All about Cyclodrome

Welcome to Cyclodrome, the architectural project to build the nation's smallest velodrome right here at Iowa State! Whether you're one of the team sharing updates or just visiting, we're happy to have you following along.

Above: Some of the Cyclodrome team

 Who We Are

We are a team of graduate students in architecture at Iowa State University. We have come to architecture with skills and education from a broad range of backgrounds, including landscape architecture, interior design, physics, art history, engineering, sculpture, woodworking and language studies. We will be bringing together all of those skills to design, build and race a working velodrome in our studio from start to finish over the course of the summer.

Our Project

Our velodrome will be a "mini-drome" with a total track run of ~25 meters, offering a different experience from larger, more traditional velodromes. It will be designed to be disassembled and rebuilt elsewhere as needed.

The velodrome is being built on behalf of the Des Moines Bike Collective, a non-profit organization that works to make bicycling a more visible and enjoyable part of life in and around Central Iowa. The DMBC will be able to use the velodrome to raise awareness of cycling and promote educational and outreach events.

Our Site

The velodrome will be designed and built in King Pavilion, right here at the Design College at Iowa State University. Watch this spot as it goes from an empty studio to a complete, working velodrome in the course of a summer! We will be designing and documenting our process every step of the way, so you can see how the velodrome will come together. All in all, it will be an exciting and extraordinary summer, so stay tuned!