Totem-pole colonnade encloses Istanbul Airport restaurant
A stone and glass fountain, totem pole-like columns and gilded arches characterise the Kaimakk bar and dining space by local studio Sanayi313 inside Istanbul Airport. More
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Slow-motion Flow fountain seeks to "mesmerise" spectators away from their phones
Design collective Dutch Invertuals created an installation that encourages visitors to find beauty in the simple things at this year's Dutch Design Week. More
Maya Lin designs oculus water fountain for the Obama Presidential Center
American artist Maya Lin has revealed a design for a spherical water fountain that will be installed in the Obama Presidential Center, a cultural complex in Chicago celebrating Barack Obama's presidency. More
Ten homes with water features to help keep cool on a hot day
In our latest lookbook we've collected 10 homes with water features to aid relaxation in warm weather, from an indoor reflective pool to a house perched on a pond. More
Geneva students draw upon female form to reimagine Clockwork Orange milk bar
Imagery of breasts and beakers is combined in this fountain, designed by graduates Lolita Gomez and Blanca Algarra Sanchez based on the Korova Milk Bar from A Clockwork Orange and currently on display at Milan design week. More
Bouroullec brothers design Paris fountains with 3,060 Swarovski crystals
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have collaborated with Swarovski to design six bronze fountains embellished with over 3,000 crystals on the Avenue de Champs-Elysées in Paris. More
Sabine Marcelis installs 10 Fendi fountains at Design Miami
Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created 10 resin fountains to celebrate fashion brand Fendi's decade of participation at Design Miami. More
Arthur Carabott's Superhydrophobic Fountain causes water to move in unusual ways
Water flows in seemingly impossible ways across this liquid-resistant fountain by London designer Arthur Carabott (+ movie). More
Students use scaffolding to build Urban Spa in a Mexican park
Students from the Institute of Architecture and Design Chihuahua have used scaffolding, wood and fabric to turn a disused park fountain into a shaded urban spa for local residents (+ slideshow). More
Bertrand Lavier's "unruly mass" of hoses creates a fountain outside the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
Lengths of brightly coloured garden hose are arranged to resemble a classical fountain in a work by artist Bertrand Lavier currently installed in the grounds of London's Serpentine Sackler Gallery (+ slideshow). More
Raumlabor builds a grass-covered enclosure around a Montreal fountain
This pavilion featuring green walls and a colonnade was designed by Berlin studio Raumlabor to surround a small fountain in the centre of Montreal (+ slideshow). More
Fountain Hacks by LIKEarchitects and Ricardo Dourado
Portugese studio LIKEarchitects and fashion designer Ricardo Dourado have used beach loungers, garden furniture and toys to get the people of Guimarães in Portugal paddling in the city's fountains (+ slideshow). More
9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
Here's an animation of the two memorial fountains at the World Trade Centre site in New York, which are due to open in three weeks time on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More
Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates
Clouds of mist erupt from the base of two trees in this London water feature designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More
Bombay Sapphire Prize 2008
Designers, artists and architects who have completed projects using glass have until the end of October to enter the Bombay Sapphire Prize 2007 - the world's richest international glass award. More