International Award Winning Pools, Spas, and Water Environments IV Now Available at SchifferBooks.com



Three V Enterprises announces the release of the organization’s latest publication, International Award Winning Pools, Spas, & Water Environments IV, (http://www.gavaawards.com/) available at book stores and from the publisher, http://www.SchifferBooks.com .  The fourth in the series from the Las Vegas-based Corporation that hosts the annual GAVA Awards, http://www.gavaawards.com competition, the full-color, coffee table edition is authored by Joseph A. Vassallo, Mary Vail, and Joseph M. Vassallo.

Over 180 stunning color images will take you through a tour of GAVA (Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards) worthy pool, spa, and water environment concepts from open ranchland to inner city estates, from beach front properties in Australia to a villa in Portugal. The visionaries who created the 66 award-winning projects presented in the book reached past the mundane, the ordinary, or the expected to deliver memorable, distinctive, and noteworthy applications.


The fourth annual water-inspired design competition lured architects, interior designers, builders, and designers from across the globe to share their projects in the hopes of earning a GAVA. Their unique perspectives will have you wondering, “How did they think of that?”  Fulfilling the desires of their clients, designers crafted inspiring settings incorporating design elements such as infinity edges, all-tile interiors, freeform shapes, natural stone, perimeter overflow, acrylic panels, and indoor installation pools. For anyone passionate about residential or commercial AquaTekture, this book will be a treasure trove of inspiration.


The GAVA Gold winning project by Blue Stone Pools in Western Australia captured the coveted front cover of the book with an exquisite geometric design.


The 4th   annual GAVA Awards (http://www.gavaawards.com/) celebrating AquaTekture; the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting of water environments and ancillary components in a harmonious nature with consideration to function, space and aesthetics, was sponsored by Structure Studios, Zodiac Pool Products, Brand, Paramount Pool and Spa Systems, and Pebble Technology, Inc.


Book Details


ISBN: 978-0-7643-4408-4     Size: 11 x 8 ½          Illustrations: 288 color photos


Page Count: 160          Hard Cover          Price: $34.99


Media Note:  Review copies available upon request, mary@gavaawards.com


About Three V Enterprises


Three V Enterprises is a corporation devoted to developing platforms to honor, educate and inspire architects, designers, builders, manufacturers, and developers worldwide. 3VE presents the GAVA Awards (Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards), recognizing individuals and companies who have made distinctive strides to further push the creative envelope using water as a main feature in architecture.    http://www.gavaawards.com  or  http://www.facebook.com/gavaawards


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