Fountaineer

Updated on Jan 13, 2024

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Fountaineer is a portmanteau of "Fountain" and "Engineer" - Hydraulic engineer.

Fountaineer describes one who designs, explores, or is passionate about fountains and their design, operation, and use.

Fountaineer are an indie-rock band from Bendigo, Australia consisting of brothers Anthony and Francis White and Kieran Daly.

Fountaineers

Notable fountaineers include:

André Le Nôtre: Gardens of Versailles; others.

Lawrence Halprin: Keller Fountain Park; Freeway Park; Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; others.

Dan Euser: Dundas Square; proposed World Trade Center memorial fountains [world's largest human-made waterfall]

Jeff Chapman: fountaineering as subject.

Jean Tinguely + Niki de Saint Phalle: Stravinsky Fountain; others..

WET Design: Fountain of Nations; Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park; Fountains of Bellagio; others.

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