How can recreation facilities compete with TV, videogames and other couch-riding activities to get kids onto ballfields and into rec rooms to participate in team sports and other activities? The short answer: Market to your audience.

The ballots are in, and we've selected the top winners of our fifth annual design awards competition. We're proud to showcase those facilities here—from brand-new to recently renovated, from family aquatic centers to youth centers to university recreation centers and beyond. Read on to see how these top facilities are raising the bar for recreation, sports and fitness facilities across America.

Winners

Editor's Choice Winner

Highlights

We also are delighted to showcase the following facilities that were submitted to us and sponsored by the firm that entered them:

Metal building systems have been used in the recreation industry for years. Whether a new facility, a renovation or an addition, steel can offer owners safe, structurally solid and energy-efficient facilities.

When it comes time to deliver the best synthetic turf field for your patrons, the devil really is in the details. Careful evaluation is key to making the most appropriate selection.

Play is recognized as a fundamental right of every child by the United Nations, yet this right is challenged worldwide. Here are some reasons why kids need play.