ATHLETICS

Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf is a multidisciplinary design firm with national

exposure. The firm was founded in 1967 on the same principles that guide us

today: Leadership + Design®.

The combined experience of our professionals has enabled us to build a broad

practice of projects including sports, academic, residential, corporate, commercial,

government, healthcare, and preservation. Throughout our 49-year history, we

have become specialists in many of these project areas. We function as one studio,

enabling collaboration between disciplines that make each other better.

CREATIVE ORIGINAL THOUGHT IS WHAT POWERS OUR EXISTENCE AS A FIRM.

Our sports and wellness portfolio spans many project and client types nationwide.

From NCAA to professional sports competition venues, stadiums and community

health and wellness centers. This ability to provide facilities for both casual fun

and focused result driven competitive sports affords us a broad experience

to bring to your projects. Our mastery of the prerequisites for shaping a built

environment that motivates athletes to give their best effort indoors or out.

The diverse nature of these projects allows a wide range of aesthetic. While the

driving factor behind the design of sports performance spaces is the creation of

environments that push athletes to excel beyond what they thought possible, for

the casual sport enthusiast, the solutions simply need be safe and enjoyable. Our

sports architects are nationally recognized for their talent and expertise in the

field and tailor appropriate solutions to the needs of each client.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Control

Tower and support buildings represent some of

the United States’ most sophisticated facilities

dedicated to the sport of auto racing.

The Control Tower holds race control and security

functions for the oval track and also houses the

private hospitality suites for the Hulman-George

family, owners of the Speedway. The Media

Building is designed for Formula One but also

meets the needs of the Indianapolis 500 and the

Brickyard 400.

Browning Day is continuing its 20-year relationship

with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by

participating in this exciting new project. Project

100 is a major capital improvement initiative titled

after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s plan to

conclude the project in alignment with the 100th

Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016.

Project 100 is tasked to create fan-focused

experiences and entertainment options to further

establish the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as an

iconic sports and entertainment facility as well as

“The Greatest Race Course in the World.”

Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana

Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, Indiana

Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf was the Associate

Architect on the Lucas Oil Stadium project. We

worked with HKS Architects from Dallas.

Browning Day primarily developed portions of

the interior, including the private suites, the Colts

store, exhibit hall and meeting rooms, auxiliary

locker rooms, offices for first aid, security,

concessionaire and administrative staff, reflected

ceiling plans throughout and door schedules (there

are more than 1,100 doors).

Browning Day also developed the Pedestrian

Connector between the Stadium and the

Convention Center.

Hancock Stadium ImprovementsILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITYNormal, Illinois

Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf recently

completely improvements to Hancock Stadium at

Illinois State University.

The new venue provides ample hospitality

options including a variety of 7 suites. The design

includes a 650 sqaure-foot President’s suite and a

500 sqaure-foot Athletic Director’s suite.

Stadium improvements include the installation of

new bleachers, a new ticket building along with

concessions, a new press box, a stadium club

for 550 spectators and a new main entry to the

stadium.

Sports ComplexHENDRIX COLLEGEConway, Arkansas

Hendrix College is playing football again for the

first time in many years. Browning Day Mullins

Dierdorf provided programming, conceptual

design and sports design assistance to Fennell

Purifoy Architects of Little Rock, Arkansas. The

project includes new facilities for football as well

as the other established athletic programs at

Hendrix.

The new facilities includes a new stadium

(1,500 seats, press facilities, hospitality suites,

concessions, tickets,) a 25,000 square foot

fieldhouse and a planned indoor practice facility.

The fieldhouse serves many sports and includes

a weight room, home and visitor locker rooms,

support facilities as well as classrooms and offices

for the Hendrix College Kinesiology Department.

The Briner Sports Complex project is a three-

phase renovation and upgrade of the Ball State

University athletic facilities on the north side of

the campus.

The first phase, the Women’s Soccer Facility,

included the removal of a natural grass field

area and installation of a synthetic turf soccer

field meeting NCAA standards.

Phase Two was the renovation of the existing

track and field facilities which included new

synthetic surface, long jump runways and

sandfilled concrete landing pits, high jump facility,

javelin runway, and a combination discus and

hammer throw cage. Underfield drainage was

also installed in the throw sector area.

The final phase included the installation of a

new, modular press-box to service the soccer

and track facilities on a masonry storage

room base structure. Bleacher seating was

also added for soccer. A colonnade consisting

of masonry piers and a radiused metal canopy

was designed and constructed to announce

the main entrance to the Briner Sports Complex

on the west end of the site.

