Yale’s Cathedral of Sweat, Payne Whitney Gymnasium, has had its share of renovation work: a new fitness center, a varsity weight room, and a squash facility within the existing building, and a major addition by Cesar Pelli & Associates and Ellerbe Becket named the Lanman Center. With an indoor track and a column-free half-acre of space, the Lanman Center has proven useful not just for sports but for parties, dinners, and other events that require elbow room.