Education

Building of the Day: Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center

By

Center for Architecture

Start Date

October 2, 2026

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2:00 pm

Event Type

Building of the Day

Location

3105 Farragut Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11210

The Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center is a welcoming hub for fitness, recreation, and learning in East Flatbush. The 74,000 sf building’s sculpted architecture and transparent features invite residents into a public space that supports health and community life. Lower levels offer a gymnasium, walking track, and a double-height competition-grade swimming pool, among other spaces dedicated to recreation and exercise. The upper level includes naturally daylit learning spaces, which continue outside onto a wrap-around rooftop terrace.

Architect: Studio Gang

Meeting location will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the tour. 

[Please note: this tour is accessible by wheelchair.]

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