Briner Sports ComplexBALL STATE UNIVERSITYMuncie, Indiana

Victory Field, described as the “Best AAA

ballpark in America,” is a great addition to the

growing skyline of Indianapolis. The ballpark

has 13,000 fixed seats, 2,000 grass berm seats

and 27 luxury suites. Also included are a press

box and media facilities, administrative offices

for the Indians, home and visiting team lockers,

and concession and maintenance facilities.

The stadium stands on 13.9 acres of what was

a neglected corner of downtown Indianapolis

but is now a lush hub of activity. A natural grass

field system is incorporated in the asymmetrical

ballpark. The field also accommodates high

school, collegiate and major league exhibition

baseball.

Browning Day served as Associate Architect

on the original project in 1996. Since then, we

have provided architectural services for the

owner for numerous projects including adding

the “Cove” a food and beverage amenity space

on the left field line, upgrades to the suites,

several expanded amenity spaces, back-of-the-

house, and ticketing improvements.

Victory Field BallparkINDIANAPOLIS INDIANSIndianapolis, Indiana

The existing Duffy Bass Field was not a fitting

venue for the growing and successful athletic

program at Illinois State University. Our charge

was to improve the facility for athletes and

create an exciting, fan-friendly atmosphere.

The site placement of the existing field includes

a 14’ change in elevation from the spectator

entrance side. This aspect of the site allowed

us to create a concourse stadium design where

fans are situated at the upper level looking

down on the field. This created an excellent way

of allowing spectators to still feel and see the

ongoing game while participating in hospitality

and concessions areas. In the new design, 1000

spectator seats are situated into the existing

hillside. On the upper concourse level are the

media rooms, public restrooms, concessions,

tickets and hospitality deck.

Duffy Bass Baseball Stadium RenovationsILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITYNormal, Illinois

The new baseball venue for Indiana University

is located on the north edge of IU’s athletic

campus near the 45/46 Bypass. The field is

100% artificial turf.

Highlights include new stadium seating, new

locker rooms, indoor and outdoor hitting

cages, turf fields, an 1,800 square foot press

box, a scoreboard, sports lighting and sound

systems, and two hospitality suites. The

complex also features ample parking, entry

plazas, picnic areas, concessions and restrooms

for fans.

The design uses an “open” concourse stadium

concept that seats up to 2,500 people, and

allows spectators to still feel engaged in the

ongoing game from hospitality and concessions

areas.

Browning Day was responsible for

programming, design, and master planning for

the stadium.

Bart Kaufman Baseball StadiumINDIANA UNIVERSITYBloomington, Indiana

The new softball venue for Indiana University is

located on the north edge of IU’s athletic campus

near the 45/46 Bypass. The softball field has a

skinned infield and natural grass outfield.

Highlights of the new softball stadium include

new locker rooms, indoor and outdoor hitting

cages, turf fields, an 1,800 square foot press box,

a scoreboard, lighting and sound systems, and a

541 square foot hospitality suite. The complex

also features ample parking, entry plazas, picnic

areas, concessions and restrooms for fans.

The design uses an “open” concourse stadium

concept that allows spectators to still feel

engaged in the ongoing game from hospitality and

concessions areas.

Browning Day was responsible for programming,

design, and master planning for the stadium.

Andy Mohr FieldINDIANA UNIVERSITYBloomington, Indiana

Ulmer Stadium UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLELouisville, Kentucky

Ulmer Stadium serves the University of

Louisville’s women’s softball team with a state-of-

the-art field and fixed seating for 800 spectators.

As a part of this “front lawn” to the University, the

field can be seen as one enters the campus and

from a major highway.

The venue features a gated entry of brick and

stone, and a fully functional press box equipped

with PA and music systems and TV camera

locations. The playing field is 220 feet from home

plate to the outfield fence.

Underfield drainage and irrigation systems help

maintain a healthy field, surrounded by park

landscaping.

The Ken Byers Tennis Center project is replacing

an existing tennis complex on the campus

of Georgia Institute of Technology. The site

components include 6 competition courts, 4

practice courts and an indoor tennis center with

6 practice courts. The competition courts will

have spectator seating on the south base line to

accommodate 500 fixed seats. Natural turf berm

seating will be provided at the ends of the courts

for lawn seating.

