hMa (hanrahan Meyers architects) is a great fan of water.  Plain simple pure water.  Water symbolizes purity.  The sound of water is soothing.  Religious rites of purification revolve around water.  The bulk of our body weight is water. Babies in the womb float in water..  Water is part of our nature.

In homage to this precious and threatened vital commodity hMa's collaboration with sound artist Michael Schumacher addresses water directly. Michael Schumacher has been commissioned to write a piece called:  WaTER. WaTER is the basis for the facade of DWiP (Digital Water Pavilion), and our collaboration has been published extensively in previous postings.  Visitors can check the blog history for other posts.

DWiP: Digital Water Pavilion by hanrahan Meyers architects click here to see more images of DWiP on www.hanrahanMeyers.com

We address ideas that pertain to water from other designers and thinkers in this posting,

First, we would like to commend WET Designs, who New Yorkers are probably familiar with from their design for the new fountain for New York's Lincoln Center.  WET (Water Entertainment Technologies) was founded by Mark Fuller, and the company is based in Los Angeles.   We are linking to an article about Mr. Fuller and his Lincoln Center fountain HERE.   Most people know Mr. Fuller from his amazing water works for Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Fountains of Bellagio by WET Design

Our other recommendation for water imagery and thoughts is Craig Childs' book:  The Secret Knowledge of Water, published in March 2000.  The Secret Knowledge of Water is a wonderful book and gives its readers a new respect for the qualities of water.  For a preview of the book, see our exerpt below:

Cover "The Secret Knowledge of Water" by Craig Childs link to Amazon

'My mother was born beside a spring in the high desert, just north of where West Texas and Mexico meet along the Rio Grande.  Born three months premature, she was kept alive in an incubator heated with household light bulbs.  An eyedropper for feeding.  The water from the spring bathed and filled her body, tightening each of her cells.  It filled the hollow of her bones.  Years later, as the water passed from mother to child, like fine hair or blue eyes, I grew up thinking that water and the desert were the same. …'

hMa pays homage to water with their collaboration with Michael Schumacher on WaTER.   WaTER will be available as an App being developed for the i-Phone as well as Android platforms.