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27 August 2009
The redevelopment of the Australian Institute of Sport, an icon
in Australia, has been recognised by the Australian Institute of
Project Management at its awards in Canberra.
The AUD$77 million redevelopment project, managed by GHD for the
Australian Sports Commission, was delivered in time for Australia’s
sporting elite to prepare for the highly successful 2008 Olympic
Games.
GHD Project Manager Ian Warwick said GHD was
proud to have managed the delivery of the new and renewed buildings
and facilities.
“The redevelopment has brought to life the
Australian Institute of Sport’s vision for the AIS of the
21st century,” he said.
In addition to new athletes’ residences for
144 live-in scholarship holders, the redevelopment includes a new
service hub to provide state-of-the-art coaching techniques and a
six-lane indoor 115m running track for all-weather training.
Other components of the redeveloped AIS are a
new Aquatic Testing and Training Centre, a Sports Development and
Education Centre, and a Multipurpose Training Facility. The
redevelopment also upgraded campus engineering infrastructure,
technology and air conditioning in training halls.
GHD was recognised for its successful
management of time, cost, risk and communication on the project, in
the projects <$AUD100 million category.
A web-based online collaboration management
system helped communication between the architects, designers,
builders and the Australian Sports Commission.
Mr Warwick said: “We knew that excellent
communication and cooperation would be the key to successfully
delivering on the client’s vision for the AIS redevelopment and we
worked hard at this”.
For further information, contact:
Sonia Adams