Architectural Showcase: About

WHO MAY SUBMIT: Architects and other design/engineering professionals; facility owners and operators

WHAT IS ELIGIBLE: Any athletic/recreation/fitness project completed between Jan. 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2009

For nearly three decades, Athletic Business has sponsored the Architectural Showcase, recognizing the best in recently constructed athletic, recreation and fitness facilities around the world.

Entered by architects and other design professionals, as well as by facility owners and operators, all submittals appear in the June issue and in athleticbusiness.com's Architectural Galleries, and are then reviewed by a panel of leading sports facility architects, who each year honor 10 of the projects with Facility of Merit awards. Award-winners are profiled further in the December issue of Athletic Business and are honored at the Athletic Business Conference, which this year takes place Dec. 2-4 in San Diego.

Submitters to the Architectural Showcase receive a valuable opportunity to generate increased business through exposure to athletic, recreation and fitness facility planners in North America and overseas.

To submit your project or projects, gather your materials and then enter all information online using the links provided below. Instructions for sending entry binders for judging are included in the Submission Guidelines.

>>> Submission Guidelines (PDF)

>>> Architectural Showcase Online Entry Form

Application and Materials Deadline: March 19, 2010

Facilities of Merit

Each summer, a rotating panel of leading architects convenes for two days in Chicago to review all entries from the June issue and choose 10 facilities to receive the coveted Facility of Merit Awards, announced in the December issue of Athletic Business and presented at the annual Athletic Business Conference.

Facilities are selected on the basis of plan efficiency, functional relationships and measures taken to maximize use of space, interior finishes, detailing and color schemes, exterior design, relationship of building to site, and cost of construction for value rececived.