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Water can be a problem in urban open spaces. Building water features seems prohibitively expensive, too many things can go wrong, and maintenance is too expensive. But when the water quality is right, pumps, filters and control devices are working properly, the parts of the building that come in contact with the water are not damaged and when water, along with light and sound effects, turns boring places into exciting ones, no one wants to be without it. But however easily and lightheartedly water flows and splashes — it needs expert handling in urban landscapes.
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Grau, D., Edel, A., Hauber, G., Dreiseitl, H. (2005). From the idea to the finished object. In: Dreiseitl, H., Grau, D. (eds) New Waterscapes. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7875-1_6
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