Describes new approaches to gym design that demonstrate the gradual increase in sensitivity among designers to the ways in which gyms can be better used and provide a more enjoyable experience. (EV)

Discusses key factors in designing an appropriate and successful recreational track, such as who will use it, how they will use it, how the design can enhance their experience, and how much of the building's budget will be allocated to it. (EV)

Describes trends in indoor sports lighting, including new technology that is coupling familiar looks with new energy and cost efficiencies. Offers examples of their use at various schools. (EV)

Describes examples of high schools sharing their physical fitness and recreation facilities with other community groups, discussing the benefits and inevitable scheduling and programming challenges. (EV)

Details how soils, topography, and other natural and built features can make the siting of competitive and leisure aquatic facilities difficult. (EV)

Describes how sharing campus aquatic facilities can help colleges cover the significant costs of operation. Discusses the priority-setting and planning required to constantly circulate different user groups in and out of pools. (EV)

Details advances over the past 25 years in the technology involved in athletic surfaces, including natural turf, synthetic turf, hardwood floors, tracks, tennis courts, and ice sheets. (EV)

Discusses how vulnerable lockers are to vandalism and thieves, offering examples from various athletic facilities of both forcible and "light-fingered" theft. (EV)

Describes Minnesota's landmark Bleacher Safety Act, enacted after a 6-year-old fell to his death from bleachers, and the efforts and recommendations of other states and organizations regarding bleacher safety. (EV)

Describes the designs of four school physical education/recreation buildings, including the educational context and design goals. Includes photographs. (EV)

Describes the designs of 38 college physical education/recreation buildings, including the educational context and design goals. Includes photographs. (EV)

Describes the $17-million sports complex being constructed in Topeka, Kansas to serve the city's 3 high schools and 125,000 residents. Describes how the school district successfully "pitched" a major sports project by assuaging the concerns of special-interest groups and garnering the support of skeptical taxpayers. (EV)

Describes the building designs of 117 state-of-the-art of college athletic and recreational facilities, including the educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on architects and designers, construction cost, size, and occupancy date. Also provides photographs. (EV)

Describes the building designs of eight school athletic and recreational facilities, including the educational contexts and design goals. Includes information on architects and designers, construction cost, size, and occupancy date. Also provides photographs. (EV)