2024-11-23T08:41:48-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/10595090/pool-needs-your-support Alexander Walter 2011-06-20T14:42:00-04:00 >2021-05-10T13:43:46-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eg/egqt4wi1923m3gcl.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> We just got news from the guys at <a href="http://familynewyork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family</a> and <a href="http://playlab.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Office of PlayLab</a>, both young design firms in New York, who need your support for their exciting project <a href="http://pluspool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">+ Pool</a>, a floating pool in NYC that cleans the river water it sits in - like a giant strainer dropped into the river.</p> <p> This project is a completely self-initiated project by the two firms. Following the completion of a preliminary engineering feasibility report done with engineers at <a href="http://www.arup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arup</a>, they are now preparing to physically test and ultimately build a full-scale working prototype of a section of the pool itself.&nbsp; The designers just launched a 30-day <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/694835844/pool-a-floating-pool-in-the-river-for-everyone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> 5 days ago, already raising almost $15,000, and they could certainly use your help (and the help of your friends and their friends) to help to spread the word further.</p> <p> Here's a more detailed project description of + Pool:</p> <p> <strong>EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH A POOL</strong></p> <p> + Pool is the collaborative initiative of design studios Family and PlayLab to build a floating pool f...</p>