GENESIS® D330: Comprehensive Aquatic Design: Where Water, Wellness & Architecture Meet
Monday, January 26, 2026: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Description
Comprehensive aquatic Design: Where Water, Wellness & Architecture Meet is an intensive one-day workshop designed to elevate the understanding, creativity, and project leadership of build and design professionals tackling high-complexity residential and small-scale commercial outdoor environments. This course goes far beyond pool layout and finishes, examining how pools function as anchors within a comprehensive living environment that includes wellness features, architectural structures, hardscape, and site-responsive design strategies. Participants will explore how to uncover client needs that extend beyond the typical, how to lead multidisciplinary teams, and how to create spaces that are not only functional and beautiful—but deeply rooted in architectural style, environmental context, and human wellness. Through guided lectures, case studies, design exercises, and a final project, students will combine design principles with strategic planning and real-world collaboration techniques.
GENESIS® Comprehensive Aquatic Design: Where Water, Wellness & Architecture Meet
Monday, January 26 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
$895 PHTA/NESPA Members | $1395 Non-Members
8 hours | .8 IACET CEUs | 8 PHTA CEUs
The course will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, located next to the Atlantic City Convention Center (2 Convention Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ 08401).
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Learning Objectives
• Define the core components of complex aquatic & outdoor living design,
• Demonstrate how to conduct early-stage client conversations that uncover unspoken or indirect project needs beyond the pool.
• Evaluate how different site conditions, architectural styles, & lifestyle goals influence spatial layout and amenity placement.
• Critique existing environments with a focus on integration, wellness, flow, & style.
• Design a fully integrated outdoor environment (residential or community-scale)