aquatic centre news

Operators across the UK ran special events and gave away free passes to encourage people to try their facilities yesterday (18 September) in celebration of ... More

Everyone Active has taken over as operator of the London Aquatic Centre on behalf of the London Legacy Development Corporation. The stunning venue, designed by ... More

Plans have been revealed to build the world's deepest pool in Cornwall, UK, which would house facilities serving the spaceflight, sports science and healthcare communities. ... More

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2019 opened yesterday in Amsterdam, with the first awards announced for winners in a number of categories. Heatherwick Studio's New ... More

A radical ring-shaped aquatic centre with wellness facilities and outdoor green space – designed by Andrew Burges Architects, Grimshaw Architects and McGregor Coxall – is ... More

Ireland's National Indoor Arena has reached the second stage of its phased opening. Facilities made available to both elite and community sport during the second ... More

Piscina & Wellness Barcelona (PWB) has launched an international contest for architecture students to conceptualise a new aquatic centre. According to the company, the future ... More

French construction firm Rabot Dutilleul has been retained by the city of Lille to develop an expansive, eco-friendly natatorium. Designed by German architects Auer Weber, ... More

Detailed plans have been revealed for a "cutting-edge" leisure centre at the heart of the proposed £200m Wellness and Life Science Village at Delta Lakes ... More

Architects HawkinsBrown have completed an elegant timber pool hidden among the trees for a school in the English county of Surrey. Swimmers using the 25m, ... More

The winners of this year's international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities have been announced at a ceremony during the 25th IAKS Congress. The ... More

Pioneering British leisure architect Peter Sargent has died at his home in Florida. Sargent was one of the founding partners of sports and leisure architectural ... More

Five hot springs destinations in western Colorado, US have come together to form the Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop. The 720-mile loop showcases some of ... More

Piscina & Wellness Barcelona has added new spa and wellness prizes to its industry awards. The trade fair – held biannually in Barcelona, Spain – ... More

AECOM, the architectural firm behind the Rio 2016 Olympic Park masterplan, has pledged to help the Brazilian government achieve its “legacy goals” despite the widely-publicised ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Nike’s sci-fi gym pop-up in Shanghai to an announcement about the 2017 ... More

Danish architectural practice 3XN have won the competition to design a new, largely wooden, aquatic centre in the Swedish city of Linkoping, which is designed ... More

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of expertise, insight and discussion” on the design, development and operation ... More

The next batch of category winners have been announced on the second day of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards in Berlin, with hotel, sports ... More

Manchester City's Etihad Stadium expansion and HCMA Architecture + Design's Canada-based Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre were recognised at The Structural Awards 2016. The latter – ... More

The Australian state of Queensland may be preparing to bid for the 2028 Olympic Games, a decade after the Gold Coast is suppose to host ... More

Acclaimed leisure architect Bing Thom has died in Hong Kong at the age of 75. Bing suffered a brain aneurism and passed away on 4 ... More

Glenn Howells Architects (GHA) and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have reached the final in the competition to design a new stadium for Forest Green Rovers ... More

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed the architects and buildings in contention for awards glory at this year’s event in Berlin in November. The ... More

The Smithsonian Institute is teaming up with the V&A Museum to create a collaborative permanent exhibition space at London’s Olympicopolis site. The plans, which date ... More