The Water Plaza of Shells in Japan. One million scallop shells have been spread across a surface of aapproximately 10,000m2. The water flowing on the surface ripples due to the unevenness.
A contemporary update on an age-old past time. Left: French architecture firm Studio KO accented this spare, Luberon, France pool with a Boffi Bains sling chair. Photo by Dan Glasser. Right: The black-bottomed pool at architect Wallace CunninghamR