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Photography Competition Winners – Merchant Square Water Maze
Photography Competition Winners – Merchant Square Water Maze
The Fountain Workshop has been involved with the development of the Paddington Basin area for many years, with the Merchant Square Water Maze attracting visitors throughout the year. Thank you to everyone who submitted their fantastic photos of the Water Maze for our Merchant Square photography competition. Click below to have a look at the winning entries.
read moreBradford Bubbles Up!
Bradford Bubbles Up!
The weekend of the 8th and 9th of September marked the Bradford Bubble Up festival – a celebration of all things watery in Bradford! With the City Park Mirror Pool already being one of the most popular attractions in the city, for this weekend it became the focus of a number of events as part of the Bubble Up festival and was transformed into the centre of the weekend’s festivities.
read more >>Aga Khan Centre Opens in King’s Cross
Aga Khan Centre Opens in King’s Cross
A new centre for Islamic studies has become the latest part of the King’s Cross development to open. The Fountain Workshop has been involved throughout the King’s Cross development and that involvement continues with the opening of the Aga Khan Centre. We created a number of water features for the many gardens that make up the space, with our designers taking inspiration from the way water is used throughout the Muslim world. Click here to read about our involvement in the project, and click below to read about the project in the media.
read morePhotography Competition Winners – Bradford City Park
Photography Competition Winners – Bradford City Park
The first of our photography competitions has been a huge success! Thank you to all the people who entered their fantastic photos, and to Bradford City Park and Bradford Council for their enthusiasm! Click below to have a look at the winning entries.
read more >>CPD Talk: Waterproofing – David Bracey
CPD Talk: Waterproofing – David Bracey
David Bracey, our Managing Director, was invited to present two talks to the Gustafson Porter + Bowman staff as part of their Continued Professional Development (CPD) program. The first of these talks (Tuesday 8th May) focused about the process of waterproofing when designing and building water features.
read moreLights, Camera, Action!
Lights, Camera, Action!
Having long been the centre of the British television industry, the BBC Television Centre, now named simply Television Centre, has finally begun its new life as a series of high-end residential and office spaces. At the heart of this iconic property in the Helios Fountain which, having been out of use for many years, has once again burst into action. The Fountain Workshop has completely renovated the fountain, giving it a more modern identity while still honouring its well-known history.
You can read more about our involvement with this project here.
The Fountain Workshop celebrates International Women’s Day
The Fountain Workshop celebrates International Women’s Day
Thursday 8th March 2018 marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme was ‘Press for Progress’ – a theme that The Fountain Workshop fully supports. It is important today, as it is everyday, to celebrate the achievements of women that often go unnoticed. This is particularly important to us as a company in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) field as we want to encourage women to go into fields where they have previously felt unwelcome. Click below to see how we pledged to Press for Progress this year.
read morePhotography Competition
Photography Competition
The Fountain Workshop is excited to announce that we are running a series of photography competitions featuring our fountains and water features across the country. Click below to see full details.
read more >>Latest in King’s Cross Development Opens
Latest in King’s Cross Development Opens
The Fountain Workshop is delighted to announce the completion of the Gasholders, King’s Cross. A large circular reflection pool mimics the iconic cylindrical shape of the Gasholders themselves. Choreographed to respond to busy times, small jets below the pools surface create a rippling effect, giving the impression of light rain falling from the open space above. This not only creates a serene atmosphere, appropriate for this new residential development, but also naturally draws the eyes upwards, bringing attention to newly restored Gasholder skeleton.
Read more about the Fountain Workshop’s involvement here.
Rathbone Square Opens to the Public
Rathbone Square Opens to the Public
The latest of The Fountain Workshop’s projects has opened in central London. Rathbone Square, which is located only a short walk away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street, offers a peaceful alternative to the rush of London’s primary shopping district. The Fountain Workshop has created two overspilling water tables and a series of shallow water channels.
More information about this project can be found on the Rathbone Square project page.