Five Author Pools and Where to Find Them
A selection of five remarkable pools by architects and artists, from Álvaro Siza's tidal pools in Portugal to James Turrell's LED installation in Greenwich. The list includes Ricardo Bofill's red pool in Catalonia, Joana Vasconcelos's colorful mosaic at Jupiter Artland in Scotland, and Alex Proba's painted pool floors in Palm Springs and New York. These works demonstrate how pools serve as a medium for architectural and artistic expression.
Key facts
- Piscina das Marés by Álvaro Siza built between 1959 and 1973 in Leça, Portugal.
- Siza won the Gold Medal of Architecture in 1988.
- Ricardo Bofill's red pool is at Family House in Montràs, Catalonia, built in 1978.
- James Turrell's Baker Pool in Greenwich uses LED lights that change color.
- Joana Vasconcelos's Gateway installation at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh has over 10,000 colored tiles, created in 2019.
- Alex Proba painted three pools: two in Palm Springs (Marrow House and Hill House) and one on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan.
- Roosevelt Island pool was commissioned by K&CO and Pliskin Architecture.
- Jupiter Artland also features works by Anish Kapoor and Marc Quinn.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Jupiter Artland
- K&CO
- Pliskin Architecture
Locations
- Leça
- Portugal
- Montràs
- Catalonia
- Empordà
- Greenwich
- Edimburgo
- Scotland
- Palm Springs
- Marrow House
- Hill House
- Roosevelt Island
- Manhattan
- New York