MAKING A SPLASH

摘要

For thousands of years in civilisations all over the world fountains have been viewed as an attractive, artistic and civilising feature within the urban environment. As urbanisation across the world rapidly accelerates, they are also increasingly considered a critical reminder of the natural world within the built-up city fabric. Today, as technology advances, fountains can also be combined with lighting, music and performance to create an even more dramatic sensory experience. While few would dispute the visual, urban and social benefits fountains provide, in recent decades fountains have been dogged by two criticisms: that they are expensive to run and maintain; and that they are environmentally inefficient.