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We have been a proud player in global sports development for over four decades, helping clients enrich communities and electrify audiences with striking and sustainable venues.

At WSP, we have a long history supporting the creation of diverse sports facilities for a rich array of clients. Our record covers everything from national stadia to school swimming pools, multipurpose arenas to specialist facilities, in a portfolio spanning the world. We bring a global skill set, passion for beautiful buildings and matchless experience to every project, working with architects, owners, councils and developers to create iconic and cost-effective structures that reward both users and operators. With an intimate understanding of international sports dynamics and creative and flexible teams, we tailor global best practice to meet the needs of every project. Whatever the sport, and wherever the venue, our experts know how to boost building performance and enhance spectator experience.

01. STADIA 05. EQUESTRIAN CENTRES 09. REGENERATION SCHEMES Mercedes Benz Stadium Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre Perth Arena Page 32 Page 30 Page 58

02. AQUATICS CENTRES 06. SPORTS ACCOMMODATION 10. EDUCATION FACILITIES Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Centre Commonwealth Games New York University, Abu Dhabi Page 24 Athletes Village Page 10 Page 72

03. VELODROMES 07. SPORTS CENTRES 11. TRAINING GROUNDS Hong Kong Velodrome Cockburn Regional Physical Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Page 74 Activity & Education Centre Page 49 Page 18

04. TENNIS CLUBS 08. MULTIPURPOSE ARENAS 12. REFURBISHMENTS AND EXPANSIONS Melbourne Park Redevelopment Eas- Yas Arena BC Place Stadium tern Plaza –National Tennis Centre Page 28 Page 08 Page 76 05

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Community Icons

Sports venues should bring communities together, fostering local identity and pride.

Sports arenas have the power to light up a city’s skyline, put a region on the map and bring together all parts of a diverse community. Getting people into pools and onto running tracks, they quite literally boost the health and vitality of a neighbourhood. But juggling local needs and sensitivities with the intense pressures of the international sports world can be a challenge. At WSP we understand that all sports venues, from Olympic stadia to community swimming pools, must enrich the lives of those around them. We know how to respect the heritage of much-loved buildings, while keeping them relevant; how to create world-class facilities for schoolchildren and professional athletes alike; and how to minimise disruption during construction – making sure these crucial spaces stay in play for those who need them most. 07

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BC Place Stadium Breathing new life into a city landmark

LOCATION Part of the fabric of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Vancouver’s 55,000-seat BC Place Stadium hosts hundreds of events each CLIENT BC Pavilion Corporation year, including sports, concerts, trade shows, and conventions. The stadium ARCHITECT opened in 1983 as Canada’s first domed Stantec stadium, covered by the world’s largest CAPACITY air-supported dome roof. 25 years later, it 55,000 became clear a revitalisation was needed, HOME OF both to renew the stadium’s place as a BC Lions Vancouver icon and make it a worthy host SERVICES of the opening and closing ceremonies of Base building structures, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. mechanical and electrical services As lead consultant, we worked with roof designer Geiger Engineers to produce STATUS an integrated design for the upgraded Completed in 2011 stadium, covering all engineering disciplines. The award-winning project was completed in two phases, starting with the interior upgrades to public spaces within the stadium, and as many structural upgrades as possible prior to the Olympics. In the second phase, the roof was replaced and the entrances and back- of-house areas revamped. The stadium now enjoys enhanced amenities, including field, seating, audio- visual systems, acoustics, illumination and ventilation. Its cable truss retractable roof transforms the building into an open- air sports venue when needed, while an integrated network of energy-efficient, digitally controlled architectural lighting illuminates the stadium on command, animating the city’s skyline. An innovative and holistic design approach has breathed new life into the stadium, transforming it into a world-class, modern facility and cementing its place as a Vancouver landmark. 09 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

New York University, Abu Dhabi Keeping students on track with a stunning sports centre

LOCATION New York University in Abu Dhabi is centre, including an Olympic-size Abu Dhabi, UAE a new arts and science college, fully swimming pool, gym and 200m running

CLIENT integrated into a major research track. Outside, students benefit from floodlit football fields, tennis and Tamkeen Abu Dhabi LLC university. Designed by Rafael Viñoly volleyball courts and a 400m synthetic ARCHITECT Architects, the campus accommodates running track with grandstand for 3,000 Rafael Viñoly Architects 2,600 students with expansive academic spectators. SERVICES space and accommodation – plus Building services, infrastructure impressive indoor and outdoor sports The air-conditioning design of the indoor design, site supervision facilities. gymnasium posed a particular challenge due to the facility’s range of uses and STATUS The project was procured on a design and removable seating, as well as the need to Completed in 2014 build basis. We provided building services, comply with international badminton’s infrastructure design and site supervision rules on air velocity. Our solution was to for the project. use high induction radial outlet diffusers An integral part of the university is an with a vertical central core to make sure indoor, 21,500m sports and recreation that air flow penetrates to ground level. 11

Holy Al-Najaf Stadium A cool, latticed haven in the desert

LOCATION The 30,000-seat soccer stadium is located sacred Imam Ali Mosque in the heart of Najaf, Iraq at Najaf, approximately 100 miles south the city. of Baghdad. It features two 1,000-seat CLIENT Our services included MEP and fire Government of Iraq training fields with related structures, protection engineering, with an emphasis remote practice field lockers, storage, ARCHITECT on sustainable design solutions. One concessions, ticket buildings and guard HOK example is the facility’s passive cooling houses. CAPACITY towers, included to keep the stadium 30,000 Unlike the oval-shaped Basra and Al- concourse comfortable despite the region’s Mina’a stadia, Al-Najaf has an unusual high temperatures. We also provided HOME OF Najaf FC square exterior, detailed with Islamic- sports lighting design. influenced latticework reminiscent of the SERVICES Building services, fire protection, sports lighting design

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TD Place Stadium A Novel Stadium in the Heart of a Major Revitalization Project

LOCATION Lansdowne Park, a 48-acre site located in well as 318 wheelchair accessible spaces, Ottawa, Canada the heart of a thriving Ottawa residential 26 corporate boxes, four locker rooms

CLIENT community, was a sports, exhibition, and and FieldTurf field surface. TD Place is City of Ottawa entertainment centre owned by the City. designed to accommodate professional, The City wanted to revitalize the site ARCHITECT university and community sports. It is Cannon Design and better integrate it within Ottawa’s home of the Ottawa Redblacks from the overall social fabric. The redevelopment Canadian Football League and the Ottawa CAPACITY project encompassed the rehabilitation 24,000 Fury FC from the North American Soccer of the football stadium (with stands on League. HOME OF the North and South sides), a refurbished Ottawa Redblacks and Ottawa 9,862 seat arena, two residential towers, When it hosted its first football game on Fury FC a civic centre, a 360,000 sq. ft. retail and July 18, 2014, it was clear that TD Place SERVICES entertainment district, an office tower, an Stadium had made, and would continue to Structural Engineering underground parking and a public park. make, a lasting impact on the community. STATUS This led to the creation of a sports, retail The venue brings people together through Completed in 2014 and entertainment destination in the core the enjoyment of sport, concerts and other of the city that combines modern facilities, major events. heritage buildings and green space. Since the project’s inception, the stadium The redeveloped iconic TD Place Stadium was envisaged as an exuberant entity that was visualized as a ‘stadium within a park’ would dynamically integrate with the that would be open to the public during park, rather than being a static monument non-sporting events and would reflect in isolation from its immediate context. Ottawa’s rich history as a timber town. The veil takes its cues from the landscape, The stadium has a 24,000-seat capacity, as rising organically from an engineered 13

berm and curving over the grandstands to To promote water shedding, we made The curved frames were shaped through provide shelter and shading for spectators sure that all surfaces were sloped, we bending processes to create the sinuous, and pedestrians. The veil is also open in provided detailing of connections to contoured appearance of the veil. Our some areas, connecting visitors with the allow for drainage, and developed a structural engineers considered the natural environment. structural system that enables individual stability of structural systems and the The most striking feature of the design is part replacement. All of these aspects development of architecturally appealing a sinuous $7.5M “veil’ of glued laminated were incorporated to prevent water from connection details to enhance the Alaskan yellow cedar rising up from the ponding. WSP and partners established appearance of the wood structure. back of the new south stands and curling design criteria and regularly reviewed Our work also comprised the retrofitting over the top, creating a flowing system of it to ensure that it was consistently met and modifications of the North Stands to enclosure and roofing. This innovative use throughout the project. incorporate a new elevator and stair shaft, of wood creates an iconic image for the Accounting for weather was one of the as well as modification and addition of new stadium complex, setting it apart as project’s main challenges. Alaskan yellow ramps on the East side. The rehabilitation a unique landmark, connecting it to the cedar glulam was selected as it is one also included the massive steel girders that surrounding natural environment. of the hardest known softwoods in the supported the roof over those stands. One WSP’s services included the structural world, and it is naturally durable. It is also of the biggest challenges was that no one design of the new South Stands using a resistant to rot and decay and does not has had access to the inside of the steel box hybrid framing system (concrete is used require chemical treatment. Without any girders since the north stands were built. for the lower bowl and steel for the upper finish, the material is left to age naturally, This implied that we needed to take extra bowl), the design of the veil structure developing a beautiful silvery sheen. This care when planning the rehabilitation of comprised of glued laminated timber material choice was important to protect the girders and modification of the roof curved frames, aluminium secondary the structure from the natural elements making sure it can deal with the amount members and ETFE foil roof covering. and ensure its longevity. of snowfall in Ottawa. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Citi Field Intimate atmosphere for a retro baseball stadium

