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Activity area on top of a waste-to-energy plant

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09.01.2020

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CopenHill, also known as Amager Bakke, is opening as a new breed of waste-to-energy plant topped with a ski slope, hiking trail and climbing wall, embodying the notion of hedonistic sustainability...

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What makes activity areas successful?

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08.01.2020

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Lessons learned at the 26th IAKS Congress on day 4: Everybody wants to connect with a youthful and hip audience in at urban sports facilities and to create inspiring urban landscapes for sport and...

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Stainless-steel swimming pools

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07.01.2020

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Since September 2018, the ageing pool in Gänserdorf near Vienna has been partially torn down and rebuilt. Beyond its core competence – the construction of swimming pools – Berndorf Bäderbau also...

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New IAKS member: X2 Architects, Huddinge (Sweden)

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06.01.2020

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Learn to move, move to learn. X2 Architects wants the world to be everybody's playground. X2 Architects deliver designs for outdoor landscapes as well as indoor solutions for multi-sport uses such as...

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New member: Doug Wournell, Vancouver BC (Canada)

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05.01.2020

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Doug has over 25 years of architectural experience exclusively in sport and recreation facilities. He spent ten years competing internationally in track & field team. The combination of Doug’s sport...

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2020 IAKS Study Trip to Greater Vancouver

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18.12.2019

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The 2020 IAKS Study Trip will provide international delegates with an opportunity to visit one of the largest concentrations of IAKS-recognized projects anywhere. The travel package costs 265 euros...

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