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American Health Clubs Contemplate a Move Toward European-Style Design
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Andrew Cohen,
November 2012
There are all sorts of exercisers, all sorts of health clubs and all sorts of countries. So forgive the many generalizations that follow.
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Building Sponsors into the Design of Spectator Facilities
By
Andrew Cohen,
April 2012
Few professional venues have enjoyed as smooth and quick a route to success as MetLife Stadium.
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New Projects: Missouri State; Everett Community College; Colorado State
By
Nicholas Brown,
May 2011
With support from a $1.3 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA), dignitaries broke ground on the West Plains campus of Missouri State University for a new multipurpose student recreation center and emergency shelter.
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New Projects: Prospect Park; Ohio University; University of New England
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
New York City Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe was among those who gathered in December to break ground for Lakeside at Prospect Park. The Lakeside project represents a 26-acre renovation to the historic Brooklyn park.
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Rec Agencies Face New ADA Requirements
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
Nothing says "celebration" like the unveiling of new design standards and revisions to existing federal regulations. But that's how President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice framed the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in a ceremony last July.
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Multipurpose Recreation Facilities Require Design Considerations
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Robert McDonald,
February 2011
Multipurpose. Multifunctional. Multiuse. These terms fly about in athletic facility design circles like tennis balls across a net. Sure, you can raise the basketball goals and put up the volleyball net, or open everything up and stick a couple of goals at the ends of the gym, but is that all it takes to be multipurpose?
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No Two Rec Center Designs Are Alike
By
Andrew Cohen,
August 2010
Recreation centers share many components and design priorities, yet no two designs are alike.
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Sports Lighting Design Now A Valuable Player in Stadium Aesthetics
By
Nicholas Brown,
April 2010
Sports lighting design, while still ultimately ruled by functionality, is now a valuable player in stadium aesthetics.
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New Projects: Ray and Joan Kroc Center; Missouri Events Center
By
Nicholas Brown,
April 2010
A roundup of groundbreakings and grand openings.
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