From Play to Shelter: The Many Roles of Small-Scale Community Sports Halls

ports Complex in Pallejà - JPAM + Masala Consultors. Image © Jordi Surroca

Community benefit is among the first terms mentioned when announcing a new public project. This is especially true in the case of sports halls, promising improvements in well-being and social cohesion. At a closer look, two typologies of sports halls emerge, with varying degrees of involvement with community life: on the one hand, there are large-scale venues dedicated to hosting international competitions, often boosting the capacities of thousands of people...