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A new floating and water-filtering swimming pool is coming to New York's East River. + POOL is a plus-shaped, floating swimming pool, designed to filter the very river that it floats in through the walls of the pool, making it possible for New Yorkers and its visitors to swim in clean river water. The pool would filter 600,000 gallons of polluted water every day from the city???s East River, which has been long famous for its polluted water problem. This issue dates back to the 1930s when the river was marked unsafe for swimming. Shaped like a plus sign, the pool's four arms will serve different purposes: for children, sport, swimming laps and lounging. It will accommodate up to 300 people at a time, with a proposed daily capacity of 1,800 visitors. The project was conceived in 2010 as a collaboration between design firm PlayLab and the co-founders of the now-defunct New York architecture practice, Family. The designers have since consulted with engineers and naval architects to improve the pool's design, with the project attracting backing from high-profile figures including Kanye West and actor Neil Patrick Harris. New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has also made + POOL a part of his policy platform, pledging to "bring the first self-filtering, floating swimming pool to NYC." After more than 10 years of crowdfunding, testing and campaigning, the project's designers say city authorities have now given them a green light to proceed with the plan. Featuring: + POOL Where: New York City, New York, United States When: 26 Oct 2019 Credit: Luxigon/+ POOL/Cover Images **EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH LUXIGON/+POOL.**
2019-10-26
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