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“A wonderfully executed, complex project. Nice design continuity between the diverse spectator, athletic & recreational components. The arena and fitness center sit comfortably next to one another, each retaining its own image without sacrificing function.”Athletic Business - Facility of Merit
Description
Fronting historic Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation Center holds a prominent position in the urban landscape. The 282,000 sf complex creates dynamic new recreational opportunities for more than 30,000 students and faculty with an 18,000 sf weight training and cardiovascular conditioning area, competition and recreation pools, a climbing wall, a 230-seat dance studio/theatre, three- and four-court gyms, squash/racquetball courts, a 1/7-mile elevated jogging track, multipurpose rooms, and the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. The facility is part of the university’s John Hancock Student Village, a 10-acre center of student life featuring elegant high-rise student residences and state-of-the-art fitness, athletic, recreational, and entertainment facilities.
Distinctions
- American School & University
- Citation for Design Excellence
- Athletic Business
- Facility of Merit
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“A wonderfully executed, complex project. Nice design continuity between the diverse spectator, athletic & recreational components. The arena and fitness center sit comfortably next to one another, each retaining its own image without sacrificing function or aesthetics.”
- National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
- Outstanding Sports Facility
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“BU's new Fitness and Recreation Center is the product of talent and experience applied with great passion. It's one of the best facilities in the country and fits well architecturally in its urban context. Definitely an award winner.”
- Build New England Awards Program
- Performance Award
- Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
- Steel Construction Design Awards
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“...for its curved and inclined shapes, expressing lightness and brilliance, through long, clear spans.”