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The Future of Fitness: Gym Design

When planning a fitness facility, it's important to keep one eye on what members want now, and another on what might work best in the future.

Inclusive and Multifaceted

The loud, smelly locker room of yesterday is best left in the past. Nowadays, designers are focusing on inclusion and privacy, while manufacturers are creating more options than ever for securing stuff.

From Industrial to Recreational

For many cities, large and small, the waterfront has long been an industrial hub. But now, as industry leaves the waterfront behind, we're finding new ways to rejuvenate these areas for recreation and more.

Dog Day Afternoons

Successful dog parks require more than a simple fenced-off area. To ensure success, start with intense community involvement, and don't let your focus drift until you've got a park full of playful pooches.

Are You Still Here?

In January, we all make resolutions. And by March, we mostly forget all about them. But wait. Let me tell you a little secret. You can always start again. Any time.

The Last Word with…Bill LoSasso

Before Bill LoSasso became the director of GreenThumb, an arm of New York City Parks that oversees more than 550 community gardens, he was a volunteer community gardener in a large and active GreenThumb community garden in lower Manhattan.

Chicago Team Rows With the Best

Saint Ignatius Chicago Rowing is one the top national competitive rowing programs in the city, with both male and female students and former Olympian rowers coaching the team to success.

Surface Area

From hardwood floors to synthetic floors designed to look like hardwood floors to weight-room surfacing and beyond, it's important to know the ins and outs of indoor flooring.