LOCATION Citi Field in New York City’s borough for our team, calling for piles to support New York, USA of Queens is home to the New York not only the superstructure but also

CLIENT Mets baseball team. The award-winning, the ground-level floor slab and plaza Queens Ballpark Company 45,000-capacity stadium includes a area. It also increased seismic risk to restaurant with fieldview seating, a New the complex, while the need for open ARCHITECT Populous York Mets interactive museum and a Hall concourses restricted use of steel bracing. of Fame. We overcame this by using powerful CAPACITY concrete shear walls around the stair 45,000 We were the structural engineer for towers to provide additional support HOME OF this word-class facility, which uses large and incorporating special concentrically New York Mets baseball team cantilevers to create a vertically stacked braced frames. seating arrangement, offering improved SERVICES The project was delivered in 36 months, Structural, BIM sightlines and an intimate, close-to-the- action feeling. The architecture is based in time for the Mets’ April 2009 home STATUS on Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn opener, a timeline requiring extremely Completed in 2009 close coordination across the design team. Dodgers until the 1950s. We used building information modelling To achieve the stadium’s ‘retro’ look, most (BIM) to coordinate the stadium’s of the support steel was left exposed. The structural and architectural design. seating bowl, stairs and field walls are The project won the American Council of made from pre-cast concrete. Engineering Companies’ Diamond Award The site’s poor soil presented a challenge for Engineering Excellence in 2009. 15

Allianz Arena Efficient access to a world–class stadium

LOCATION The Allianz Arena is home to the world- To allow for intersection-free traffic, both Munich, Germany famous football club Bayern Munich carriageways were vertically offset. CLIENT and hosted six of the 2006 FIFA World Several other constructions, primarily Baureferat der Landeshauptstadt Cup matches in Germany. With a seating bridges, were designed to ensure München capacity of 75,024, its car park can hold up intersection-free traffic across the site ARCHITECT to 11,000 cars and 350 buses. such as a 30m footbridge, built over the Schultz-Brauns & Reinhart Ar- We were appointed to develop key main road, allowing pedestrians to easily chitekten GmbH (design consul- reach the three car parks. In addition, all tant for bridges) infrastructure designs for the project the bridges on site have been designed to including the planning of several bridges CAPACITY complement each other with recurring to ensure the smooth flowing of traffic. We 75,000 design features. were also responsible for the construction HOME OF A flyover over the A9, A99 feeder road and FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 management for the entire infrastructure München improvement. Heisenberg- Allee ensured unobstructed access for emergency vehicles and to SERVICES In addition, a multi-lane road was ensure minimum motorway closure Civil, structural, construction constructed between the junctions of the during its construction we developed management, HSE A9 and A99 motorways to connect the a modular construction system for the STATUS stadium with the multi-storey car park. superstructure. Completed in 2005 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Stamford Bridge A new, expanded stadium within historic site boundaries

LOCATION Stamford Bridge has been home to Chelsea London, UK Football Club since 1905. The owner has submitted a planning application to CLIENT Fordstam Ltd construct a new, larger stadium on its historic Stamford Bridge site in London, ARCHITECT UK. The expansion will increase the Herzog & de Meuron stadium’s capacity to approximately CAPACITY 60,000. Plans for the new venue also 60,000 include upgrading the football-related HOME OF facilities, including the museum and Chelsea FC megastore, in addition to providing

SERVICES improved stadium access. Structural, geotechnical, rail sys- Our team provided structural engineering tems, traffic and transportation, for the planning application working with BREEAM advice, below-ground drainage, vertical transportation, schlaich bergermann partner, the world- waste management leading roof specialist. We also provided civil engineering, transportation and STATUS Ongoing environmental services. A key challenge is to increase capacity within the confines of the current site, making maximum use of the space. Solutions include building a basement across the majority of the site and removing the existing hotels and a fitness club. Concrete decks over the Network Rail line to the east of the site and London Underground land to the north will create further space for the stadium and pedestrian egress. The stadium will have five levels above ground and an extensive basement. It will feature a three-tier bowl which, along with the concourse areas, will be constructed in concrete. A steel roof clad on the underside extends inwards from the edge of the seating bowl. The pitch is lowered by approximately 5m compared to the existing level, to limit the overall height of the stadium and create space for the additional crowd capacity. 17

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Cockburn Regional Physical Activity & Education Centre State-of-the-art facilities for the whole community

LOCATION The City of Cockburn is partnering with We are providing mechanical services Perth, Australia the Fremantle Dockers AFL Football engineering for the project, with the

CLIENT Club and Curtin University to deliver an original design including a central City of Cockburn AUS$109m, world-class sporting centre, chilled and heating water system, linked to deep aquifer geothermal to provide ARCHITECT the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Sandover Pinder, dwp|suters Western Australia. Facilities will include environmentally friendly heating for the outdoor and indoor pools, water slides and pools. In such a large, mixed-use centre, it HOME OF is crucial that all mechanical installations The Fremantle Dockers an AFL football ground, plus community operate costeffectively and efficiently meeting spaces, a six-court stadium and SERVICES whilst maintaining the comfort of the learning facilities for local sports science Mechanical services building’s users. STATUS students. The site is set to be the new Our approach has been to collaborate Completed in 2017 home for the Fremantle Dockers AFL team. closely with all stakeholders in the large design team and diverse client user groups. The client’s challenge was to create a To achieve this, we have held a number landmark building that offers state-of- of workshops tackling some of the more the-art facilities to the community with design-intensive elements of the building’s minimal environmental impact. mechanical services. 19

LOCATION The Meridian Centre is a new sports and Meridian St Catharines, Canada entertainment facility for the Ontario CLIENT City of St Catharines and home to the Ball Construction and Rankin Niagara IceDogs ice hockey team. It was Centre Construction designed and built by the Ball-Rankin ARCHITECT construction team, which included WSP Architecture49 and Architecture 49. The facility, part of An icy triumph a wider revitalisation of downtown St CAPACITY Catharines, includes a U-shaped bowl with 5,000 for downtown over 5,000 fixed seats and a threelevel HOME OF scheme with event, concourse and suite Revitalization Niagara IceDogs ice hockey team levels. SERVICES Structural, building services

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Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center A new state-of-the-art athletic complex overlooking Lake Michigan

LOCATION The multipurpose Ryan Fieldhouse Evanston, IL, USA and Walter Athletics Center, a

ARCHITECT 420,000-square-foot building in Evanston, Perkins + Will, HOK Illinois, will serve as the practice facility for the Northwestern University’s football, HOME OF Northwestern University Wildcats basketball and soccer teams. It houses a full-sized football practice field, two sports SERVICES performance facilities, three basketball Structural Engineering courts, locker rooms and offices for the STATUS university athletic department. Completed in 2017 WSP worked with Perkins + Will, the lead architect, to provide structural engineering design services on behalf of Northwestern University. WSP delivered an efficient and unique design that met the aesthetic goals and requirements of the architect. We provided a lot of coordination services and assisted the rest of the design and construction team to meet the very fast construction schedule. The $180 million project uses a dozen 21

