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SITES Program Promotes Sustainable Landscape Design
By
Paul Steinbach,
April 2013
In the shadow of a large TV tower on the south campus of Grand Valley State University, ducks, geese and cranes gather in ponds ringed by native grasses and plant life.
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Active Design Spurs People Toward Movement and Exercise
By
Andrew Cohen,
February 2013
Before there was LEED, there was "sustainable design." Some architects preached it, some paid it lip service, but most everybody maintained that they practiced it to some degree ...
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American Health Clubs Contemplate a Move Toward European-Style Design
By
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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School Districts Embrace Monolithic Domes as Gymnasiums
By
Michael Popke,
April 2012
Ninety minutes before tipoff of the first basketball games scheduled in the Archie (Mo.) R-V School District’s new gymnasium on Jan. 20, staff members were still cleaning up from its seven-month construction.
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Efficient Locker Room Design Maximizes Use of Small Spaces
By
Emily Attwood,
January 2012
From high-tech lock technology to plush lounge areas, whirlpools, Internet access and private showers and dressing areas, it's easy to sink a significant amount of money into creating the ultimate locker room.
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Pool Operators Still Confused by Latest ADA Standards
By
Emily Attwood,
November 2011
When the Department of Justice enacted the ADA 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, one of the major differences from the previous version was the inclusion of regulations for swimming pools and spas.
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Multi-Sized Lockers Serve Multipurpose Facility
By
Andrew Cohen,
August 2011
Multipurpose recreation centers oughtn't feature single-purpose lockers, and yet many facilities come equipped with inappropriately sized day lockers.
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New Projects: University of Minnesota; Tufts University; TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
By
Nicholas Brown,
June 2011
In May, shovels broke ground at the University of Minnesota for the 145,000-square-foot expansion of the University Recreation Center, built in 1993.
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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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