Douglas B. Gardner '83 Integrated Athletic Center (GIAC)
Opened in October 2005, the Douglas B. Gardner '83 Integrated
Athletic Center is an aesthetically pleasing 100,000-square-foot
complex that encourages and enhances athletic participation with
state-of-the-art fitness, exercise, and training facilities. The
GIAC is the home of the Arn '76 and
Nancy Tellem Fitness Center, the Calvin
Gooding '84 Arena, the Thomas Glasser
'82 Hall of Achievement, the Swan
Multipurpose Room and much, much more.
The GIAC, the first green building at Haverford College, signified a new era in sustainable construction for the Quaker institution. It is one of a handful of LEED gold-certified collegiate athletic facilities.
Designed by the internationally acclaimed architectural firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the Gardner Center is a memorial to three former Haverford College student-athletes and loyal alumni - Douglas B. Gardner '83 (men's basketball), Thomas B. Glasser '82 (men’s track & field), and Calvin Gooding '84 (men's basketball) - who died tragically on September 11, 2001 in New York City.
