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.

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...

For the west faade of the 77,000-sf Farm Credit Services of America Corporate O

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...

Rubber floor tiles in 24x24-inch modules were water-jet cut to accommodate custo

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

The series of projects, called the Al Farjan Recreational Sports Facilities, have been designed i...

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

The National Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of 11 Most Endangered Histo...

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...

Photo: Pedro Lopez via Wikimedia Commons

June 18, 2014 | USGBC

Six World Cup stadiums have achieved LEED certification

In conjunction with the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) an...

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

June 18, 2014 | Arup

Arup uses 3D printing to fabricate one-of-a-kind structural steel components

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

M-1 streetcar line, Detroit. Credit: Anderson Illustration | Brookings Instituti

June 16, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor

6 U.S. cities at the forefront of innovation districts

A new Brookings Institution study records the emergence of “competitive places that are also cool...

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

The 18,000-seat Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas, opened in 2012 to much fanfare. But cracks recentl...

May 20, 2014 | Arup

Kinetic Architecture: New book explores innovations in active façades

The book, co-authored by Arup's Russell Fortmeyer, illustrates the various ways architects, consu...

May 16, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Toyo Ito leads petition to scrap Zaha Hadid's 2020 Olympic Stadium project

Ito and other Japanese architects cite excessive costs, massive size, and the project's potential...

The $1.5 billion project is the initial seed of urban development in the area. I

May 13, 2014 | Nadel Architects

First look: Nadel's $1.5 billion Dalian, China, Sports Center

In addition to five major sports venues, the Dalian Sports Center includes a 30-story, 440-room,...

Photo: Jacopo Werther via Wikimedia Commons

May 13, 2014 | AIA

19 industry groups team to promote resilient planning and building materials

The industry associations, with more than 700,000 members generating almost $1 trillion in GDP, h...

May 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Final call for entries: 2014 Giants 300 survey

BD+C's 2014 Giants 300 survey forms are due Wednesday, May 21. Survey results will be published i...

Beijing National Stadium. Photo: Peter23 via Wikipedia

May 08, 2014 | Banagher Precast Concrete UK

Sporting events in style: Infographic showcases novel stadiums of the world

UK precast concrete maker Banagher, which specializes in precast stadia solutions, has assembled...

The Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, designed by HOK,

May 01, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Super BIM: 7 award-winning BIM/VDC-driven projects

Thom Mayne's Perot Museum of Nature and Science and Anaheim's new intermodal center are among the...

60 Richmond East Housing Co-Operative in Toronto, designed by Teeple Architects.

April 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff and RAIC

Best of Canada: 12 projects nab nation's top architectural prize [slideshow]

The conversion of a Mies van der Rohe-designed gas station and North Vancouver City Hall are amon...

The free tool provides real-time data visualization for each state. Here is the

April 29, 2014 | USGBC

USGBC launches real-time green building data dashboard

The online data visualization resource highlights green building data for each state and Washingt...

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