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What Public Pools Can Teach Us About Bringing People Together - Ben Bryant of Interface Studios
How often do major investments in civic space fall short of their potential for lack of a few small enhancements? And why are private pools so much more beautiful and inviting than our public ones?
In this episode of Closer, Carol Coletta and Mark Wallace talk with Ben Bryant, senior associate at Interface Studio, about Philadelphia’s Pop-Up Pool Project. Supported by the Knight Foundation, the project has become a model for Philadelphia and New York, inspiring the transformation of 40 public pools that collectively welcome more than half a million visitors each summer.
Ben explains how…
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