This article originally appeared in the August 1982 issue of AB.
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This article originally appeared in the August 1982 issue of AB.
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Creative and Social Factors Significant in Selections
This year’s Facilities of Merit entries present a vast array of fresh ideas.
Sports, recreation and athletic facilities are much more than a structure. The need or purpose of the facility, the social judgement, are considerations in these selections.
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Here are the five categories:
1. Stadiums, arenas, coliseums and civic centers in which there is a major emphasis on spectator sports.
2. Recreation/Phys Ed/athletic facilities at colleges and universities.
3. Recreation/Phys Ed/athletic facilities at high schools.
4. Recreation/sports center (YMCA’s clubs, corporations, community centers, resorts, military bases, correctional institutions, etc.)
5. Renovation or remodeling of existing facilities.
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These are the basic criteria for selection:
1. Cost saving and energy saving construction and operation procedures
2. Creative use of space
3. Ability to meet program needs
4. Innovative design
5. Other factors—primarily the fulfillment of a need; the ingenuity in making the facility a reality.
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The fifth point becomes especially meaningful. Here is where creative and social factors are significant. The emphasis is on facility utilization.
Each 1982 entry successfully meets a need. The difficulty and achievement in achieving this goal are selection factors.
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Category I
The Carrier Dome
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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UICC Pavilion
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
Chicago, Illinois
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Category II
Olney-Margolies Athletic Center
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
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Jerome S. Coles Sports and Recreation Center
New York University
New York City
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Student Recreation and Aquatic Center
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
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Robert A. Fetzer Gymnasium
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Lejuene Hall Physical Education Center
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
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Category III
Athletic Center
Berkshire School
Sheffield, Massachusetts
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Athletic Field House
Fredericktown High School
Fredericktown, Ohio
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The Newman Palaestra
Isidore Newman School
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Natatorium Complex
Lake Forest High School
Felton, Delaware
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Category IV
Olympic Swim Center
City of Cerritos
Cerritos, California
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Spenco Aerobic Club
Spenco Medical Corporation
Waco, Texas
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Rusch Park Community Center
Sunrise Recreation and Park District
Citrus Heights, California
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Recreation Pavilion
City of Mountlake Terrace
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
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Category V
Duneland YMCA
Chesterton, Indiana
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Briggs Cage
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Coxe Cage
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
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Xenia-Greene County YMCA
Xenia, Ohio
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Special Award
The Field House
Gallaudet College
Washington, D.C.
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Meharry/Hubbard Recreation/Fitness Center
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
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