The indoor tennis center will be constructed of

a pre-engineered metal building that has been

architecturally treated to respond in kind to its

context and other campus facilities. Connected

to the indoor practice courts are locker rooms for

both men’s and women’s teams, training rooms for

the athletes, spectator seating on the upper level

that overlooks the practice courts, a team lounge

and coach’s offices. An upper level lobby within the

indoor practice center provides views out over a

entry plaza that affords views of the competition

courts.

Browning Day provided Sports Design Consultant

services to Woolpert.

Ken Byers Tennis CenterGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAtlanta, Georgia

Browning Day has had the pleasure of working

with the Association of Tennis Professionals

(ATP) more than three decades and has

performed architecture and planning services

for their complex in Mason, Ohio. This includes

a 10-acre master plan that doubled the size of

the practice courts, playing surfaces and seats,

in addition to adding a food court and other

hospitality areas.

The new Grandstand Court at Cincinnati’s

ATP Masters Series facility, the Lindner Family

Tennis Center, features 5,000 seats, including

900 box seats. The seats below the concourse

level are bleachers on treads, which are sized

for conversion to box seats.

A walkway at the top of the raised bleachers

connects to the main walkway of Center

Court, allowing spectators to move between

the two stadiums without interrupting people

seated to watch the match. ADA-compliant

accommodations and office space are located

below the bleachers on the east side.

Tennis CenterASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS

Mason, Ohio

Bev Lewis Center for Women’s AthleticsUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASFayetteville, Arkansas

The Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics

provides practice facilities for the University’s

newly created women’s gymnastics program

as well as weight training facilities used

by ten other Lady Razorbacks teams. The

building has two levels that were created

due to the site, which has a 30-foot change

in elevation. Transparency is incorporated

between these levels and the exterior, as well

as between interior spaces, showcasing the

dynamic athletic functions contained within.

The building’s design engages primary views

from all directions, including from above, its

sculpted roof responding to the site’s dramatic

topography.

The building is 41,000 square feet, including

a gymnastics practice area of 14,500 square

feet, weight training room at 7,200 square

feet, administrative offices for the Women’s

Athletics Department, locker/shower rooms, a

team lounge and other support areas.

This project is a collegiate sports facility

designed to support two key women’s athletics

programs: softball and gymnastics.

The freestanding building complex features a

gymnastics practice gym, equipment rooms,

locker rooms, coaches’ offices and support

space totaling approximately 28,000 square

feet.

The exterior elements include brick masonry,

stone trim and a standing-seam metal

roof. The complex has a small second level

for coaches’ offices with views into the

gymnastics practice gym as well as to the

softball stadium.

Browning Day provided programming

and conceptual design services to Infinity

Architecture.

McWhorter Center for Women’s AthleticsAUBURN UNIVERSITYAuburn, Alabama

The Ralph Wright Natatorium project is a new

competitive and recreational facility on the

University of Louisville campus at Cardinal

Park. The facility is designed to accommodate

the University’s athletic swimming and diving

programs as well as recreational use by

students, faculty and the public.

It features a fully equipped 50-meter

competition swimming and diving pool with

moveable bulkheads, a stainless steel gutter

and a sloped floor that starts at 4 feet 6 inches

and inclines to a maximum depth of 18 feet.

The diving end has a multilevel diving tower

with platforms at 5, 7.5 and 10 meters. There

is also two 1-meter springboards on concrete

pads, and two 3-meter springboards on a

concrete platform.

The pool area has permanent bleacher seating

with bench seats. Locker areas are provided

for team and public use.

Ralph Wright NatatoriumUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLELouisville, Kentucky

This 200,000-square-foot sports/aquatic

facility houses recreational, athletic and

instructional sport activities on the

Bloomington campus of Indiana University.

Located within easy walking distance of most

dormitories and family student housing units,

the multipurpose facility provides space for

basketball, volleyball, racquetball, handball,

squash, aerobic exercise, jogging, martial arts,

various mat sports and many other activities.

The 50-meter aquatic facility is suitable

for NCAA competition and a wide range

of recreational activities. Both facilities are

accessible to the public through a single main

entrance that can be used as a reception and

assembly area. The center also contains one

of the largest fitness centers on any university

campus in the United States.

Student Recreational Sports CenterINDIANA UNIVERSITYBloomington, Indiana

Designed by Browning Day and completed in

1982, the Indiana University Natatorium set

the standard for competitive aquatic facilities

in the United States.

