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INTERARC DESIGN INC.
The involvement of Interarc Design Inc. with sport dates back to 1968, when the founder, Roland Muller, began an obsession with track & field ('athletics') at age 15, whilst at Glenwood High School. He was an active competitor for 30 years, in track, cross country and road running, at various levels from local competitions to national championships. Roland set records and finished on the medal podium at all levels through to national championships. His experience with sport is further extended by the active role he performed as volunteer official, team selector, member of multiple committees, club president, team and individual coach. Teams coached by Roland won national championships and several of the athletes he coached have raced individually at international level, including at the Olympic Games. He has also served as accredited technical representative at the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996). This broad spectrum of involvement and experience gives Interarc Design Inc., through Roland, unique insight into the varying aspects of stadia and track & field facility design.
In 1992/93, Roland was architect in charge of all aspects of the complete renovation of the then existing Kings Park Soccer Stadium, including design and construction of a new 9 lane track to host the 9th African Athletics Championships with a soccer pitch on the infield, built to FIFA World Cup requirements. Preparatory research involved visits to and analysis of some of the stadia used for the 1990 FIFA Soccer World Cup hosted in Italy. This included the stadia in Bari, Rome and Torino, all of which incorporated FIFA fields and IAAF track facilities. Additional research was undertaken at the 1992 Olympic Stadium in Barcelona. Roland's wide ranging experience over more than 200 facilities includes involvement, as consultant, in the design and/or construction of the tracks installed at, amongst other:
Atlanta - used for the 1996 Olympic Games and USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships/Olympic Trials;
IUPUI, Indianapolis - used for the 1997/2006/2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships;
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg - used for the 1999 Pan Am Games and 2005 Canadian Track & Field Championships;
California State University - Sacramento - used for the 2000 & 2004 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships/Olympic Trials;
University of Western Ontario - used for the 2001 Canada Games;
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton - used for the 2001 IAAF World Championships and 2001 Canadian Track & Field Championships;
University of Sherbrooke - used for the 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships;
University of Windsor - used for the 2005 Pan Am Junior Championships and 2006/2007/2008 Canadian Track & Field Championships;
Home Depot Center, Carson CA - used for the 2005 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships;
Université de Moncton, New Brunswick - to be used for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships;
Drake University, Des Moines - to be used for the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Roland graduated with a 6 year B Arch degree from University of Natal and obtained his original licence as architect in 1979. He was a partner, with John Frost, Rags Sommerville and Richard Dobson, at Interarc Architects from 1984-1994. Experience during that period covers a wide spectrum of projects, including hospitals, educational institutions, industrial facilities, commercial developments and residential accommodation. Interarc Design, a seperate entity, was founded in 1994 as sports facility consultants. Through Interarc Design Inc., Roland has worked with and is credited by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF), as contributor to the IAAF Track & Field Facilities Manual (2003 edition). Roland has sat as a volunteer on the Track Technical Committee, for the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) and is credited by ASBA as a contributor to the First Edition (2009) of the publication: Indoor Sports Surfaces - An Installation and Maintenance Manual. He currently sits as volunteer on the ASBATennis/Track Certification Advisory Committee.
Technical office: 303-1353 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 1Z9, Canada
Administration: 4113 Wallace Hill Road, Kelowna, British Columbia V1W 4B6, Canada
Tel: +1.250.861.4090 / Fax: +1.250.861.4228 / Skype: interarcdesign
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