UNSW : Alumni

Olympic Achievers

UNSW Alumni and teachers from the Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE) were major contributors to the design of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the smooth running of the Games. In the frontline were:

Joe Agius of Cox Richardson Architects & Planners, a 1992 Architecture graduate, who oversaw the design of the $ 260 million Olympic sailing facilities at Qingdao. UNSW Visiting Professor Lawrence Nield of Bligh Voller Nield Architecture, and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee, who had an advisory role on overall planning of the Beijing Olympic Green, while his firm completed design work for the Olympic tennis centre, rowing, whitewater rafting, and the temporary archery and hockey venues. FBE Associate Dean Research, Professor Martin Loosemore, and Director of Research Students, Professor Patrick Zou, received the UK Chartered Institute of Building’s International Construction Project Management Association Award for their contribution to the Beijing Olympics’ Risk Management system. Alumnus Fu Yuan Yuan (Peggy), a 2002 FBE graduate, worked on the Olympics overlay for the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympc Games.