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Place Making

A best practice model for sustainability.

Sydney Olympic Park is a special place that is nationally and internationally recognised as a model for best practice design, development and environmental management, guided by the principles of sustainable development.

The Authority has adopted a holistic approach towards sustainability, where it strives to obtain a balance in the areas of:

• social equity (through capacity building), inclusion and accessibility
• best practice design, development and environmental management
• fiscally responsible commercial development and economic management.

What is place making?

Place making involves all the functions that are necessary in achieving a sustainable urban outcome - that is balancing the social, cultural, environmental, financial and economic dimensions within a project.

Place making is also a multi faceted process that aims to implement the Authority's vision for the place, that is Sydney Olympic Park, through our key organisational functions:

• Urban planning and design
• Engineering and development
• Asset management
• Marketing and public relations
• Financial management
• Capacity building

To read about the Authority's vision for the future of Sydney Olympic Park click onto the related link to view our Corporate Strategy document.

Building a township

At Sydney Olympic Park, the Authority, plans to build a town that captures the uniqueness of the natural environment and reflects the authenticity of urban design.

Our aim is to convert the existing area into a modern township complete with:

• a town centre consisting of a central business district
• a residential area providing quality homes and services
• parkland areas available for community recreation
• educational facilities that promote a learning culture
• a healthy environment ensured by provisions for environmental and social services  
• high quality, recreational, sporting and leisure facilities
• tourism and ecotourism facilities for inbound and domestic travellers
• exhibition facilities and venues to accommodate for special events and functions.