There's a particular challenge that civic architects know well: how do you design a building that serves both the elite athlete chasing podium glory and the neighbourhood kid looking for an after-school swim? At Edmonton's new Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre, a three-way joint venture between hcma architecture + design, Dub Architects, and UK-based velodrome specialists FaulknerBrowns Architects has answered that question with a move that is as pragmatic as it is bold — by lifting the cycling track a full storey off the ground.
Edmonton's Velodrome in the Sky: How Coronation Park Stacks Sport Above Community
A joint venture between hcma, Dub Architects, and velodrome specialists FaulknerBrowns has produced one of Canada's most spatially inventive recreation centres — one that quite literally elevates competitive sport above everyday life.
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