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246-foot-long box tube arches over the place and connected to the rafters. The football field created the opportunity field to create a functional and beautiful sequence to install the arches required six to install the two basketball courts and space. The lakeside face of the football field sequences and took an entire day—and other recreational athletic facilities in the has a 42-foot wall of glass laterally braced had to be carefully coordinated with the basement. back to the arches and kinked arm braces prevailing winds off the lake. There was extensive collaboration supporting the edge of the roof.The tall Efficiently designing and constructing between WSP and the architect on the glass walls provide an amazing view of long-span structures demanded some fully exposed roof connections to achieve the lakefront from inside the building and creative solutions. The field was raised off the aesthetic requirements set by the show off the facilities from the outside. the ground floor to allow space between architect and the owner. We worked Each of the box tube arches is formed the beach and the building face for vehicle very closely with the steel fabricator and from 20-by-36-inch curved box tubes of traffic. This required the north side of the connection engineer to optimize and varying wall thicknesses. The profiles of arch to be supported on a cantilevered simplify the roof beam connections and the arches were carefully planned to fit the support beam. arch connections. sports requirements and stay within the We had a very small site for what the The building was honoured by the strict roof height requirements of the City program demanded, and that required us Structural Engineer Association of Illinois of Evanston. to elevate the football field to the second with a 2018 Structural Engineering The arch erection involved a complex floor of the complex, then cantilever the Award, winning the Best Project Award process that began with the prefabrication support for the north side of the field. for a project valued over $150 million. of two parallel segments of the six arches We also had to do it within a very fast The building’s seawall, designed by installed into the building. The horizontal construction schedule to provide early the SmithGroup JJR, won a Concrete beams segments were then lifted into occupancy of the football field. The raised International Decorative Concrete Award. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Centre A green swimming centre nestled in the ground

LOCATION The Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Toronto, Canada Centre and Field House on the University of Toronto’s Scarborough CLIENT PCL Constructors Canada Inc. Campus was a key venue for the 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, with a ARCHITECT 6000-capacity main competition pool. Norr The complex includes two 10-lane, 52m CAPACITY international competition pools and a 6,000 5.5m-deep diving tank, plus an indoor SERVICES recreational track, fitness facilities and a Structural, green building and field house for training and competition. energy services, building envelope The complex will now serve as a national consulting high-performance aquatics and athletics STATUS facility and will house the Canadian Sport Completed in 2014 Institute of Ontario (CSIO), a world- leading sports research facility. We provided structural engineering services, green building and energy services, and building envelope design and construction review for the project. The building is depressed approximately eight metres into the ground, enabling its high volume spaces to be accommodated without overpowering the surrounding area. The foundations are made from cast-in-place concrete with a structural steel superstructure. Long span roofs are framed with structural steel trusses and beams, and the floors with concrete on steel deck, supported by composite steel beams. The competition and training pools are prefabricated. Using energy modelling and design feedback, we helped the project’s sponsors achieve an ambitious energy target. Green roofs cover around 60% of the structure’s roof area. We also carried out daylight simulation to support strategies for controlling glare within the competition spaces. 23

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World-class Experiences

Good design is the first step in giving fans and athletes the time of their lives.

Sports events are special. They are times of excitement and tension, highs and lows, moments that make and break careers and are retold for generations. The buildings where they happen are special too. Giving spectators and players outstanding experiences depends on inspiring, comfortable and reliable structures. At WSP, we know that the venue and the action are intimately entwined. We are experts in creating sports facilities that deliver every time, whether we’re enhancing views of the pitch, using specialist lighting to impress the crowds or engineering retractable roofs that let play continue whatever the weather. So when that goal is scored, or finishing line reached, everyone can be in on the action. 25

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Yas Bay and Yas Arena A waterfront destination and a multipurpose venue

LOCATION Yas Bay is a new waterfront destination Yas Island, Abu Dhabi development located on the southern

CLIENT part of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It will MIRAL be one the UAE’s most iconic and vibrant waterfront destinations offering a broad ARCHITECT HOK, HKS, Pascall+Watson array of entertainment options including restaurants, hotels and a state-of-the-art SERVICES multipurpose arena. The destination will Multidisciplinary engineering include a waterfront promenade and a pier services with more than 50 cafés and restaurants, STATUS 20 retail outlets, a cinema, a beach club, Ongoing and two hotels. Yas Bay will also include Abu Dhabi’s first multipurpose arena designed to expand from an intimate 500-seat theatre to an 18,000-spectator venue. This will enable hosting of diverse sports and entertainment events and will position Yas Arena as one of the most adaptable arenas in the world. Additional retail space near the arena stretching down the promenade will enable a vibrant atmosphere throughout the year. WSP’s role as Design Lead Consultant includes all architectural and engineering services, most of which are provided through WSP’s local offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. WSP and its partners are providing a total of 21 technical engineering services, working in partnership with international architects HOK (arena) and HKS (hotel), as well as local Architects of Record, Pascall+Watson. WSP will also be the Supervisory Consultant during the construction phase. 27 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre Shielding spectators from the Arabian climate with a spectacular roof

LOCATION Al Shaqab, Qatar Foundation’s equestrian entity shielding the activities below Doha, Qatar complex in Doha, is the region’s leading from the harsh Arabian climate. We

CLIENT equine education resource centre. We completed the design in just six months, Qatar Foundation provided civil and structural engineering, a challenging time-scale dictated by building services and infrastructure ARCHITECT the need to be ready for the 2006 Asian Leigh & Orange Architects design for the award-winning project, Games. which includes a performance arena, SERVICES equestrian club, riding school, mosque, The roof profile is curved in two Structural, civil, building services, museum, veterinary hospital, stable directions, with clear spans of up to 120 infrastructure design facilities and Royal accommodation. The metres, and supported on steel trusses STATUS centrepiece of the 980,000m2 complex of triangular cross section. As it has no Completed in 2006 is the International Equestrian Arena, a movement joints, our engineers had to find combined indoor and outdoor competition a way to reduce the locked-in forces caused facility capable of hosting Olympic- by the large temperature range. We also standard events. carried out a wind tunnel aerodynamic We delivered the structural design for stability study to minimise vibration risk. the internal arena’s clam-shaped steel In addition, the roof supports the high- roof. Our visually strong and simple intensity performance lighting within the solution provides a clear expression of the envelope instead of conventional high- 350m-long roof as an all-encompassing mast configuration. 29

Hong Kong Jockey Club An enhanced experience for race-goers

LOCATION Founded in 1884, the Hong Kong Jockey arrangement to provide the engineering Hong Kong Club is one of the oldest institutions design of the building services. This

CLIENT in Hong Kong. It recently upgraded included surveying the condition of The Hong Kong Jockey Club the grandstand facilities of its two the MEP infrastructure, modernising the lifts, upgrading the air conditioning ARCHITECT racecourses, Happy Valley and Shatin, to Aedas create more interactive, brighter and more infrastructure, implementing fire safety stylish facilities for the punters. These improvements and developing energy SERVICES management and sustainability design Building services included modernised public and members initiatives. In addition we introduced a betting halls, new coffee shops and private STATUS Horse Trakus system. This offers a tracking boxes. The air-conditioning was also Completed in 2014 system which determines the exact upgraded at both racecourses. location of each horse throughout a race to We were employed in a partnership improve the race viewing experience. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Trailblazing lighting design to boost flexibility, performance and fun

LOCATION Atlanta, USA

CLIENT Arthur M Blank Group Sports and Entertainment Group

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CAPACITY 70,000

HOME OF Atlanta Falcons American Football team

SERVICES Building services, specialist lighting design, sustainable design consultancy

STATUS Completed in 2017

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the new Georgia home of the Atlanta Falcons American football team and Atlanta United soccer club. The multipurpose stadium has an eight-panel retractable roof, resembling a camera oculus, responding to the Atlanta Falcons’ desire to play outdoors except in the most extreme weather. The stadium was built with an eye to hosting a future Super Bowl and seats around 70,000 people, with 180 luxury suites and 7,500 club seats. 31

Our team provided building services, including for sports lighting, an unusual specialist lighting design and step for a facility of this size. This sustainability consultancy. Our goal was gives the owners ultimate flexibility, to create a reliable and efficient building, while significantly cutting energy and maximising the fan experience and maintenance costs. Other innovations highlighting the unique architecture of include the use of light fittings as this signature building for Atlanta. We wayfinding devices for fans and colour- also supported the client’s target of a changing LEDs to illuminate the building’s LEED Platinum rating, with sustainable façade. We have also been exploring the features including high-efficiency use of different light qualities for locker water fixtures that cut sanitary water rooms, to help players achieve peak consumption by 40%. performance for the game and enjoy a relaxing post-match atmosphere. The stadium mostly uses LED lighting, Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Basra Sports City Olympic calibre facilities for Iraq’s second city

