Summer is here, even in Brussels! Luckily THE BIGGEST PUBLIC OUTDOOR POOL IN BRUSSELS is here right in time. Come and enjoy!
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Join the BIG JUMP 2017 in Brussels for a swim in the canal to take a stand for clean water and swimming pleasure! The bigger the splash the better!
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POOL IS COOL has the great pleasure to announce the opening of the biggest public open air pool in Brussels! The pool is part of the BOZAR OPEN AIR, the summer terrace outside the Centre for Fine Arts Brussels.
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Who would have thought that you don't even need (a lot of) water to have fun in a pool? The SUPER DRY POOL at SuperVlieg SuperMouche Festival proved exactly that!
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Looking for an outdoor swimming pool in Brussels? Do not look anymore, the superdrypool is finally here! Have a dry swim at the SupervliegSupermouche Festival at the Parc de Forest!
Sunday, 11/06, starting 13:00
Who's in for some adventure? Pool is Cool is Going to Berlin, and we would like YOU to join!
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Good news: read about the MIXITY AWARD for Badeau, the BWMSTER LABEL for our research activities and support through BRUSS-IT in 2017.
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Winter swimming in Belgium appears to be reserved for the few dedicated human ‘polar bears’ and those having access to a heated outdoor swimming pool. Outdoor swimming in our region is often considered a summer-only activity, but scientists seem to disagree. Winter swimming might hold the key to a better physical and mental health.
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L’Atelier d’Urbanologie invited POOL IS COOL to take part in a round table of experts in Rennes, France, about open air swimming in urban existing waters. The event was a working debate between architects and landscape designers, scientists, geographers, social researchers and local partners.
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For POOL IS COOL it’s very important to understand the situation in other European capitals of public open air swimming pools. In London we met with Timothy Sutton, member of the Brockwell Lido swimmers club and as such a passionate swimmer with a particular passion when it gets to cold water swimming.
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Urban outdoor swimming and water pleasure was remarkably often a topic of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennial. Especially the Australian pavilion was fully dedicated to the meaning of the pool for the Australian society.
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In August 2016 we were able to build the first public (swimming) pool in Brussels! For 3 weeks kids and everyone else could enjoy water pleasure during the hottest time of the year. Read here the full story.
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A reminder of the former harbour docks in the city centre, the bassin at St. Catherine (actually at the Vismet) is a large pool with a fountain in it (that was originally located at Place Brouckere!) ...
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The Malou pond is part of the chain of ponds along the Woluwe brook in the east of Brussels. It's a designated fishing pond,shared by huge carps and a group of wild geese. ...
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There are no tests done on water quality regarding the possibility on swimming because the responsible minister expects it to be too bad. And that's why swimming is not allowed ...
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Join the BIG JUMP in Brussels for a swim in the canal to take a stand for clean and accessible water! The bigger the splash the better!
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Despite the overwhelming succes during the voting period, our beloved Bains Catherine wasn’t selected for realisation by the jury of Make.Brussels ...
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How about a real open air pool this summer in the centre of Brussels? Vote BAINS CATHERINE for us on make.brussels !
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