Water towers

Bernd and Hilla Becher watertower typology.

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Water towers store not only water but also potential energy, which allows the water to flow out of the holding tank when needed.

Belgian architecture studio V+ has designed a mesh-covered water tower that rests on x and y-shaped concrete columns

Considering the number of times it is mentioned to BWTAS, the editors of this blog have been remiss in telling readers that the Church Langl...

Water tower at the old pole mill .Greenville,S.C.

They’re a familiar scene dotting the city skyline — sleekly conical yet distinctly old-world — but just how much do you know about how water towers work, why we still use them and exactly how safe the tanks where we store our drinking water really are? The municipal water mains of New York City provide enough pressure to lift water roughly six stories up in the air. As turn-of-the-century buildings grew taller and taller, so did the demand for water at higher elevations.

Here’s a look at some iconic water towers from across the country.

Here's the list of coolest water towers in the world. Most of the water towers aren't exactly a treat for the eyes. They're basically big clumsy tanks...

On the morning of Feb. 6, one of Rowlett’s oldest water towers was demolished after it was determined to have been severely damaged by the Dec. 26, 2015, tornado.

It's coming at us from all angles – from smug beach photos to Hurricane Bertha – so this week's Good Things celebrates the wonder of water

Let’s move away from painting and sculpture for a while, and have a look at some photography. The German artists Bernd (1931 - 2007) and Hilla Becher (1934 -) who began working together in 1959 and married in 1961, are best known for their ‘typologies’ - grids of black and white photographs with variant examples of a single type of industrial structure. Bernd Becher studied painting at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart from 1953 to 1956, then typography under Karl…

Water Towers of Ireland / photograph by James Young. #ireland #architecture

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Pop Chart Lab was founded by a book editor and a graphic designer with a singular goal to “render all human experience in chart form.” From beer, to classic American cars, to contemporary footwear: Patrick Mulligan, Ben Gibson and their team have been tackling all sorts of fun topics near and dear to our hearts. Readers of Untapped Cities will know we’re pretty obsessed with water towers here, highlighting how they work, our 10 favorite unique ones in NYC, their transformation into art…

A blue water tower with a smiley face in the small town of Markle, Indiana.