Includes index.

Cascade Pool 1998 Eastern Massachusetts Stephen Stimson Associates -- Retreat Pool 1996 Northern Connecticut Ken Smith Landscape Architect -- Hillside Lap Pool 1999 Brentwood, California Barry Beer Design -- Zweig Pool 2000 Paradise Valley, Arizona Michael P. Johnson Design Studios -- Woodland Pool 1999 New Canaan, Connecticut Devore Associates -- Ocean Front Pool 1998 Long Island, New York Edmund Hollander Design -- Coconut Grove Pool 1998 Coconut Grove, Florida Raymond Jungles -- Ritenour Pool 1998 Malibu, California Mia Lehrer + Associates -- Beachfront Pool 1998 Southern California Barry Beer Design -- Doran Pool 1996 Greenwich, Connecticut Susan Cohen -- Boxwood Farm Pool 1996 Western New Jersey Margie Ruddick -- Country Pool 2000 Connecticut Devore Associates -- Wing & Chan Pool 1994 Hillsborough, California John L. Wong, The SWA Group -- Waccabuc Pool 1996 New York Douglas Reed Landscape Architecture -- Paradise Valley Pool 1997 Paradise Valley, Arizona Christine E. Ten Eyck -- 64 Wakefield Pool 1997 Atlanta, Georgia Scogin Elam & Bray Architects -- Tichenor & Thorp Pool 1998 Los Angeles, California Tichenor & Thorp -- Palisades Infinity Pool 1992 Pacific Palisades, California Barry Beer Design -- Stone Meadow Pool 1997 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Stephen Stimson Associates -- View Pool 1997 Southern California John L. Wong, The SWA Group -- Island Lap Pool 1999 Long Island, New York Margie Ruddick -- Tropical Pool 1998 Coral Gables, Florida Raymond Jungles -- Yoder & Doornbos Pool 1999 Phoenix, Arizona Michael P. Johnson Design Studios -- Simard Pool 1997 East Hampton, New York Francois Simard -- Tulino Pool 1996 Woodland Hills, California Pamela Palmer/AR TECHO -- Poke Pool 1996 Marshall, Virginia Dana Scott Westring -- Newman Pool 1999 Key West, Florida Raymond Jungles -- Swaback Pool 1998 Scottsdale, Arizona Christine E. Ten Eyck -- North Shore Pool 1997 Beverly, Massachusetts Samuel H. Williamson Associates -- Palos Verdes Lap Pool 1989 Palos Verdes, California Barry Beer Design -- Miller Pool 1998 Greenwich, Connecticut Susan Cohen -- Stonehill Pool 1991 Vermont Chris Dunn, SE Group -- Borrowed View Pool 1996 Southern California Tichenor & Thorp -- Hillsborough Pool 1996 Hillsborough, California John L. Wong, The SWA Group -- Dedham Pool 1997 Dedham, Connecticut Samuel H. Williamson Associates -- Lewis Pool 1998 Coconut Grove, Florida William Bialosky Architect -- Malibu Infinity Pool 1991 Malibu, California Barry Beer Design -- Binns Pool 1994 Phoenix, Arizona Christine E. Ten Eyck -- Barham Pool 1989 Bridgehampton, New York John T. Barham -- Ocean House Pool 1998 Long Island, New York Margie Ruddick.

Say goodbye to the kidney-shaped and rectangular pools that have dotted the suburban landscape over the past few decades. This fascinating guide provides 40 dazzling case studies of what's hot and what's not in swimming pool design today. 300 illustrations, 270 in color.