Water Features
Phoenix
in Phoenix
Samuel Feldman
MPA Student, ASU

Our History with Water
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Scarcity (and abundance)
We highlight our scarcity
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We ignore our abundance
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Then:
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Now:
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Traditional Uses
Drinking
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Cooking
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Personal Hygiene
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Cleaning
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Landscaping
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Pools
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Non-Traditional Uses
Enjoyment and Aesthetics
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Water parks
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Fountains
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Art
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Cooling
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Choice!
Golf course = 312,000 gallons per day
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Family of 4 = 560 gallons per day
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Water Fountain = <10 gallons per day
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312,000 560 <10

One Fix: Water Features
Remind us that we have abundance
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Tell us a story about water in the desert
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Celebrate water, our life-giving force
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The Five Aesthetics
Sound
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Sight
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Touch
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Smell
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Taste
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Sound
Know Your Site
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Loud or soft?
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Trickle, flow, splash, rain.
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Sight
The color of water
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Materials and aging
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Lighting and evening hours
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Touch
How do we touch the world around us?
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Fingers, hands, feet, legs.
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Nature’s evaporative cooler.
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Smell
How will your water smell?
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Plant Smart
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Creosote, flowering plants
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Taste?
Is there drinking water?
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Innovate to provide total experience.
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The Sixth Aesthetic
Interpretation.
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Story-telling.
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Meaning: The 6th Aesthetic
Temporal, seasonal.
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The ebb and flow.
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Sustainable
Recycle water.
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Wind and rain meters.
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Timed for most use.
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Natural refill?
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Rain dependent?
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Other Sustainability
Consider water loss - both sides.
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Loss = cooler temperatures.
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Final Thoughts
We must remember our place.
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We have both abundance and scarcity.
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Water features can be:
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sustainable;
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beautiful;
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cooling and refreshing.
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