Water, people and place - Daniel Lambert - HotHouse WATER
All over the world there are countless examples of public amenity and art initiatives that use water to transform spaces into vibrant community hubs, breathing life in a neighbourhood. In a way this is nothing new - fountains and ponds have filled our parks and squares for hundreds of years. People seem drawn to water. It brings places to life.
In recent years designers have worked out ways of combining practical water infrastructure with public art and landscape architecture. The result is place making at its best.
We welcomed Daniel Lambert back to the stage to tell us about some of the best and brightest case studies from around the world. Like the Brooklyn Plus pool, which provides a creative public amenity but also filters half a million gallons of river water every day, actively scrubbing clean the waters of the Hudson. Or Bradford in the UK, which transformed its previously stark town centre into a bustling community hub by diverting storm water into a huge interactive water feature.