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

Workshop: Challenges and approaches in creating modern sports facilities and exercise spaces - Nov 2019

Report by Harald Fux

Following the successful founding event for IAKS Austria on 26 April 2019, the IAKS Expert Circle on Sports Halls met in Vienna, and a further workshop of sports hall experts from the fields of industry, operation and planning was held during the 26th IAKS Congress 2019. Twelve IAKS members from five countries met under the chairmanship of Harald Fux, President of IAKS Austria.

Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer, member of the IAKS Executive Board and chair of the workshop in Vienna, began by outlining the basic issues and objectives discussed there:

• How much standardisation do sports halls need?
• How suited at all is the standard sports hall to modern needs?
• What risks and opportunities does standardisation offer?
• The development of modern modules for usage patterns and spatial qualities as well as their implementation in decision-making processes and planning procedures is necessary.