by Terry Coffey | Mar 5, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Gym Equipment
Even in the competitive higher education market much can be gained by learning from each other. That’s the main idea behind the annual American School & University Architectural Portfolio issue. “As the first, largest, and most prestigious education facilities...
by Terry Coffey | Dec 19, 2019 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment
Architects have taken the art of gym design to new heights over the past few years. For proof you only need to flick through the annual Athletic Business Architectural Showcase. That’s where you’ll find the best athletic facility building projects of the year. To make...
by Terry Coffey | Dec 5, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Gym Equipment, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
Safety plays a central role in the design of all building types but is especially important in school design. Schools should be both safe places and safe spaces. Here are three ways Draper can help designers make their schools safer: Improving security with...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 21, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, From the Field, Gym Equipment
It’s easy to think of a gymnasium as a boring, blah kind of place. Boxy, cavernous, and windowless. But the modern athletic facility is anything but boring. Each has unique features and designs and needs to be approached as a custom project. Here are four gymnasium...
by Terry Coffey | Jun 14, 2019 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment
Designers of an Arizona-based gymnasium had included an elevated running track around the outside of the facility. There was a fold up divider in the center, and they also wanted some smaller dividers along the outsides of the track. Another recent project gym...