary Architectural Discourse)
- Author
- Van Leeuwen, Thomas A. P.; Searing, Helen
- Publisher
- Mit Pr
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262220598
- ISBN 13
- 9780262220590
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
At one level, the book is a rereading of modern architecture that will leave that story permanently altered. At another level, it is the story of the origin and evolution of the private swimming pool as a building type and cultural artifact. And at still another level, it is a material philosophy of water. Van Leeuwen explores the human relationship to water from a variety of viewpoints: social, religious, artistic, sexual, psychological, technical, and above all architectural. Throughout the book, he weaves a series of analogies to three emblematic animalsfrog, swan, and penguinthat represent the three prevailing human attitudes toward water: hydrophilia, hydrophobia, and ambivalence. The books many illustrationsdrawings, plans, and photographscome from an unusual variety of sources, creating what is surely the most provocative visual archive of the swimming pool ever assembled.
This book is the second in a planned tetralogy by the author, with each volume centered on the relationship of architecture to one of the four classical elements: sky, water, fire, and earth. The first volume was The Skyward Trend of Thought: The Metaphysics of the American Skyscraper (MIT Press, 1988). The third volume, Columns of Fire: Architecture and Destruction, is currently in preparation.
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