Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| Pool Type: |
Indoor 50-Meter
Indoor 25-Yard
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| Project Type: |
Competition Venues
Universities
World Class
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| Project Service: |
Design Services
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| Location: |
Cambridge, MA
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| Completion Status: |
Completed
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| Date Completed: |
2002
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| Architect: |
Sasaki Associates, Inc. and Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo Associates
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| Description: |
Founded in 1859, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is revered as one of the most advanced and prestigious academic and research institutions in the country.
Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Sasaki Associates, was commissioned to design a state-of-the-art three-story natatorium, named the Al and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center.
The world-class aquatics complex features:
• Indoor eight-lane, 50-meter pool with bulkhead
• One- and three-meter springboard diving
• Five-meter platform diving tower
•Separate six-lane, 25-yard heated, instructional pool with stepped entry
In 2003, MIT’s Al and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center received Athletic Business magazine’s ‘Facility of Merit’ award for outstanding design.
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