Design & Program Trends in Outdoor Aquatic Facilities
Outdoor aquatic facilities have become more and more diverse, often featuring more than one body of water, enabling facilities to offer a range of programming to meet the needs of the entire community. 
 

Natatorium Design Focuses on Maximizing Participation 
Natatoriums are increasingly being designed to offer not only opportunities for swim meets and lap swimming, but also water exercise, recreational activities and more. 
 

Designing Support Spaces for Indoor & Outdoor Pools
From lounge areas and concessions to equipment rooms, locker rooms and more, the space around the pool requires just as much careful attention as the pools themselves. 
 

Regular Aquatic Maintenance Practices Keep Facilities Humming
With their carefully balanced water and myriad mechanical systems alone, aquatic facilities can cause major headaches. Staying on top of regular maintenance practices helps keep things humming.  
 

Learn More About Indoor Sports & Fitness Surfaces
Whether it’s a gym floor that needs to meet the needs of basketball, volleyball and special events, an indoor fieldhouse hosting track events or a fitness floor that needs to handle dropped weights, myriad indoor sports flooring options are available to meet your facility’s needs.

Resource-Saving Design Strategies 
Saving resources with eco-friendlier design has become more and more common when planning recreation, sports and fitness facilities. Find out how designers are going greener. 
 

Develop Your Waterfront & Create a Destination
In the past, waterfronts were often reserved for industrial uses, but as those needs have diminished, communities are looking to spruce things up and create opportunities for people to connect with the water through riverwalks, waterfront parks and even on-the-water activities. 
 

Park Masterplanning Keeps Things on Track
Whether it’s an individual park or an entire park system, having an idea of your long-term goals can help you get from here to there. Learn more about masterplanning for parks.
 

Playgrounds Encourage Safe Risk-Taking
Playgrounds can encourage kids to stretch beyond their current abilities, helping them to grow physically, cognitively, socially and more—and manufacturers work to ensure those risks aren’t too risky.