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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.

Read about the Authority's corporate initiatives in working towards sustainability at Sydney Olympic Park by visiting the Sustainability page.

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.