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Design Details: Generous Concourse Encourages Social Spaces
By
Andrew Cohen,
January 2011
A generous concourse offers ample opportunities for incorporating social spaces into what would otherwise exist solely as a pedestrian thoroughfare. Helping enliven the trip between point A and point B might be a café, an informal seating area or an overlook into an activity space — or one such area that incorporates all three.
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Digital Signage Helps Arena Managers Monetize Concourses
By
Paul Steinbach,
January 2011
Some within the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment ranks refer to it as the Gate 1 Spectacle — a 42-screen digital signage mosaic just inside the doors of Toronto's Air Canada Centre.
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High-Tech Upgrades Help Aging Spectator Facilities Stay In the Game
By
Nicholas Brown,
November 2008
High-tech upgrades to aging spectator facilities are essential to their survival in a competitive marketplace.
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Green Cleaning Options Reduce Toxins in Fitness Facilities
By
Heather Peavey,
September 2008
Green cleaning options can help reduce toxins in your fitness facility, and keep members and employees healthier.
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Snack Bar, Lounge Space Reflect Trend Blurring Line Between Recreation and Student Union
By
Andrew Cohen,
June 2008
The University of New Haven Recreation Center's creative use of a snack bar and lounge space is part of a trend which blurs the line between rec center and student union.
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Environmental Graphics Helps Unify the Look and Emotional Resonance of Facilities
By
Andrew Cohen,
August 2007
A systematic environmental graphics program can help unify the look — and even the emotional resonance — of sports and recreation facilities.
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Venue Visuals
By
Paul Steinbach,
8/1/2005
Facilities new and old can gain a cutting-edge look through the creative use of court graphics, wall murals and ceiling-suspended banners.
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Bright Ideas
By
Paul Steinbach,
5/1/2003
Light bulbs popping up over courts and corridors couple familiar looks with newfound efficiencies
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