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Contacting the IAKS Office

The current situation is confronting us all with unprecedented and new challenges. Together, we must do our very best to contain the coronavirus. The best way to reach us is by email or by phone.

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New exercise spaces

We are currently witnessing a veritable boom in the construction of new and renovation of existing educational facilities, and thus also in school exercise spaces, particularly in certain German and Austrian municipalities. Urban growth due to the population influx into these municipalities and the resultant increase in urban density are now

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2022 Conference on Innovative Indoor Sports and Leisure Facilities

24.05.2022 | Sportcampus Zuiderpark

How to foster the development of modern modules for usage patterns and spatial qualities? How to implement this in decision-making processes and planning procedures? The IAKS is organising this conference specifically devoted to the exchange of international expertise among operators / owners, designers / consultants and manufacturers.

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Iceparc in Angers

Showcase of sport and focal point: The ice arena is the home of the Les Ducs d’Angers ice hockey club, which currently plays in the top French league.

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IAKS Nordic presenting at TRÄFFPUNKT IDROTT, 17-19 March in Gothenburg, Sweden

The largest trade fair and conference for sports facilities in the Nordic countries is held at the trade fair ground Svenska Mässan. For the second time, IAKS Nordic is presenting at Träffpunkt Idrott. This year, IAKS Nordic is hosting four seminars at the conference, all of which will be presented in English.

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IAKS Expert Circle on Sports Halls discussed modern sports facilities in Cologne, Germany

There is a clear need for adaptable, modularised and mobilised exercise spaces that are in the right balance with standard sports halls. Twelve IAKS members from five countries from the fields of industry, operation and planning met under the chairmanship of Harald Fux, President of IAKS Austria.

IAKS UK Event 2020 in Birmingham, 9 June

The new GBP 50M sport centre of the University of Birmingham will be hosting the next IAKS UK event. The state-of-the-art sports centre encompasses a unique raft of facilities, including Birmingham’s only 50-m-swimming pool, as well as a large multi-sport hall, a range of activity and fitness studios, a very extensive gym, and six glass-backed squash courts.

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Refurbishment and extension of Starnberg lakeside swimming pool

The facility’s unique location right on the northern shore of Lake Starnberg was the dominant feature behind the competition design of Munich-based Seifert Hugues Architekten in its refurbishment and extension of the indoor and outdoor swimming pool built in 1972.

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Master planning in pool construction

Is it possible to refurbish and extend a thermal spa in the middle of a resort zone during ongoing operation?