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BCM

BOWLING

CENTER

ARCHITECTURE

& DESIGN

AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

n the April edition of BCM, we spotlighted the United States winners in
n the April edition of BCM, we spotlighted the United States winners in
the 39th annual BCM Bowling Center Architecture and Design Awards.
I the 39th annual BCM Bowling Center Architecture and Design Awards.
is month, we head overseas to check out the seven international
honorees.
e competition was founded nearly four decades ago by Mort
Luby Jr. to encourage bowling proprietors to reinvest in their facili-
ties and reward creativity in both modernized centers and new
builds. It evolved over the years to include separate divisions for
U.S. and international centers.
e 39th Design Awards recognize projects that were com-
pleted during calendar year 2023. It attracted 82 entries — 46 U.S.
and 36 international — representing a total of 15 countries. To
underscore the quality of the entries, the pictures shown on this
page are of non-winners… as hard as it may be to believe.
Heading the judging panel was James Nowak, architect, AIA,
LEED AP (retired). Nowak was a senior technical architect for 50
years, leading an array of U.S. and international projects, including
the Acropolis building, a high-rise, multi-use facility in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Top: The Game Super Park, Pune, India. Middle left:
(Note: Information in the “At a Glance” listings Walterz Entertainment Centre, Blackpool, United
provided by the entrants.) Kingdom. Middle right: King Pins, Manchester, United
Kingdom. Bottom: Sector Sixty6, Caguas, PuertoRico.

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