LOCATION We provided MEP engineering, fire The main stadium was built to Basra, Iraq protection and full lighting design services International Building Code and FIFA

CLIENT for Basra Sports City, which hosted the Standards. In addition to its 65,000 Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports Gulf Games in 2013. The project was split seats, the complex features a range of into two phases, with phase 1 covering suites, VIP lounges and restaurants, ARCHITECT the 65,000-seat main stadium, a 10,000- facilities for spectators, athletes and HOK seat practice stadium, four practice fields, employees, and building operation CAPACITY athlete housing, a VIP guesthouse, fire facilities, covering security, housekeeping, 65,000 station and surface parking. maintenance and trash management. SERVICES Phase 2 consists of around 20 new It also has underground parking and a Building services, sports lighting tunnel connecting the main stadium to the design, fire protection sporting venues in separate buildings. When complete, the governmentbacked practice stadium. STATUS project will be akin to an Olympic venue. Completed in 2012 33

Al-Mina’a Stadium Bringing a stadium to life with specialist lighting

LOCATION The Al-Mina’a Stadium project in Basra Basra, Iraq includes a 30,000-seat soccer stadium, two

CLIENT 1,000-seat training fields, VIP lounges, a Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports press box, ticket buildings, restaurants, concession areas, guard houses and offices. ARCHITECT HOK We provided MEP and fire protection

CAPACITY design services for all parts of the Al- 30,000 Mina’a Stadium. We also provided sports lighting design for the entire site including HOME OF Al-Mina’a SC the stadium and training fields and stadium façade. SERVICES Building services, sports lighting design, fire protection

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LOCATION Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara, USA CLIENT HNTB Corporation

A sustainable arena that keeps ARCHITECT fans close to the action HNTB Architecture CAPACITY 77,000

HOME OF San Francisco 49ers American Football team

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Levi’s Stadium is an open-air, The building is one of the most sustainable © Jim Simmons multipurpose venue, home to the San sporting venues in the United States, Francisco 49ers American football team. and currently the only professional The 77,000-seat facility, which opened football stadium to achieve LEED Gold on schedule in July 2014, is set up to certification. Environmentally friendly host a variety of sports, including soccer, features include a heating, ventilation wrestling and motocross, as well as and air-conditioning system that avoids concerts and conferences. Its 200 luxury CFC-based refrigerants, instead relying on suites, built across two levels, are clustered materials that minimise ozone-depleting on one side of the field, meaning fans in compounds; use of recycled water for the upper deck of normal seating can be landscape irrigation; and a solarpanelled closer to the action. roof deck that powers the stadium through We were the engineer of record for the home games. stadium, designed with a strong focus In addition to typical spectator amenities, on spectator experience and green such as clubs, restrooms and shops, the technology. Our services included MEP, stadium features day-of-game team fire protection and sports lighting, as well facilities, stadium and team administration as sustainable design. offices and related back-of-house areas. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Arthur Ashe Stadium All-weather protection for tennis stars and fans

LOCATION Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest New York, USA outdoor tennis-only venue in the world by capacity and the main stadium of the CLIENT United States Tennis Association US Open. Named after champion player Arthur Ashe, the arena has over 22,500 ARCHITECT seats, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants Rossetti and a two-level players’ lounge. It is part CAPACITY of the United States Tennis Association 22,500 (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis HOME OF Center, located in Flushing Meadows US Open Tennis Corona Park in the New York borough of SERVICES Queens. Structural engineering We were the structural engineer for the STATUS stadium, which opened in 1997 on the Stadium completed in 1997; site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. retractable roof completed in 2016 Following years of bad weather wreaking havoc with the US Open’s schedule, USTA announced plans to put a roof on the stadium as part of a $500m renovation. We have been appointed structural engineer for the new retractable roof, which will continue to allow open-air events while providing all-weather protection. The primary challenge has been to create a visually compelling structural design for the tennis world’s largest long-span retractable roof, on poor soil and within a tight budget. Our solution includes the use of just eight columns to support the lightweight fabric roof, maintaining good sightlines for spectators. 37

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Queensland Tennis Centre A world class legacy to be proud of

LOCATION Queensland Tennis Centre opened in vertical transportation, and specialist Brisbane, Australia January 2009 to provide a much-needed, sports lighting design services for the

CLIENT world-class tennis centre for Queensland. design and construction phases of the Queensland State Government It has 23 International Tennis Federation project. and Mirvac standard tennis courts including grass, Centre court is provided with a clay and hard court surfaces and a 5,500- ARCHITECT translucent, glass fibre, lightweight fabric seat covered centre court, named the Populous roof that is open at the perimeters to allow Pat Rafter Arena. In addition there are CAPACITY cross ventilation. We also helped with corporate suites, function venues and all 5,500 centre court comfort modelling of conditions within the public and player facilities required to the seating bowl and centre court to SERVICES host an international tennis tournament. Building services, fire protection, allow the architects to fine-tune their roof vertical transportation, sports We provided mechanical, electrical, fire, design. lighting

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Avaya Stadium New status for soccer in a magnificent stadium

LOCATION The Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California, in the US to new heights. San Jose, USA is the brand new home of Major League We provided complete MEP systems CLIENT Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes. The and lighting design for the 18,000-seat City of San Jose specialist soccer stadium is located on a stadium, which benefits from a lighted ARCHITECT site to the west of San Jose International playing field and two-sided video display HOK Airport and forms part of a mixed scoreboard. In addition, our building residential, retail, R&D and hotel CAPACITY systems design covers all spaces for 18,000 development. The venue’s steeply raked teams, officials and spectators on game seating is designed to deliver the best day, including team locker and training HOME OF experience for spectators. And with fans Major League Soccer’s San Jose facilities, press and broadcast facilities, Earthquakes flooding in, the new facility looks set to administrative and ticket offices, propel a sport rapidly gaining popularity concessions and spectator amenities. SERVICES Building services, lighting design, fire protection, technology systems and commissioning

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Flexibility and Innovation

Successful arenas juggle many roles without losing their distinctive character.

From hosting world-class tournaments and international concerts to training sessions and corporate away days, handling the competing needs of diverse events is par for the course for most sports venues. Ensuring such large spaces are used to the full, best serves the public – and makes good business sense. But being the go-to place for a wide array of users is not easy. A multiuse facility must effortlessly adapt to its different roles, whatever the site’s constraints. And it must do so without diluting the unique atmosphere that inspires all who visit. We are experts in creating integrated, mixed-use spaces that combine commercial viability with stunning structures. Using cutting-edge technology and imagination we find ways around even the toughest engineering challenges. We also have a track record in innovative and cost-effective adaption of existing facilities, because sports venues must keep up with a changing world. 41

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LOCATION Tele2 Arena Stockholm, Sweden CLIENT City of Stockholm via subsidiary, Ingenious steelwork SGA Fastigheter AB ARCHITECT conquers a challenging site White Arkitekter, Arup Sport

CAPACITY 40,000

SERVICES Project management, structural, precast, building services, geotechnical, fire and risk, traffic, sustainability consultancy

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The 40,000-capacity Tele2 Arena is a contributed significantly to the venue’s Due to space and height limitations, the world-class entertainment centre in rapid construction and successful stadium has an asymmetric design, with Stockholm. The complex includes a completion, while Building Information a north stand that is taller and wider than football stadium with retractable roof Modelling (BIM) helped coordinate design the south stand. This prevented us from and facilities for other sports, concerts, work and boost cooperation between the standardising the steel structure on the conferences and exhibitions, plus an many consultants involved. upper levels, meaning every element had entertainment area with bars, restaurants, to be individually designed. mini golf and more. An initial challenge was to fit a stadium of this size into a narrow, irregularly shaped The height differences also challenged We played a central role in this site, hemmed in by a major road, railway designers of the vast sliding roof. Their development, providing project sidings and large hotel. The finished arena solution was to span the roof space with management, structural analysis and two huge primary trusses, supported preconstruction technical studies, among is actually larger than the site’s footprint, on pylons. The retractable roof runs on other services. We also produced the the floor space growing as the structure wheels on rails along these trusses, which basic design for the whole structure and rises from its foundations and inclines also support lattice girders holding up the detailed design for the steel roof and outwards. With no room to store building surrounding fixed roof. façade, generating tens of thousands of materials, steel and concrete elements drawings for the steelwork and precast had to be positioned as soon as they were Tele2 Arena was named Venue of the Year concrete. The accuracy of our work delivered, increasing logistical pressure. at the Stadium Business Awards 2014. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Craven Cottage New Riverside Stand for Fulham Football Club

