We’ve selected the winners of our ninth annual design awards competition. We’re proud to showcase those facilities here, from college and community recreation centers to pools, soccer stadiums and more. Read on to see how these cutting-edge projects raise the bar for recreation, sports and fitness facility design across America.

Winners

THE SALVATION ARMY RAY & JOAN KROC CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER
CARY STREET GYM, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS RECREATION & WELLNESS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
LARGO COMMUNITY CENTER
STUDENT RECREATION & WELLNESS CENTER, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
TELLEPSEN FAMILY DOWNTOWN YMCA
THE SUMMIT
THE WELL, SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY

Editor's Choice Winner

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

MAVERICK CENTER, MESA STATE COLLEGE
CAMPBELL COUNTY RECREATION CENTER
CHUCK BAILEY RECREATION CENTRE
VAN ANDEL SOCCER STADIUM, HOPE COLLEGE
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RECREATION CENTER
GROTON SENIOR CENTER
HPER BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
BARRINGTON PARK DISTRICT FITNESS & RECREATION CENTER
THE AMBLER AREA Y
LINDON AQUATIC CENTER
HOLLYBURN COUNTRY CLUB

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