Recreation Design Expertise

EXPERTISE

Indoor Recreation

Recreation is part of a well-rounded higher education experience. At Fanning Howey, we design flexible indoor facilities that serve a wide range of student needs.

Our portfolio includes dozens of fieldhouses, activity centers and fitness centers. Our design thought leaders sweat the details that drive recreation program success.

We take design to a higher level, so your institution can perform at a higher level.

Student activity center with full 200-meter track, elevated jogging track and four multipurpose courts.

Our portfolio includes all facets of a modern recreation and wellness program.

LEFT — 65,000 SF student activity center supporting a variety of recreation and wellness uses

TOP CENTER — Fully-equipped fitness center

LOWER CENTER — Fieldhouse with central hospitality deck

RIGHT — Combined fitness and athletic facilities to support multiple uses

Aquatics

Fanning Howey designs aquatic facilities that are more than just sports venues. They are classrooms, recreation centers and therapy labs.

Fanning Howey designers think big, while our consultant partners get into the details. We use tank and gutter design to maximize swimmer performance. Our designs also use the latest in energy efficient and lowmaintenance systems.

Our experience includes more than 80 pools and aquatics centers, including new and renovated facilities across the country.

65,957 SF aquatics center with 50-meter pool and movable bulkheads for additional flexibility

Our design expertise includes 50-meter pools, therapy pools and diving wells.

LEFT — Aquatics center with shallow and deep water for varying recreation needs

TOP CENTER — Olympic-sized swimming pool with 50-meter stretch pool tank

LOWER CENTER — Aquatics center with separate diving well

RIGHT — Therapy pool with zerodepth entry

EXPERTISE

Outdoor Recreation

High-performing sports fields are the foundation of a successful outdoor recreation and wellness program. Fanning Howey’s in-house landscape architects specialize in design for education clients, and are up-to-date on the latest trends in artificial turf, track surfaces and multipurpose outdoor venues.

Our portfolio of work includes everything from baseball and softball complexes to field hockey venues to master planning for university athletic complexes.

Our in-house expertise includes everything from track surfaces to artificial turf fields.

Fanning Howey’s in-house team of landscape architects has more than 60 years of combined experience with outdoor recreation facilities.

LEFT — Field hockey venue with synthetic turf

RIGHT — Baseball field with synthetic turf, movable mounds and upgraded dugouts

About Us

The important ideas that will carry humanity through the challenges we face will begin in classrooms.

Since 1961, Fanning Howey has been at the forefront of design for places of learning and teaching, places that create leaders and innovators. We work with institutions, communities and educators to conceive transformational ideas, embrace change, and harness the power of the well-designed space to foster innovation, learning, and achievement.

Our commitment is to make the experience of working with our firm the best anywhere. At Fanning Howey, the only standard for successful design is a satisfied client.

WE ARE LEADERS IN:

• Architecture

• MEP Engineering

• Interior Design

• Landscape Architecture

• Technology Design

• Construction Administration

• Master Planning

46 higher education clients 100+ in-house professionals

225+ higher education projects

62 years of expertise in designing learning environments

37 states with Fanning Howey clients

100% focused on educational facilities

Higher Education Clients OUR EXPERTISE

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Community College of Indiana

Gary, IN

Concordia University Chicago

River Forest, IL

Edison State Community College

Piqua, OH

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Goshen College

Goshen, IN

Grace College

Winona Lake, IN

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Indiana University Northwest

South Bend, IN

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

Indiana University - Formerly known as IUPUI

Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Wesleyan University

Marion, IN

Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond

Richmond, IN

Ivy Tech Community College - Gary

Gary, IN

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

Miami University

Oxford, OH

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, WI

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, MN

Northwest State Community College

Archbold, OH

Northwest State Community College

Van Wert, OH

University of Northern Ohio

Ada, OH

University of Northwestern Ohio

Lima, OH

University of Notre Dame

South Bend, IN

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Ohio University

Athens, OH

Palm Beach Community College

Lake Worth, FL

Purdue University - Northwest

Hammond, IN

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Northwest

Westville, IN

Saint Mary’s College

Notre Dame, IN

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, PA

Southwestern Michigan College

Dowagiac, MI

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Taylor University

Upland, IN

Trine University

Angola, IN

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

University of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Urbana University

Urbana, OH

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

White County

Monticello, IN

Wright State University Lake Campus

Celina, OH

Wright State University Lake Campus

Dayton, OH