Facility Design Challenge: Project Description and Scoring Guide
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a facility design enhancement plan. Based on the knowledge obtained in this course and previous coursework, you identify a venue which you feel has the most potential for an enhancement/makeover. This enhancement could include new bleachers, a press box, artificial turf, landscaping, painting, parking lot, and so on.
In Modules One through Four, you must visit four venues. When visiting these venues (either in person or virtually), consider the following:
- Where is the venue located? Is it easily accessible? How is the parking situation?
- What are the good design points? What are the poor design points?
- How was the facility funded?
- What did you learn from this "field trip"?
- If you could change something, what would it be? Why?
Once you have selected a venue, you will then be responsible for developing a plan on what improvements you would recommend in an attempt to gain approval/community support for the project. The improvements and the budget for the improvements must be realistic for the venue (no JumboTron for the local YMCA).
Given the fact that, in the real world, a presentation would be made to board members, the community, and other shareholders in order for the enhancements to be implemented, a presentation must be created and accompanied by a paper for supporting information. Make sure to include topics discussed throughout this course.
Objectives
To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include several of the following course and module objectives:
- Demonstrate a working understanding of sport facilities management including crowd, concession, and alcohol management
- Assess physical aspects of a sport facility including parking, playing surface, and other facility components
- Examine sources for facility financing
- Analyze the internal and external environmental factors affecting facility management and sport facilities
- Formulate solutions to issues facing facility managers and sport facilities today and in the future
- Understand how best legal and ethical practices will impact facility managers and sport facilities
- Analyze risk management within a facility
Main Elements of Final Product
1. What is the facility that you have selected for enhancement? Why did you select this facility?
2. What are the enhancements/renovations that you would make to this facility?
3. What justification can you make to support these enhancements? Does the community/region need such an enhancement? What are the benefits to the community?
4. How will this be funded?
5. What is the timeline for these enhancements?
6. Will the enhancements limit the use of the facility during construction? What is the plan if this facility is used as a shelter?