City to reopen Pat O’Rourke Recreation and Aquatic Center after $1 million renovation

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The City of El Paso will reopen the Pat O’Rourke Community Recreation and Aquatic Center. The facility was temporarily closed for renovations. The $1 million enhancements will help accommodate sports, fitness, aerobics, games, and outdoor leisure activities, and include the following improvements: New gym flooring New tiles for the pool deck New roof ladder New wall openings in the weight room and gym Replacement of two reception desks Replacement of patio LED lights New furniture for the patio area Installation of automatic door at the entrance of the senior center room New tile for fitness…

WAC’s most-read architecture news in 2023

As the new year is quickly approaching, we are starting our annual review for 2023. In this piece, our roundup will reveal the most-read and interesting architecture news of 2023. As we leave behind another year, World Architecture Community’s most-read stories include challenging and speculative architectural projects and news such as 12 Buildings We Look Forward To Opening In 2023, Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS’ brick family house in Kerala, Eric Owen Moss Architects’ (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles, the Egyptian Pavilion in the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale and Saudi Arabia’s new large-scale cube-shaped skyscraper in downtown Riyadh. Read WAC’s…