LOCATION Craven Cottage has been the home of London, UK Fulham FC for over 100 years, and for the past twenty, WSP has been providing the CLIENT Fulham FC club with engineering advice. In 2013, we helped them gain planning permission for ARCHITECT the replacement of their Riverside Stand; Populos but when the club was sold, the project CAPACITY was shelved. The new owner appointed Riverside stand – 9,000; Populous, the architects who designed total – 30,000 their stadium, to revive the scheme. We HOME OF were delighted to be appointed in the Fulham FC summer of 2017 to provide all engineering SERVICES services for the new, re-imagined Structural, geotechnical, Riverside Stand. These include structural, building services, façade and geotechnical, building services, façade and fire engineering, environmental, fire engineering, environmental, security, security, transport planning transport planning and acoustics. and acoustics

STATUS For Fulham FC, the new stand is a chance Ongoing not only to enhance the experience for its supporters but also to contribute to and interact with the Thames riverside. 45

The club is very proud of its attractive roof adds a landmark element to the affect the wind environment for the local location on the banks of a stretch of project. sailing clubs. We also had to prepare an energy statement for the development, the River Thames popular for walking, The riverside location creates the greatest demonstrating that it would meet very sailing and rowing, with nearby parks engineering challenges on this project. stringent targets for energy use and and leafy residential development. One These started with the planning process carbon emissions. problem with the existing stand is that and preparing the environmental it interrupts the Thames Path. With the statement which formed part of the The greatest structural challenge relates new stand, we are creating a walkway application. This involved tree surveys, to the constraints of the site, which the alongside the river, and the stand itself consideration of the impact of the new stand hemmed in by the river, the will contain restaurants, cafes, bars, development on fish and other marine field of play and the two adjacent existing corporate hospitality suites and event life and ensuring that nocturnal species stands. Despite the challenging site we space, all accessible to the public. There such as bats would not be disturbed by the have attempted to make the structure as will also be serviced apartments. Capacity stadium lights. While moving the river simple as possible for efficiency and to aid of the stand will be doubled to just under wall further out, we have minimised the construction. As usual, we have developed 9,000, bringing the total ground capacity amount of construction in the river. The a detailed model of the structure and to nearly 30,000. walkway is supported on piles, and we MEP that describes every element at the The Riverside Stand’s architecture reflects had to conduct studies to understand the right size, coordinated with all the other its riverfront heritage using aspects of impact of this on the water flow to ensure engineering disciplines as well as the boathouse design that are synonymous it didn’t upset fish spawning. We carried architecture. with development along this section of the out wind tunnel testing to demonstrate river, while on the pitch side the sweeping that the new stand wouldn’t adversely Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Diocesan School for Girls Aquatic Centre Two pools in one for mixedability students

LOCATION The Diocesan School for Girls Aquatic blanket when the pool is not in use. Auckland, New Zealand Centre is the first school facility in New We provided an integrated design CLIENT Zealand to feature a pool with a movable service to the project, including Diocesan School for Girls floor. The cutting-edge centre houses a mechanical, electrical, hydraulic services, ARCHITECT new swimming complex with two indoor communications, vertical transportation, Upton Architects, McIldowie pools, a classroom, gym, offices and fire protection and pool water treatment. Partners amenities, across three levels. The project incorporates significant CAPACITY The main swimming pool can be lowered sustainable design features, such as heat 5,500 centre court to a depth of 2m for sports such as water recovery systems, a rainwater storage tank SERVICES polo, and raised for learn-to-swim classes. and intelligent ventilation for the pool Building services, vertical The floor also acts as an efficient insulation hall. transportation, fire protection, pool water treatment services

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Salt River Fields at Talking Stick A Native American home for major league baseball

LOCATION Set on 140 acres of Native American resort top-of-the-line facilities for players and Arizona, USA land, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is fans alike. CLIENT the spring training home for the Arizona We provided MEP and specialist Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies environmental design consultancy for the Community baseball teams. The complex houses an project, plus a master plan for the site’s ARCHITECT 11,000-seat stadium, which includes lighting design. Our goal was to maintain HKS team locker rooms and two club houses, a strong community identity throughout CAPACITY plus other facilities required for the dual the complex while meeting the training 11,000 training needs of two Major League requirements of two professional baseball Baseball teams. HOME OF clubs. Arizona Diamondbacks and The site also has two observation towers The project is located in the Salt River Colorado Rockies with observation deck, concessions, Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, near SERVICES novelty stands and restrooms at Minor Scottsdale, Arizona. It is LEED Gold Building services, environmental League Cloverleaf Fields, and provides Certified. consultancy, sports lighting

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The Montreal Tower Repurposing a Montreal symbol and the world’s tallest inclined tower

LOCATION The Parc Olympique, one of Montreal’s offer them an innovative and stimulating Montreal, Quebec, Canada symbols, was built in 1976. This urban workplace. They have picked the Montreal Tower due to its location, access to public CLIENT complex, designed by architect Roger Parc olympique Taillibert, includes a large esplanade, a transport, including two metro stations, sport centre, a 56,000-seat stadium, as and a range of services for employees. ARCHITECT well as a 175-metre-tall and 45-degree Provencher_Roy As the tower floors were initially meant to angled tower called the Montreal Tower. SERVICES house sport gyms, massive concrete panels The Tower was completed in 1987, were installed along the outside of the Structural Engineering, Envelope becoming the world’s tallest inclined Assessment, 3D Scanning and tower structure during construction, only Modelling tower. allowing for smaller windows at the top of

STATUS The space inside it was originally meant each floor to provide natural lighting that To be completed in 2018 to be used by various sports federations would allow practicing different sports as training gyms for their athletes. without the blinding effects of excessive Unfortunately, this idea never materialized sun glare. and the tower was left vacant for about 30 As modern office spaces are usually years. flooded with natural light, replacing the The tower’s height is equivalent to a concrete panels with a glass curtain wall 50-story building and, as one of its main was the logical choice. The regeneration of functions, holds up the stadium’s roof with the space would also involve a thorough suspension cables. Located in Montreal’s update of all electrical and mechanical east-end borough and currently one of the systems while the interior would require city’s main attractions, the Tower’s curved a complete overhaul including the entry back has a funicular bringing visitors to hall, new elevators and other facilities. an observation deck situated atop the But that wasn’t all – the tower’s 1.2-metre structure that offers views on the city thick concrete shell would require and Mont-Royal mountain. At the tower’s examining to assess how permeable it was base, sits the largest aquatic centre in to humidity and cold, and how it would Canada, Centre sportif du Parc Olympique, interact with a fitted-out and fully air- featuring seven swimming pools, as conditioned interior. well as sports halls and training gyms. The sports centre is also the home of the WSP’s building science experts came Institut national du sport du Québec. to the rescue, conducting detailed assessments to determine the need for The Olympic Installation Board (La Régie additional insulation for the concrete des installations olympiques), the agency walls and for treatment of the external that oversees operations and maintenance membrane. This was needed to ensure of this large urban park, has repeatedly that once the building was up and tried, during the last few decades, to find a running there would be no consequences new purpose for the tower’s vacant space. on the tower’s envelope and interior. When Mouvement Desjardins, the The assessment was done by taking leading financial cooperative group in concrete samples from various parts Canada, showed interest to occupy nearly of the structure and studying their 80% of the available space, the Olympic characteristics. Installation Board decided to upgrade the Over several years, WSP has worked interior of the tower in addition to the on various projects at the stadium and, already planned repairs of its envelope. as a result, our engineers have become Desjardins had been looking for a space well-acquainted with the stadium and the to bring together their online services tower’s complex and unusual structure. employees spread over three sites and Our team was selected to provide 49

