Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”
Find out how the City of Phoenix solved the number-one problem facing aquatics facilities to draw new and previous staff alike.
Multi-feature, multiuse aquatics centers are now a given. Taking these venues to the top of their field requires the artful juggling of function with form.
Whether a community complex, luxury resort pool or full-scale destination waterpark, crafting the perfect aquatics venue means juggling sometimes-conflicting objectives gracefully. See how these designers did just that.
To give its visitors a reason to lengthen their stays, this resort added a multigenerational waterpark that had to fit with the luxury vibe.
Freestanding or set in resorts, these properties impress with their mass appeal and themes.