A visual feast of fifty wonderfully distinctive and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world

Extraordinary Pools is a mosaic of exceptional public and private examples of pools, reasserting the protean quality of the swimming pool as a space of activity, pleasure, and excess. Illustrated with awe-inspiring color photography, it showcases stunning examples of architecturally significant swimming pools around the world, including:

• Berthold Lubetkin’s modernist Penguin Pool at the London Zoo
• The world’s largest infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
• The landmark Julia Morgan-designed City Club pool in Berkeley, California
• Luis Barragan's signature L-shaped pools at Cuadra San Cristobal in Mexico
• And many more