Building Type Basics for Recreational Facilities (Building Type Basics)
Publisher: Wiley
Published: February 14, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780471472605
First sentence: According to the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE), over 97.6 percent of Americans over the age of 16, or 207.9 million people, take part in outdoor recreation on an intermittent or regular basis (NSRE 2002).
Description: "Building Type Basics for Recreational Facilities guides architects and designers 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. It also tackles the practical challenges architects, engineers, and consultants face in creating attractive and financially viable leisure facilities. Using the highly visual, nuts-and-bolts approach that has become the trademark of the Building Type Basics series, this practical guide offers techniques for incorporating environmental planning into recreation building design."--BOOK JACKET.