structural engineering on the project as station roof, which functioned without slab extensions for each floor, which well as the 3D scanning and creation of a disruption during the whole construction turned out to be quite a task due to the complex model of the tower using Revit. process. building’s complex angles and the different The first task for our engineers was to Removing massive concrete panels dimensions and form of each slab. A 3D figure out how to install two enormous was one of the most difficult steps of BIM model was used to make calculations cranes needed for the construction. the project. Due to the tower’s complex and design a secondary steel structure to At more than 200 metres, the main geometry, curved both vertically and support the curtain wall as well as for the crane “The Giraffe” is one of the tallest horizontally, all panels had different construction of slab extensions. Once the tower cranes ever used in Canada. Two shapes and weighed up to five tons design was completed, our team closely additional cranes were used to put each. Tests were undertaken to better monitored the construction process. together this giant. understand how it could be done, Project deadlines were also quite considering the sensitive positioning of “The Giraffe” needed to be close enough to the panels, some of which were situated stringent: our work on the project started the tower but, at the same time, remain at above the sports centre while others sat in the spring of 2015 and finished in a safe distance from the top of the inclined above the stadium roof. The results of the November 2017. The result, however, is tower and the cables supporting the roof. tests were used to guide and support the impressive. The new facade complements As a result, it was installed within the contractor. and enhances the existing iconic stadium which meant piercing through architecture while letting loads of natural the existing stadium roof made of a metal Replacing the concrete panels with a light inside the new office space. On the structure, a flexible roof fabric, and two glass curtain wall while retaining the outside, depending on the time of the day floor slabs. The crane was installed on a same curved form would have been very concrete base anchored in bedrock. Two costly and, in the long run, would imply and weather, the new facade either reflects bracing beams attached the crane to the a significant risk in terms of potential the sky or exposes the tower’s complex stadium’s base with two more connecting problems with weather tightness of the structural elements. it with the tower near its top to ensure facade. Consequently, the decision was The tower revitalization project will bring stability. made to eliminate the horizontal curve more than 1,000 employees to the area on of the tower to simplify the new facade, The other smaller crane was installed a daily basis, potentially enhancing the while respecting the original architecture. on the back of the tower sitting atop the vibrancy and the local economy of the inclined surface of the lower funicular Our structural engineers designed neighbourhood. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Boosting control and efficiency with intelligent ICT

LOCATION Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is one of fire detection – onto a common Internet Port Elizabeth, South Africa three coastal stadia built for the 2010 Protocol (IP) platform. The magnitude of

CLIENT FIFA World Cup. The 46,000-seat stadium the ICT installation matched the design Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan hosted eight World Cup matches, was a ambition, from the 16km of fibre cabling to Municipality venue for the 2013 African Cup of Nations the 55m2 LED video walls. and regularly hosts largescale rugby union ARCHITECT A human machine interface (HMI) and soccer games. It has also been used Gerkan, Marg and Partners, provides a userfriendly, intuitive tool for as a concert venue. The facility has 49 Architectural Design Associates, the stadium operator to keep tabs on all Dominic Bonnesse Architects hospitality suites, two business lounges aspects of the venue, from the switching and gym, as well as lecture, function and CAPACITY on of lights to the opening of doors. We conference rooms. 46,000 believe such a highlevel monitoring and SERVICES We provided all mechanical services and control system provides a significant boost Building services, ICT, audio-visual electronics installations for the stadium, to operational performance, safety and

STATUS pioneering a cuttingedge information and efficiency in a venue of such magnitude. Completed in 2009 communication technologies (ICT) system Intelligent ICT installation brings other that integrates a wide range of services benefits too, including opportunities – from closed circuit television and access for additional revenue streams such as control to air conditioning, plumbing and advertising on TV screens and video walls. 51

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Lucas Oil Stadium A moveable wall and retractable roof for maximum flexibility

LOCATION Lucas Oil Stadium is a multipurpose Designed by HKS, the stadium Indianapolis, USA stadium in downtown Indianapolis and incorporates brick, steel and glass. In

CLIENT home to the Indianapolis Colts American addition to the retractable roof, it features Indiana Stadium and Convention football team. It is no stranger to major a moveable north wall system and hinged Building Authority competitions, as host of the 2012 Super tall entrance doors at all four main

ARCHITECT Bowl and annual National College Athletic entry points, enhancing flexibility and HKS Association’s Final Four basketball functionality. tournaments. It is also the venue for CAPACITY We were initially appointed to provide 70,000 two highprofile US music competitions, unit concept engineering for the project the Bands of America Grand National feasibility study, used to secure legislative HOME OF Championships and the Drum Corps Indianapolis Colts American approval. Our brief was then extended International Championships. The building football team to cover MEP, fire protection and sports can also be configured for conventions, lighting design services. We used SERVICES exhibitions, fairs and concerts. Building services, sports lighting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design, fire protection, CFD The nine-storey, state-of-the-art stadium modelling to analyse air flows in the

STATUS features a fully retractable roof with stadium seating bowl and optimise our air- Completed in 2008 seating for up to 63,000 spectators, system design, so as to provide maximum expandable to over 70,000 for large events comfort for spectators. All designs were such as the Super Bowl. It also has 150 required to meet stringent industry luxury suites. standards for television broadcast. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Kennedy Town Swimming Pool, Phase II More pools with a view on Hong Kong Island

LOCATION Kennedy Town Swimming Pool is a local Hong Kong landmark overlooking the Hong Kong’s

CLIENT Victoria Harbour. The first phase of the MTR Corporation Ltd pool, with two outdoor pools, opened in the summer of 2011. Phase II will add two ARCHITECT TFP Farrells indoor pools and two indoor Jacuzzis.

SERVICES Structured into a triangular space-shuttle- Civil, structural, building services like shape with steel roof and metal cladding, the new swimming complex has STATUS Completed in 2017 been strategically designed in a low rise complex to complement the views of the harbour whilst minimising obstruction to neighbouring residential buildings. We are providing civil and structural engineering and building services design for Phase II of the pool. The pools are spanned by a column- free roof of lightweight PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) synthetic sheets. Our civil and structural design scope is to review, modify and enhance the steel roof design for mounting the PTFE panels, and to meet the new user requirement of fire resistance protection. In addition we are modifying the foundation design of the swimming pool and rationalising the civil works interface so that its construction is not affected by the current West Island Line tunnelling works. The scope of our MEP design is to modify the swimming pool filtration plant to meet the updated code of practice and optimise the maintenance space inside the plant rooms; to review and modify the fire services design so that it meets the prevailing buildings’ fire safety requirements; and to enhance the MEP designs to suit the unique needs of the venue management and maintenance teams. 53 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Kai Tak Sports Park A multipurpose sports complex for major events and the local community

LOCATION The Kai Tak Sports Park will be the to contain possible noise nuisance from Hong Kong largest sports complex in Hong Kong and events such as large-scale concerts. will include a stadium, a public sports CLIENT The public sports ground will include ground, an indoor sports centre, a park HKSAR Government permanent seating for 5,000 spectators and residential, office and retail space. ARCHITECT This complex development will sit on a and it will be a venue for public jogging, Leigh & Orange Ltd. 320-hectar site fronting Victoria Harbour athletics training and matches, football CAPACITY in Hong Kong that used to be home of the and rugby matches as well as a warm-up 50,000 Kai Tak airport. The vision for the project venue for major sports events taking place SERVICES is to create a sports and recreation hub at the main stadium. Structural, geotechnical, civil, with rich touristic and entertainment The indoor sports centre will have two building services and fire offering that won’t be used exclusively engineering, environmental parts: a main arena with permanent and sustainability, traffic for major events but will be open for use seating for 4,000 spectators and a to the local community. This is one of the planning, project management secondary arena with seating for 400 most important government investments spectators and will accommodate sports STATUS in sports infrastructure in the last few Ongoing such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, decades. table tennis and wushu. WSP is providing structural, building services and fire engineering, The park will feature spaces suitable for environmental and sustainability use by people of all ages, such as children’s consultancy, project management and play areas, tai chi areas and fitness traffic planning services. stations. The central feature of the sports park is The complex will also include at least a 50,000 seat-stadium with a retractable 10,000 sq.m of office space and at least roof that will allow the hosting of major 31,500 sq.m commercial space that will be international sports and cultural events to able to accommodate retail and food and be held under all weather conditions, and beverage outlets. 55

