Sports and Recreational Facilities

As major centers of social and economic importance across the world, sports facilities and recreational buildings need to be optimized to admit hundreds or thousands of people on a regular basis, as well as to meet the needs of whatever activity takes place in the facility. Whether you’re looking for just the right turf or the most comfortable stadium seating, designing and building these facilities can lead into ultra-specialized waters, and requires a delicate balance of expertise.

Tidewater Community College/City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Calif. Photo

July 22, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham, Senior Editor

Economists ponder uneven recovery, weigh benefits of big infrastructure [2014 Giants 300 Report]

According to expert forecasters, multifamily projects, the Panama Canal expansion, and the petrol...

Lookout Mountain Elementary School, Phoenix, Ariz. Photo: courtesy Adolfson & Pe

July 18, 2014 | Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director

Contractors warm up to new technologies, invent new management schemes [2014 Giants 300 Report]

“UAV.” “LATISTA.” “CMST.” If BD+C Giants 300 contractors have anything to say about it, these new...

Riyadh Metro Station, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with engineering servic

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Construction Management Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, Barton Malow, Hill International top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the l...

Contractor Turner Construction is focusing its international efforts in Europe,

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Contractors [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Turner, Whiting-Turner, Skanska top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest co...

The 73-year-old Naval Reserve Armory building on Seattles South Lake Union dock

July 18, 2014 | David Barista, Editor-in-Chief

Engineering firms look to bolster growth through new services, technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following solid revenue growth in 2013, the majority of U.S.-based engineering and engineering/ar...

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Engineering/Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

At 206,000 sf, San Diego State Universitys Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union is

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

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The shale gale of petroleum development is bringing economic growth to numerou

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Top Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Gensler, Perkins+Will, NBBJ top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest archit...

Los Angeles International Airport is undergoing a massive improvement program, e

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

2014 Giants 300 Report

Building Design+Construction magazine's annual ranking the nation's largest architecture, enginee...

July 08, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Does Zaha Hadid’s Tokyo Olympic Stadium have a design flaw?

After being criticized for the cost and size of her stadium design for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo...

Photos courtesy of the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum

July 08, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Frank Lloyd Wright's posthumous gas station opens in Buffalo

Eighty-seven years after Frank Lloyd Wright designed an ornamental gas station for the city of Bu...

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July 07, 2014 | Brick Industry Association

7 emerging design trends in brick buildings

From wild architectural shapes to unique color blends and pattern arrangements, these projects de...

July 07, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A climate-controlled city is Dubai's newest colossal project

To add to Dubai's already impressive portfolio of world's tallest tower and world's largest natur...

July 03, 2014 | Birdair

Arthur Ashe Stadium the latest to tap Birdair

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and ROSSETTI, the architect of record for the Arthur...

July 02, 2014 | BD+C Staff

First Look: Qatar World Cup stadium design references nomadic heritage

Organizers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, recently u...

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July 02, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

Emerging trends in commercial flooring

Rectangular tiles, digital graphic applications, the resurgence of terrazzo, and product transpar...

The canopies will provide shade and note paths to recreation and seating areas.

July 02, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Grimshaw's 'kit of parts' design scheme selected for Qatar sports facilities program

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June 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Philip Johnson’s iconic World's Fair 'Tent of Tomorrow' to receive much needed restoration funding

A neglected Queens landmark that once reflected the "excitement and hopefulness" at the beginning...

Photo credit: Rob Young, Wikimedia Commons

June 30, 2014 | Design-Build Institute of America

Research finds continued growth of design-build throughout United States

New research findings indicate that for the first time more than half of projects above $10 milli...

Union Terminal, Cincinnati. Photo: Dacoslett via Wikimedia Commons

June 25, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assitant Editor

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Spring House, Cincinnati’s Union Terminal among 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2014

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June 20, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Sterling Bay pulled on board for Chicago Old Main Post Office project

Sterling Bay Cos. and Bill Davies' International Property Developers North America partner up for...

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June 18, 2014 | USGBC

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Using 3D printing, Arup engineers were able to design and fabricate this lightwe

June 18, 2014 | Arup

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The firm's research shows that 3D printing has the potential to reduce costs, cut waste, and slas...

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June 16, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor

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June 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Austrian university develops 'inflatable' concrete dome method

Constructing a concrete dome is a costly process, but this may change soon. A team from the Vienn...

June 11, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor

Esri’s interactive guide to 2014 World Cup Stadiums

California-based Esri, a supplier of GIS software, created a nifty interactive map that gives vie...

June 04, 2014 | American Builders 2017

Construction team named for Atlanta Braves ballpark

A joint venture between Barton Malow, Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, and New Sou...

Photo: Paul Sableman via Wikimedia Commons

June 02, 2014 | Green Parking Council

Parking structures group launches LEED-type program for parking garages

The Green Parking Council, an affiliate of the International Parking Institute, has launched the...

The Allen Independent School District will not open its high school's $60 millio

May 22, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Just two years after opening, $60 million high school stadium will close for repairs

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May 20, 2014 | Arup

Kinetic Architecture: New book explores innovations in active façades

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