Why public pools are necessary and supportable to serve the ever growing needs of refreshment in times of climate change (and why private pools are no solution).
Read MoreThe public survey on the masterplan Forest-our-Senne is the perfect opportunity to share the idea for a swimming pool at this spot. Tell the commune before Sunday 24/05/2020!
Read MoreThe BIG JUMP BXL has always been a festive summer swimming event at the canal in Anderlecht, but we won’t repeat it this year. And here is why.
Read MoreAdvice for a rainy day: Listen to a podcast! How about this one about water in the city, featuring Paul of POOL IS COOL.
Read MoreWhat is the position of the parties that are standing for the election of the Brussels Parliament on the subject of outdoor swimming?
Read MoreWe applied at the Future Architecture Platform to be invited for the Creative Exchange Conference in February 2019. Vote for POOL IS COOL.
Read MoreThe City of Brussels has decided to build an open air pool, it’s possibly the first step towards the revival of outdoor swimming in Brussels!
An analysis of what is actually written in the agreement.
After a visit to the wasteland around Gare de l’Ouest and Beekkant we’re convinced that there is a big potential for an open air pool in the future.
Read MoreOceade, with the last little bit of public outdoor swimming closed its doors last weekend. Find here a link to an article in the magazine of BRUZZ on this occasion, and the translations to English and French.
Read MoreThe canals in the north of Paris are an impressive example of the role that water can play in a city. Could they be taken as examples for the canal in Brussels?
Read MoreThe mayor of Brussels proposed a swimming pond, 5 weeks before elections. What shall we think about it?
Read MoreThere are already two outdoor pools in Brussels in private sports clubs for members only. We question this exclusiveness, outdoor swimming must be accessible to everyone.
Read MoreHow to enjoy the water safely, how responsibility is dealt with in other countries and how safe swimming in existing water could like in Brussels.
Read MoreBruxelles Les Bains will move in 2019. Should POOL IS COOL be involved in its redefinition and help to realize the part that was always missing: the ‘bain’? It could be a first step towards permanent outdoor swimming in Brussels.
Read MoreEarlier this week, Bianca Debaets made the news with her proposal for the transformation of the lake in Bois de la Cambre into a public swimming pond. Here is what we think about this nice idea.
Read MoreRecently we received an email comprising a wide range of remarks and questions we often face. We take it as a nice opportunity to explain a bit more in detail our ambitions and POOL IS COOL in general.
Read MoreThere 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 ...
Read MoreWhen presenting POOL IS COOL we're often confronted with the remark that the Brussels' weather is too bad for outdoor swimming. Is that true? Let's have a look!
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