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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.

Giants 400 | Oct 20, 2017

Top 40 sports architecture firms

Populous, HOK, and HKS top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest sports sector architecture and AE firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Sep 27, 2017

A soccer team’s fan base could play an integral role in its new stadium’s design and operations

Sacramento Republic FC and HNTB are conducting a contest where the public can submit concept ideas.

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Sep 11, 2017

Mid-size, multi-use arenas setting a trend for the future

While large 20,000-seat sports venues aren’t going away, mid-size venues provide advantages the big arenas do not in a time of budget constraints and the need for flexibility.

AEC Tech | Aug 25, 2017

Software cornucopia: Jacksonville Jaguars’ new practice facility showcases the power of computational design

The project team employed Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, and a host of other software applications to design and build this uber-complex sports and entertainment facility. 

Sports and Recreational Facilities | HOK | Aug 18, 2017

Video: Designing the ideal rugby stadium

HOK invited four world-class rugby players into its London studio to discuss what they would like to see in the rugby stadiums of the future.

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Jul 17, 2017

A new Rec Centre in Toronto links three neighborhoods

Community engagement impacts its design and programming.

Codes and Standards | Jun 21, 2017

Senate bill would prohibit tax money for sports stadium projects

Bipartisan legislation would prevent use of municipal bonds by pro teams.

Building Team Awards | Jun 8, 2017

Team win: Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Operations Complex

Silver Award: Clemson gets a new football operations palace, thanks to its building partners’ ability to improvise.

Sports and Recreational Facilities | May 19, 2017

Construction of $2.6 billion L.A. football stadium delayed by heavy rains

The Rams and Chargers won’t be able to move in until the 2020 season.

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