Letter from the Editor: A Different Way of Seeing

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I normally use this space to laud the exceptional facilities highlighted in this particularly special issue of Athletic Business. This year, however, I'd like to recognize the talented and committed people who make the Facilities of Merit® program a reality every year — namely, the architects who, by agreeing to sit on our panel of judges, volunteer hours of their time and generously share their expertise to select the 10 outstanding projects you'll find herein.

There has been nothing normal about 2020, including this year's judging. This issue represents the first time in the program's 40-year history that all judging was done virtually. In lieu of assembling our judges at AB headquarters in Madison, Wis., as we've done in the past, our judges were sent 53 digital presentations — one for each 2020 Architectural Showcase project — beautifully crafted by our art director, Nicole Bell. The judges scored these projects, narrowed the entries to the top 20 on their own time, and then convened online to refine that list into our winners' circle.

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