Movistar Arena Turning a 45-year old venue into a modern multipurpose arena

LOCATION WSP carried out the technical project Service areas, such as restrooms (with Bogotá, Colombia management, programming, budgetary over 46 spaces for this purpose), offices, control, planning, procedures before lounges (5 multiple areas) and other areas CLIENT Colombiana de Escenarios SAS authorities, BIM modeling and technical for stands, food, beverage and private evaluation of the structural designs for events were fully redesigned. ARCHITECT renovation of the Movistar Arena in Contexto Urbano Furthermore, to ensure a smooth and Bogotá, Colombia. secure flow for each of the events, CAPACITY 14,000 The scope of Movistar Arena’s circulation areas with over 6,100 square architectural and technological renovation meters for entrance and exit, corridors, SERVICES includes 70% of the old Coliseum Cubierto access points, waiting areas and exclusive Project management, building information modeling, structural El Campín, built in 1973. With over 500 rows for each sector of the arena have engineering square meters, the site offers support areas, been modernized in innovative ways. such as backstage, warehouses, control STATUS As part of the urban intervention, over Completed in 2018 and changing rooms, among others. It is 13,000 square meters of existing gardens expected to host 14,000 spectators per and plazas were renovated to improve event and can offer a wide variety of sport, audience accessibility conditions and cultural and artistic performances. characteristics. The goal was to amplify the The building offers VIP rooms, 21 suites, area development and to reclaim the public 20 boxes, 1 party suite, restaurants and space. a building with over 300 parking lots to provide a new experience to the people of Bogotá. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

LOCATION Perth Arena Perth, Australia CLIENT WA Department of Housing & Adaptable air-conditioning Works ARCHITECT puts the wind behind a major ARM Architecture, RTKL, Cameron Chisholm Nicol regeneration scheme CAPACITY 15,000 seats

SERVICES Mechanical, electrical and fire protection services, specialist environmental design, specialist lighting design

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Perth Arena is an entertainment and functional brief aiming to maximise the sporting venue in the heart of Western facility’s commercial potential while Australia’s city of Perth, designed to hold minimising environmental impact. We up to 15,000 people. With its geometric met this challenge with a flexible design, architecture, the landmark building is the incorporating a variety of air-conditioning first stage of a major urban regeneration solutions that deliver considerable savings programme. The venue has a retractable in both energy and operating costs. When roof and supporting facilities including fully occupied, the arena is cooled with VIP boxes, multipurpose event rooms, displacement ventilation, supplied through refreshment outlets and a 700-space the tiered seating stands. The public basement car park. circulation area surrounding the stadium is treated with natural ventilation but can We provided mechanical, electrical and operate in mixed-mode if needed. fire protection services engineering, along The result is a commercially viable with specialist sustainability and lighting stadium with a high level of adaptability, consultancy for the arena, first assisting capable of hosting large-scale live events, the architectural consortium win the from international concerts and dance design competition and then working on spectaculars to World BMX, netball and the concept and detailed design. basketball championships and major Although the architectural vision was tennis tournaments, including the Davis bold, it responded to an ambitious and Cup. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Pace and Efficiency

A spectacular finish starts with pragmatic design.

Deadlines are deadlines in the fast-paced world of international sports. No matter what challenges the construction process throws up, opening matches don’t wait. But the need for efficiency doesn’t stop when the season begins. Even the most impressive structures must operate cost-effectively and energyefficiently to ensure commercial viability and a sustainable legacy for future generations. With a calm, creative and high-tech approach, we make sure tight construction timelines are met with the minimum fuss. And we deliver high-quality buildings that continue to save money, energy and time without sacrificing spectator experience, whether through cutting-edge ICT or innovative green solutions. 59

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LOCATION Videotron Quebec, Canada CLIENT City of Quebec

Centre ARCHITECT ABCP and GLCRM Architects and An iconic amphitheatre Populous CAPACITY delivered on time and 18,000 SERVICE Project management budget STATUS Completed in 2015 61

Quebec’s long-awaited amphitheatre work of the construction manager. opened in September 2015 after a three- Site coordination was a complex task on a year building process hailed as a model project of this scale, and required frequent of cost-effective, efficient construction. meetings, efficient communication and The multipurpose arena, which can seat precise day-to-day collaboration. A key more than 18,000 people, is set up to challenge was ensuring that all 500 accommodate hockey and basketball workers working daily on site were able games and to host cultural events of to perform their jobs efficiently, without international scale. posing any risk to each other. We served as project manager throughout In the final months of construction, the the process, playing a key role in team horeographed a ballet of cranes and delivering this ambitious scheme on bucket trucks to enable installation of time and budget. Our work included the communications, audio-visual and preparation of a realistic budget and work staging equipment as the mechanical and schedule, management plans for all aspects electrical facilities were being brought into on that massive undertaking as well as service. These efforts allowed the facility’s directing and supervising the professional inaugural show to go ahead on September and engineering teams, and overseeing the 12, 2015–as planned five years earlier. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Barclays Center Bringing energy-efficient design to the heart of Brooklyn’s revamp

LOCATION New York, USA

CLIENT Brooklyn Events Center, LLC

ARCHITECT Ellerbe Beckett/AECOM

CAPACITY 19,000

HOME OF Brooklyn Nets Baseball team

SERVICES Building services, lighting design, specialist environmental design, commissioning and security

STATUS Completed in 2012

The Barclays Center is a 19,000-seat controlled ventilation allows the system arena in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. to adapt to more intimate events, thereby Home to the Brooklyn Nets basketball saving energy. team, the arena hosts professional and High efficiency gas-fired domestic water college basketball games, concerts, fine heaters supply the whole arena including arts performances, circuses, hockey showers, kitchens and hydrotherapy tournaments, graduation ceremonies, trade equipment. Hot water is delivered via a shows and other events. The project is the centralised system to ensure availability at centrepiece of the Pacific Park mixed-use all times. Lowflow plumbing and waterless complex, a development at the forefront of systems conserve water in restrooms, Brooklyn’s revitalisation. while two underground storage tanks We provided MEP, lighting design, collect and retain storm water to control sustainable design consulting and outflow. structural steel detailing for the project, in The lighting is designed to maximise an approach that involved subcontractors audience experience while minimising in the design phase. This collaboration energy consumption. It is directly helped speed up construction through fast controlled by a building-wide resolution of buildability issues and early programmable system, capable of tailoring procurement of long-lead equipment. lighting effects and levels for a wide Our energy-efficient design includes variety of events. free cooling for the majority of the year The Barclays Center was the first provided by a 100% air-side economiser professional sports and entertainment with heat recovery systems to pre-heat venue in the New York metro area to and precool the vast amount of outside achieve LEED Silver Certification for New air required for ventilation. Demand Construction. 63

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Louis Armstrong Stadium The world’s first naturally ventilated retractable roof tennis venue

LOCATION Louis Armstrong Stadium, a new 14,069- comes when inclement weather forces New York, USA seat venue located at the National Tennis closure of the roof to eliminate game Center in Queens, New York, hosted its delays and postponement. If a stadium CLIENT United States Tennis Association first official matches at the 138th U.S. Open is simply enclosed without thought for in August 2018. The new stadium replaces passive design, it will either need air ARCHITECT the original venue named in honour of conditioning or conditions will become ROSSETTI the legendary jazz musician, which hosted intolerable inside the structure. One HOME OF tournament matches from 1978 until its of USTA’s priorities was that the new US Open Tennis Championships demolition in 2016. stadium maintains an outdoor feel, even SERVICES when the roof was closed. MEP engineering, fire protection, ROSSETTI as the design architect, natural ventilation together with the United States Tennis Once a stadium roof is closed, the amount Association (USTA), selected WSP of airflow into the stadium is limited and STATUS to provide the mechanical, electrical, there is a risk of heat building up. With the Completed in 2018 plumbing (MEP) and fire protection new Louis Armstrong Stadium, we were engineering design, along with conceptual focused on making sure that wouldn’t design and analysis of the world’s first happen. naturally ventilated tennis stadium that The idea of using natural ventilation was features a retractable roof. first considered when a retractable roof When the weather is clear, Louis was built over Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it Armstrong Stadium functions as it always was determined to not be a viable option, has as an outdoor venue. The challenge given the constraints of the existing 65

building. When the decision was made the air would ultimately flow through maintain the desired temperature levels. to design and build Louis Armstrong different configurations of the stadium. It If wind speeds fall below that threshold Stadium with a retractable roof, it seemed was also critical that the air had a pathway when the roof is closed, fans will operate like the perfect opportunity. to flow through the stadium without to provide the required air movement While temperatures might not be as cool influencing conditions on the tennis court. within the stadium. as it would be with air conditioning, the The stadium seating consists of a lower WSP demonstrated how the retractable design maintains spectator expectations bowl, with an open concourse on its upper roof and the ventilation system could for an outdoor summer sporting event. level to allow breeze to pass through be used to improve game-time climate It encourages air flow throughout the from all directions. Additionally, the conditions even when games aren’t being stadium, while keeping the playing surface upper seating is built only on the east played, such as closing the roof between dry enough to continue tournament play. and west edges, with the north and sunrise and when play starts to protect Since the venue is never completely sealed south faces featuring an impressive terra the thermal mass of the stadium from the shut, the presence of outdoor conditions cotta-louvered façade. This façade has is still felt by everyone inside, and the been carefully designed to allow cross direct sun. temperature inside will usually be within ventilation of the stadium, but keep out In addition to helping strategize the a few degrees of what it is outside. most rain and direct sun. natural ventilation concept, our Built The design process began with analytical In addition, an underground air pathway Ecology team leveraged the analytical models that demonstrated how the was developed to passively cool the capability of computational fluid dynamics wind in the area around the stadium courtside seating without impacting (CFD) and bulk air flow modelling to typically behaves — such as seasonal wind gameplay. The system requires wind understand and communicate air speeds directions and wind speeds — and how speeds of at least 5-7 miles per hour to and to model human comfort expectations. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Complex geometry made simple

