Building Type Basics for Recreational Facilities

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-471-47260-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 778 g

Here's your guide through the basics of programming, designing, and planning many types of recreational facilities. - Including golf and country clubhouses; tennis, aquatic, skiing, and equestrian support facilities; and spas and fitness centers.
- Tackle the practical challenges architects, engineers, and consultants face in creating attractive and financially viable leisure facilities.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Diedrich, Richard J

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Architekturdesign

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface (Stephen A. Kliment).

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction.

PART I: RECREATIONAL SPORTS FACILITIES.

2. Golf.

3. Aquatics.

4. Boating.

5. Handball, Racquetball, Squash, and Indoor Tennis.

6. Skiing and Winter Sports.

7. Equestrian Facilities.

8. Extreme Action Sports.

PART II: FITNESS AND SPA FACILITIES.

9. Fitness and Wellness.

10. Spa and Salon.

PART III: ENRICHMENT AND DINING.

11. Lifelong Learning and Enrichment.

12. Dining.

PART IV: FEASIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

13. Feasibility Ralph Stewart Bowden.

14. Sustainable Design Mark A. Diedrich.

Appendix: Amenity Facility Program Outline.

Glossary.

Bibliography and References.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Richard J. Diedrich, AIA, is Principal at Diedrich LLC, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in the design of recreational facilities. He has programmed and designed more than 100 clubhouses throughout the United States, as well as in England, Egypt, France, Russia, and Japan. A frequent lecturer, he teaches a course in the Harvard Graduate School of Design's Executive Education program each summer on clubhouse programming, planning, and design.

STEPHEN A. KLIMENT, FAIA (Series Founder and Editor), is an architectural journalist and an adjunct professor at the City College of New York. He was chief editor of Architectural Record from 1990 to 1996.