The 220,000-square-foot complex contains

three pools, including a 50-meter competition

pool, a 50-meter instructional pool and a diving

well. Its depth ranging from 9 to 10 feet, the

competitive pool ranks as one of the fastest in

the world.

The design of the space and the close proximity

of the spectators to the competition create a

venue for an athlete’s best performance. Up to

4,500 spectators can be accommodated by a

combination of chair and bench seating.

This facility served as host for the 1982 Sports

Festival, the 1987 Pan American Games and 11

Olympic Team Trials in swimming and diving.

Currently, Browning Day has been reengaged

to help design and complete upgrades to the

facility with a completion date of 2016.

Indiana University NatatoriumIUPUIIndianapolis, Indiana

This aquatic facility is the result of a

partnership between Florida Gulf Coast

University, Lee County and Swim Florida.

The facility is an integral component of the

University’s 70-acre recreational and athletic

complex.

The aquatic center accommodates

competitors, fans and families for major state

and national events, with seating provided for

approximately 2,000 spectators. The facility

features a 50-meter pool, 25-yard pool, and a

diving pool; an optional tensile fabric structure

could cover the pool and seating areas.

In addition to the aquatic center, the complex

also contains a gymnasium, fitness center,

tennis and racquetball courts, softball, baseball

and soccer fields, a boathouse and a lakefront

recreational area.

Browning Day served as the aquatics

programming & design consultant to Schenkel

Shultz.

North Lake Swimming PoolFLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITYFt. Myers, Florida

This long-term phased project involves theexpansion of the Colts’ training and locker rooms, strength room and the multiuse pavilion. The strength room was expanded by 6,000 square feet. It’s new layout facilitates an efficient flow of users through each lifting session. The 11,000 sq. ft. multiuse pavilion was designed to accommodate 500 seated guests. The A/Vsystem features a digitally controlled theater, two retractable 12-foot video screens and an elevated control booth. For additional space, the pavilion opens to an outdoor patio adjacent to the Colts’ practice fields. An additional phase expanded the Football Coaching offices and team meeting area.

Browning Day recently completed a newentrance to the complex, renovations and additions to the media areas and a new entrance lobby.

Training Facility ExpansionINDIANAPOLIS COLTSIndianapolis, Indiana

The Worthen Stadium enhancement and

expansion addressed issues of aesthetic

appeal and spectator hospitality. Stadium

enhancements included a new skybox, seating

and restrooms, as well as a new aesthetic

vocabulary of brick, detailed metalwork, color

and graphics that gives both a contemporary

and historic collegiate tone to the design. A

new training center provides much-needed

facilities for the football program.

The lobby, reception and meeting rooms are

the first rooms recruits see as they enter the

building. The walls of these rooms contain a

large-screen television and display space for

trophies, photos and memorabilia. The stadium

design is unique in that it incorporates end-

zone seating into the structure and includes a

Sports Hall of Fame.

Worthern ArenaBall State UniversityMuncie, Indiana

Football Training FacilityBall State UniversityMuncie, Indiana

The Ball State stadium enhancement and

expansion addressed issues of aesthetic appeal

and spectator hospitality. Stadium enhancements

included a new skybox, seating and restrooms,

as well as a new aesthetic vocabulary of brick,

detailed metalwork, color and graphics that gives

both a contemporary and historic collegiate

tone to the design. The skybox consists of three

levels. The first is a 4,000-square-foot club level

with 1,200 seats; the second level features the

University President’s Suite, Cardinal Suite and

club seating; and the third level provides space

for coaches, statisticians and the media. A new

training center provides much-needed facilities

for the football program.

The lobby, reception and meeting rooms are the

first rooms recruits see as they enter the building.

The walls of these rooms contain a large-screen

television and display space for trophies, photos

and memorabilia. The stadium design is unique

in that it incorporates end-zone seating into the

structure and includes a Sports Hall of Fame.

Amenities within this stadium focus onthree major factors: athletes, spectators andmaintenance crew. A spacious 8,000 squarefoot, indoor practice facility was built for year-round training.

The interior has adjustable netting toaccommodate hitting cages, infield practice,and pitching. The floor surface is HilltopperMix to match the game infield.

Browning Day was the Design Architect-of-

Record and provided master planning and

programming on this project.

