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American School and University, 1980
A New York university is refurbishing its air-inflated sports bubble to prolong its use while a permanent physical education facility is under construction. (Author)
Descriptors: Air Structures, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1981
A multipurpose athletic complex at Tennessee State University is designed to accommodate a wide range of indoor activities. Different types of flooring are required in each area. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Athletic Fields, Flooring, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1979
A new field house for West Liberty State College bridges the gap between existing campus architecture and future space needs. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Field Houses, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
Architectural Record, 1978
Industrial materials were used to construct a physical education facility containing two large gymnasiums, a multipurpose space, a dance studio, two handball courts, and a swimming pool. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1978
A multipurpose physical education complex at Wichita State is equipped to teach mountain climbing. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1980
The University of Idaho built a long-span sports dome that doubles as community space for trade shows, concerts, and even an annual circus. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities, Shared Facilities
Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Gymnasiums, Higher Education
American School and University, 1975
The visibility and central location of the Robert Crown Center at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, bring the students in contact with the physical recreation and sports program. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Glass Walls, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1975
A multi-level interior and an exposed roof structure reduce the scale and impact of the building. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architecture, Awards, Building Design, College Buildings
Download full textStier, William F., Jr. – 1971
This investigation was undertaken to determine the present status of health, physical education, recreation, and athletic offerings at small liberal arts colleges throughout the United States. The data are reported in a series of charts within the paper and were obtained by means of a 10-page questionnaire covering 12 specific areas filled out by…
Descriptors: Athletics, Higher Education, Physical Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1971
The use of geodesic domes to cover buildings at the preschool level and in college physical education facilities. (RA)
Descriptors: Buildings, Educational Facilities, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
Finci, David L. – American School and University, 1980
Outlines the procedures that a consultant firm uses for evaluating physical education facility needs and existing facilities and planning for manageable growth and development. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Consultants, Decision Making, Educational Facilities Planning, Higher Education
Reisberg, Leo – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Colleges are building luxurious wellness, fitness, and recreation centers in part to attract and retain students. They offer such features as rock-climbing walls, water slides, hot tubs, elevated tracks, massage rooms, racquetball courts, and wellness resource laboratories. Many college officials believe that investments in recreation are…
Descriptors: Gymnasiums, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Physical Education Facilities
American School and University, 1982
Dickinson College (Pennsylvania) has a new sports center featuring a clear span roof system and an "earth sink" that stores excess heat for later use. The relationship between sports and the liberal arts is the basis for courses taught in the center. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Educational Facilities Design, Heat Recovery, Higher Education
Penman, Kenneth A.; And Others – American School and University, 1977
Acoustical studies in seven different spaces in the four buildings of the WSU athletic complex measured noise levels and sound reverberation rates. The spaces measured were far noisier and more reverberant than quality educational spaces should be. Suggestions are made for improvement. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustic Insulation, Acoustical Environment, Athletics, Facilities
