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.

The Floating Surf Park proposed for Melbournes Victoria Harbour. Rendering cour

December 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top 10 sports facilities of 2014: Designboom ranks the year's best projects

The list includes some of the year's epic stadiums, such as World Cup Stadium Arena de Amazonia i...

Renderings courtesy Damian Rogers Architecture, Arup, Squint/Opera

November 19, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Must see: Arup, Damian Rogers propose urban surf park in Melbourne

The surfing pool would offer 98-foot-wide waves that would run the length of the 500-foot-long en...

An example of Aons Construction Risk Map, which the portal updates regularly to

November 18, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

New tool helps developers, contractors identify geographic risk for construction

The new interactive tool from Aon Risk Solutions provides real-time updates pertaining to the ris...

November 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Fan of the High Line? Check out NYC's next public park plan (hint: it floats)

Backed by billionaire Barry Diller, the $170 million "floating park" is planned for the Hudson Ri...

At Coastline Community Colleges Newport Beach (Calif.) Campus, the Building Tea

November 10, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editors

AIA course: Enhancing interior comfort while improving overall building efficacy

Providing more comfortable conditions to building occupants has become a top priority in today’s...

Renderings courtesy Studio Gang Architects

November 06, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Studio Gang Architects will convert power plant into college recreation center

The century-old power plant will be converted into a recreation facility with a coffee shop, loun...

Two separate metal gym buildings accommodate a total of four full-size basketbal

Sponsored | November 05, 2014 | Star Building Systems Sponsored Content

Welcome to sports central

The Fieldhouse Sportscenter in Springfield, Mo., serves as a community center for basketball and...

Rendering courtesy Dallas Cowboys and Gensler

October 31, 2014 | Dallas Cowboys

New hotel to be developed at future Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters

The Omni property will be one of the only full-service upscale hotels in the area, and serve as a...

October 20, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Singapore Sports Hub claims world's largest free-spanning dome

The retractable roof, which measures a whopping 1,017-feet across, is made from translucent ETFE...

The research can help designers identify which products should be subjected to e

October 16, 2014 | Perkins+Will

Perkins+Will white paper examines alternatives to flame retardant building materials

The white paper includes a list of 193 flame retardants, including 29 discovered in building and...

Photo courtesy Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities

October 15, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Harvard launches ‘design-centric’ center for green buildings and cities

The impetus behind Harvard's Center for Green Buildings and Cities is what the design school’s de...

At Ohlone Community College in Fremont, Calif., CannonDesign, in association wit

October 13, 2014 | Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor

AIA 2030 commitment: Five years on, are we any closer to net-zero?

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the American Institute of Architects’ effort to have arc...

Photo: Samuel Boisvert via Wikimedia Commons

September 24, 2014 | AIA

Architecture billings see continued strength, led by institutional sector

On the heels of recording its strongest pace of growth since 2007, there continues to be an incre...

September 22, 2014 | Julie Higginbotham, Senior Editor

Sound selections: 12 great choices for ceilings and acoustical walls

From metal mesh panels to concealed-suspension ceilings, here's our roundup of the latest acousti...

September 17, 2014 | American Builders

Atlanta Braves break ground on mixed-use ballpark development

SunTrust Park will be constructed by American Builders 2017, a joint venture between Brasfield...

Tesoro Corporation headquarters in San Antonio, TX, a LEED-certified building. P

September 03, 2014 | Green Building Certification Institute

New designation launched to streamline LEED review process

The LEED Proven Provider designation is designed to minimize the need for additional work during...

Berea Colleges Deep Green residence hall, designed by Hastings+Chivetta Archi

September 03, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Ranked: Top green building sector AEC firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

AECOM, Gensler, and Turner top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest green design and construct...

August 29, 2014 | Brasfield & Gorrie

The new College Football Hall of Fame opens in Atlanta

Adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park, the three-story, 94,25...

Hord Coplan Macht led the team for the renovation and expansion of the SECU Aren

August 27, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Ranked: Top sports facility sector AEC firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Populous, AECOM, and Turner head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest sports facility design a...

August 27, 2014 | AECOM and Ohio University

Survey of NCAA athletic directors reveals strong demand for new facilities, fan amenities

More than 80% of college athletic directors plan to make significant investments in facilities ov...

One of the projects that 360 has worked on; Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

August 19, 2014 | HOK

HOK to acquire 360 Architecture

Expected to be finalized by the end of October, the acquisition of 360 Architecture will provide...

Office reconstruction to suit new work styles is becoming a hot category. A Buil

July 29, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham

Reconstruction market benefits from improving economy, new technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following years of fairly lackluster demand for commercial property remodeling, reconstruction re...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Construction Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Structure Tone, Turner, and Gilbane top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, URS, and Wiss, Janney, Elstner top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the lar...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Stantec, HDR, and HOK top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest reconstructi...

July 23, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Meet Acquario Ceará: The giant crustacean-shaped aquarium that's causing concerns

A new aquarium on Brazil's northeastern coast is designed, engineered, constructed and financed b...

July 23, 2014 | AIA

Architecture Billings Index up nearly a point in June

AIA reported the June ABI score was 53.5, up from a mark of 52.6 in May.

July 22, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A new, vibrant waterfront for the capital

Plans to improve Washington D.C.'s Potomac River waterfront by Maine Ave. have been discussed for...

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...

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