Bogle Park StadiumUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASFayetteville, Arkansas

This urban YMCA is part of a large mixed- use

development in downtown Indianapolis, called

CityWay. The YMCA provides the health and

fitness components to the neighborhood.

The YMCA houses community service facilities,

as well as a medical office and retail food service

tenant space. The internal circulation patterns

within the first floor of the YMCA utilize mid-

block connectors, so patrons can easily access

neighboring retail and residential services.

The YMCA also provides its members a lap

pool, a recreational pool, multiple basketball

courts, an elevated jogging track, a large fitness

area that overlooks the adjacent hotel plaza,

multi-purpose classrooms, yoga and cycling

rooms, teen and family centers, child watch and

beginner-fitness areas.

Several elevated, outdoor terraces and green-

planted roofs a complement the adjacent

street-level park and pedestrian green spaces.

CityWay YMCACITYWAY COMPLEXIndianapolis, Indiana

Center for Health & WellnessMEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALOdessa, Texas

The Center for Health and Wellness at

Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas

is a new 75,000 square foot building that

houses a fitness center and a medical office

building.

The project includes the development of

a 15-acre site including utility extension,

access roads, and parking. In addition to the

fitness center and medical office space, the

building includes several outpatient services

including diagnostic imaging, urgent care, PT/

OT, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, diabetes

center, and lab services.

Cardinal Park Master PlanUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLELouisville, Kentucky

This sports and recreational facility is designed

to serve students, athletes, staff and the

surrounding community. Cardinal Park places

the University of Louisville within the top ten

percent of colleges and universities in the

United States for total athletic facilities, and its

facilities for female student athletes are ranked

in the top five percent.

The landscaped areas and facilities create a

front lawn to the University. Key elements

include a women’s softball stadium, 20,000-

square-foot support facility, picnic pavilion,

competition soccer field, 400 meter running

track, field event area, cardio path, sand

volleyball courts, playground, indoor and

outdoor tennis center, field hockey stadium and

natatorium.

Browning Day provided master planning and

programming to the University on this project.

JOHN DIERDORF aia

Principal & CEO

p: 317.613.4265e: jdierdorf@bdmd.com

John Dierdorf, AIA, is a Principal at Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf. John’s sports design acumen has earned him the respect of his

peers nationwide, and makes him a sought after consultant on many athletic projects. He leads our sports studio and is recognized for

his work on recreational, college and professional competition venues across the United States. He was the Associate Architect on the

Lucas Oil Stadium for the Indianapolis Colts. His versatility and creativity has allowed him to work on a variety of projects including

club/hospitality, government/civic and corporate/commercial architecture.

SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Sports

Lucas Oil Stadium (Associate Architect), Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Colts Training Complex, Indianapolis, Indiana

Victory Field AAA Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indy Eleven Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Hancock Stadium, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Baseball and Softball Stadia, Indiana University, Bloomington

Athletic Complex Master Plan, University of Iowa, Iowa City

Cardinal Park, University of Louisville, Kentucky

Track Replacement and Arena Floor Replacement, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Worthen Arena, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Sports & Recreation Master Plan, Northern Kentucky University,

Highland Heights

Hendrix College Sports Complex, Conway, Arkansas

Tennis

Bass-Rudd Tennis Center, University of Louisville, Kentucky

Indianapolis Sports Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Athletic Tennis Complex, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Tennis Complex Study, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Ken Byers Tennis Complex, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Fitness/Healthplex/Wellness Centers

CityWay YMCA, Indianapolis, Indiana

Baxter YMCA, Indianapolis, Indiana

Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Earlon and Betty McWhorter Center for Women’s Athletics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Fishers YMCA, Fishers, Indiana

Student Recreation Sports Center, Indiana University, Bloomington

National Institute For Fitness and Sport, Indianapolis, Indiana

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Facility, Roxbury Community College, Boston, Massachusetts

USA Gymnastics Training Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Lower Town Fitness Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Covenant Healthplex, Saginaw, Michigan

St. Lukes Healthplex, Spokane, Washington

Aquatic Facilities

IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Wright Natatorium, University of Louisville, Kentucky

2004 World Swim Championships Venue, Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Lake Forest Swim Club Aquatic Facility, Lake Forest, Illinois

North Lake Swimming Pool, Florida Gulf Coast University

Outdoor Aquatic Study, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Greater Toledo Aquatic Club Natatorium, Toledo, Ohio

Aquatics Complex, University of Iowa, Iowa City

Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center, Louisville, Kentucky

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