Volume of entries and strength of winners showcase a business poised to bounce back.
ARLINGTON, Texas – A crisis that could have crippled modernization and new construction projects throughout the bowling industry instead proved to be an opportunity to demonstrate that industry’s resiliency, as 46 entries poured in for consideration in the 2020 Bowlers Journal International Architecture & Design Awards. Among them, 17 winners emerged across 16 categories, with some of those winners illuminating a way forward for an industry challenged by forces beyond its control.
Claiming the coveted crown of this year’s overall winner for Best New Center is UP2Play in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, where artificial wave surfing, a trampoline park, escape rooms and, yes, bowling, are among the establishment’s bonanza of entertainment options.