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The Ariake Gymnastics Centre is designed to perform a dual function: first, it has served as a temporary facility for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Post-games, it will be converted into a permanent exhibition hall. Nikken Sekkei and Shimizu Corporation have designed a light and gentle facility in harmony with the surroundings.

A pergola with stepped seating encloses the north-east boundaries of the park. It was custom-made for the project and integrates lighting in its steel structure to ensure that the site can be used throughout the day and during all seasons. A sound system with a Bluetooth receiver allows visitors to play music of their choice.

Trail centres are being developed with the vision of creating a sports facility for all kinds of sports in parks and natural areas. They bring together many outdoor sports functions in one place in one centre. It is a type of facility that completely rethinks sports communities.

Reflecting the typical landscapes of the region in southeast Siberia, such as mountains, lakes, steppes and boreal forests, the play landscape can be used all year round, adapting to the extreme weather conditions. It looks simple and natural, yet its organisation and simplicity provide the maximum opportunity for the development of children’s imagination.

Making a virtue out of necessity, MBYland has turned the hill which otherwise would have been a functional connection between the ground level and the first floor into an activity area. It also serves as a stand for outdoor lessons or games played on the big field in front of it.

The winter bathing house measures 110 m² and contains a bath and changing room, sauna, barrier-free toilet, community room with kitchenette and a wooden terrace with outdoor shower, bathing jetty and stairs down to the cold water of the harbour basin.

The existing bathing facility on the Wörnitz was to be upgraded and the dilapidated entrance building and the equally run-down bridge were to be replaced by new structures. A new wooden walkway now interconnects all the existing and newly erected buildings and attractions.

Water and flora appear on both horizontal and vertical surfaces of the spa: the water in the pools, the lawn, the water curtains and the plant-covered walls. The 5,624 m² water surface creates an artistic composition of “fold­ed up” spaces, introducing the visitors into this immersive water world as if entering a grand ­oasis.

How do artificial turf pitches with and without infill compare with natural turf pitches? The authors René Itten and Matthias Stucki of the Life Cycle Assessment Research Group at Zurich University of Applied Sciences draw their conclusions.