RDG Planning & Design

301 Grand Ave.

Des Moines, IA 50309-1718

USA

Website:

https://rdgusa.com/sports

Phone:(515) 288-3141

Fax:(515) 288-8631

Collaborative design partners for sports facilities, nationwide.

RDG brings more than 35 years of experience in the planning and design of sports facilities, nationwide. We know how to help you make powerful first impressions. Our proprietary database of peer benchmarking provides valuable metrics to aid clients in making design decisions that will best support the needs of their organization’s needs. With every design task we undertake, our goal is to create a destination that promotes well-being and lifelong physical activity. Our collaborative professional services include architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, lighting design, strategic planning, urban and comprehensive planning and design, graphic design, engineering and integrated and public art.

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Troy University – Trojan Fitness & Wellness Center

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University of Connecticut - Athletic District

Wake Forest University - Wellbeing Center

University Of Minnesota - Athletes Village

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Forest County Potawatomi Community Center

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University of Connecticut Athletic District

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Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse, Mount Marty University

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Trojan Fitness & Wellness Center

Wake Forest Wellbeing Center

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Wake Forest Wellbeing Center

Athletes Village

Athletes Village

Wellness and Recreation Center, St. Ambrose University

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Student Activities Center and Trail Point Aquatics & Wellness Center

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Radford University Student Recreation and Wellness

Outdoor Adventures Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Outdoor Adventures Center – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tiger Stadium Plaza Renovation - Louisiana State University

Cyclone Sports Complex - Iowa State University

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Tiger Stadium Plaza Renovation, Louisiana State University

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Concourse Renovation - University of Florida

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium West Concourse Renovation, University of Florida

State Gym Renovation and Addition - Iowa State University

High Trestle Trail Bridge

Student Recreation Center and McCormick Hall Renovation Illinois State University

University of South Dakota Wellness Center

University of South Dakota Wellness Center

Illinois State University

University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

University of Florida

Louisiana State University Basketball Practice Facility

Southwest Recreation Center Expansion - University of Florida

Beimdiek Recreation Center Renovation and Expansion Missouri Southern State University

Roger Harring Stadium & Veterans Memorial Field Complex The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Donald R. Dizney Stadium/Florida Lacrosse Facility University of Florida

University of Florida

University of Florida

Montclair State University Student Recreation Center

Altoona Community Services Campus Multiphase Expansion

University of Florida Baseball Locker Room and Lemerand Center Renovation

Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports Renovation and Expansion - Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

Gregory Gymnasium Aquatic Complex Renovation and Expansion - University of Texas at Austin

Gregory Gymnasium Aquatic Complex Renovation and Expansion University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin - Gregory Gymnasium Aquatic Complex, Renovation and Expansion

Southern Methodist University - Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports, Renovation and Expansion

Common Ground

Waukee Community School District Unveils State-of-the-Art Natatorium

Elliot Ballpark

University of Connecticut Athletic Facility Wins Award

The University of Connecticut Athletic District Development was among the projects awarded, along with the project team of RDG Planning & Design...

RDG Planning & Design Announces New Partners, Stockholders into Ownership

Each May, RDG Planning and Design celebrates new ownership advancements, recognizing those employees who demonstrate exceptional professionalism and commitment to their craft

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Daily Digs: Luther College's $10 Regents Center Renovation, NFL Owners Approve $1.4B Jaguars Stadium, and More!

The Opus Group has broken ground on a $10 million renovation and expansion of the Regents Center, the existing 200,000-square-foot athletic facility at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Facility Friday: Wayne State Groundbreaking, LaPrad Stadium Opening, and Iowa's New Gymnastics Training Facility

In this edition of Facility Friday, we feature the groundbreaking at a new Wayne State rec center, the opening of LaPrad Stadium in Fort Dorchester, S.C., and a new gymnastics and spirit squad training center at the University of Iowa.

How Artificial Intelligence is Creating Real Opportunities for Sports Architects

Before “60 Minutes” devoted two of three segments during its April 16 broadcast to artificial intelligence (that’s roughly 40 minutes by our calculations) … Before Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI,” left Google shortly thereafter to warn of...

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Green-Roof Logo Lifts Loyola Brand to New Heights

Before the Alfie Norville Practice Facility at Loyola University Chicago opened in August 2019, it was well-established that the venue serving basketball and volleyball would be topped with a green roof...

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Community Center Respects Sacred Potawatomi Symbols

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How Climbing Walls Became Essential to Campus Rec Centers

As campus recreation directors welcome students back to their facilities this fall, finding new ways to engage them with post-pandemic programming will be critical. The climbing wall might be a solid place to start.

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Rethinking Locker Room Design Amid a Pandemic

Locker room design has changed over the years to reflect the evolving preferences of end users. What impact, if any, will unprecedented public awareness of infectious disease precipitated by a pandemic have on future design?

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Aquatics Addition at North Dakota State Wellness Center Driven by Student Demand to Create Facility for Everyone

The students at North Dakota State University in Fargo had gone long enough without a swimming pool. A dilapidated pool inside the campus athletic complex had been shuttered for years, and by the early 2010s, demand for a contemporary aquatics center had

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Why the LEED Rating System Is Still an Important Standard

In December 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles and the U.S. Green Building Council announced that Lincoln Financial Field had been certified LEED Gold. Built in 2003, the Eagles' stadium achieved the certification for improving things such as sustainable site

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Architects Envision the Rec Center of the Future

A July 2005 AB article titled "Imagine Today the Impact on Rec of Tomorrow's Tech" envisioned a "not-too-distant future" scenario of a man approaching his recreation center, the door opening automatically after a scanner detects the chip implanted in his

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