CURATED BY NIKI DE WITT
Architect Rahul Shah, proposes building the Exorcise Pool in order to bring attention to New York City’s Newtown Creek’s water condition. The Exorcise Pool would divert run-off water through ravines full of plants that absorb toxins, sending the remaining unabsorbed water off to be treated through a series of water treatment technologies, which will then display the different methods of water treatment. The pond-quality storm runoff will then be used to cool off New Yorkers through misters and a pool.
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As you approach the edge of the trendy, industrial Brooklyn neighborhood of East Williamsburg, you can smell what divides it from Queens: sewage. That plus oil and other industrial contaminants make the three and a half miles of the Newtown Creek one of the most polluted watersheds in New York.
But architect Rahul Shah has a solution: Build a swimming pool.
The Exorcise Pool–proposed as Shah’s master’s thesis at Parsons School of Design–wouldn’t use water directly from the Newtown Creek, but its water supply would be the same, and its purpose is both to mitigate and reveal the woeful state of local water pollution.
“It makes people feel uneasy knowing what the condition of the water you might be consuming once was,” Shah says. “I want to instigate that.””…Continue Reading
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Niki is currently exploring Asia while working on a children’s book series about travel. As a child, she traveled and moved often for her parents’ jobs. As a result of this, she has always felt most at home when she’s off and away. She is interested in international films, working on building an impressive tea collection, and can often be found with her camera in hand. You can have a look-see at her blog and follow her on Twitter @nikidding.
Photo via The Exorcise Pool