LOCATION The new Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Our team worked closely with the roof Abu Dhabi, UAE Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain is home to the city’s designers to ensure that all aspects of the

CLIENT football club. With room for 25,000 steel roof’s unique and complex geometry Abu Dhabi, UAE spectators over three tiers, it is a compact were coordinated and compatible, using parametric modelling to increase efficiency ARCHITECT and intimate arena, inspired by the natural Pattern landscape of Al Ain and encompassing and simplicity of fabrication through both traditional and innovative design. repetition of details and elements. CAPACITY 25,000 As well as the football stadium, the The planned opening game in January development includes a six-storey 2015 created a fixed deadline for the HOME OF commercial building and sports complex Al Ain FC stadiums completion. To fasttrack the with kids’ club. construction process, we made innovative SERVICES use of pre-cast concrete and aligned our Structural design, BIM We were commissioned by contractor BAM to review the initial design and design process with the contractor’s STATUS programme, making sure pre-cast identify areas where the client could make Completed in 2014 elements were ready at each stage. We savings. And we met this challenge head also used Building Information Modelling on, significantly reducing construction (BIM) to coordinate with the rest of the costs and building time by rationalising construction team, minimising the risk the concrete-based structure while of problems on site and completing the retaining its original shape and form. project within the tight time frame. 67

Wembley Stadium Keeping a keen eye on costs in a landmark project

LOCATION With 90,000 seats, Wembley is the second- was to gain a clear understanding of the London, UK largest stadium in Europe and serves as financial implications of design decisions England’s national stadium. It is the home CLIENT and construction delivery on potential venue of the England national football West LB future income streams. team and hosts major matches, including ARCHITECT We acted as project manager for the Foster + Partners, Populous the FA Cup Final. The stadium opened in 2007 on the site of the earlier Wembley technical review process, in which we CAPACITY Stadium, which was demolished in 2003. were supported by the architectural and 90,000 cost consultants. And we continued as the Our involvement with the project dates HOME OF Lender’s Advisor through the construction back to 2000, when we carried out due England’s national football team phase and for the first five years of diligence on behalf of the financiers. We SERVICES operation. were then appointed technical advisor, and Technical advisory services provided consultancy on detailed design During the project our work covered the STATUS development during construction and whole range of technical issues relevant Completed in 2007 commissioning. We gave advice on cost to a major stadium and landmark building, planning, civil and structural engineering from planning consents to risk analysis, and building services design and environmental assessment to safety and construction. The challenge for our client licensing. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Cape Town Stadium Moving the earth to meet an immovable deadline

LOCATION The Cape Town Stadium was built for the Cape Town, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup, during which it hosted nine matches. Able to seat 68,000 CLIENT City of Cape Town people for sports events, the stadium also features corporate hospitality suites, ARCHITECT plus medical, training and conferencing Gerkan, Marg and Partners, Louis Karol, Point Architects facilities.

CAPACITY Our team provided ground engineering for 68,000 the stadium and surrounding urban park and was lead mechanical consultant and HOME OF Ajax Cape Town FC ICT consultant.

SERVICES Construction began in 2007 with a fast- Building services, ICT, audio- track programme of ground engineering visual, ground engineering for foundations and bulk earthworks. A

STATUS lengthy planning process left us with a Completed in 2009 tight timeline that called for a rapid and innovative approach. We responded with creative reuse of excavated soil materials to eliminate waste and cut importation of earth fill. As the site was in use as a golf course, only limited geotechnical investigation was possible before construction. In collaboration with BKS Consulting Engineers, we used non-invasive seismic refraction and ground penetrating radar to inform the foundation design and pitch level selection. Our hands-on quality control programme and ability to adapt to variable ground conditions contributed to the project’s punctual delivery. For the building itself, we introduced a new, sustainable system of air conditioning with flexibility to cater for both large-scale matches and quiet periods. And we were behind the stadium’s cutting-edge, centralised computer network, which links all stadium functions – from smoke detection and electrics to turnstiles, score boards and access control – to a single point of control. The first of its kind in South Africa, the system significantly boosts energy efficiency and performance. 69 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Commonwealth Games Athletes Village Defying delays with tight coordination

LOCATION Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games With the approach of the 2014 games, we Glasgow, UK Athletes Village is set to become a 1,400- faced an extremely challenging, inflexible

CLIENT home mixed-tenure community on the deadline. This was exacerbated by the fact Glasgow 2014/City Legacy banks of the River Clyde. We were integral the site contained one of the first public to planning and designing the first phase health water treatment works in the UK, ARCHITECT RMJM of this ambitious scheme, which delivered requiring archaeological investigations 700 residential units, transport hub, care that impacted significantly on the SERVICES and energy centres in time to host 6,500 programme. In the end, work on the Transport and infrastructure, athletes, officials and media at the 2014 superstructure could not start until May structural design, environmental, acoustics, fire consulting, Commonwealth Games. 2012. archaeological investigations Our multidisciplinary team provided We demonstrated our ability to co- STATUS transport and infrastructure investigation ordinate with all members of the client Completed in 2013 and design, plus detailed engineering consortium, Glasgow City Council and the and structural design. We were also other contractors and suppliers involved responsible for the environmental to overcome the project’s many challenges impact assessment, geo-environmental and deliver an impressive and lasting consultation and archaeological legacy for Glasgow’s communities. investigations, and provided acoustics services, fire consulting and thermal modelling. 71

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Duhail Handball Sports Hall A sustainable home for handball in the Middle East

LOCATION The Duhail Handball Sports Hall was Our aim was to provide an efficient system Doha, Qatar built for the 2015 Men’s Handball World that would be simple to build and meet the

CLIENT Championship. The 5,500-capacity facility client’s need for a very fast construction REDCO Construction Almana includes an indoor stadium, two practice programme with rigid deadlines. We courts and back-of-house facilities ARCHITECT also sought to maximise the building’s suitable for hosting international sports IGH sustainable credentials, designing an events. It also houses 60-bedroom player efficient heating, ventilation and air- CAPACITY accommodation and a 25m, four-lane 5,500 swimming pool with grandstands. conditioning system to reduce the arena’s HOME OF cooling and energy requirements. Qatar’s National Handball Teams We provided structural and building services design, transport integrated The venue is the headquarters of the Qatar SERVICES systems (TIS) and fire & life safety services Handball Association and home ground Structural, building services, TIS, fire & life safety to the project. for Qatar’s national handball teams.

STATUS Completed in 2014 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

Hong Kong Velodrome An integrated green approach to a premier cycling track

LOCATION The Hong Kong Velodrome, in Tseung Hong Kong Kwan O bay, has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,000 people. CLIENT HKSAR Government In addition to providing a world-class training base for cyclists and premier ARCHITECT venue for cycling competitions, it is P&T Group designed to accommodate basketball, CAPACITY volleyball, badminton, gymnastics and 3,000 other sports, plus concerts and exhibitions. SERVICES We provided full building services Building services engineering consultancy for the project, STATUS incorporating a significant number of Completed in 2013 green features. Solar panels are integrated into the roof to generate renewable energy while a 3m vertical green wall screens the mechanical plant rooms and integrates with the walkway of the landscaped park. The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system uses high- efficiency motors, occupancy sensors and other advanced features to reduce energy consumption. Watercooled frictionless chillers, a greywater recycling system and rainwater harvesting further save power and water. We also conducted a discounted cash flow analysis to compare the efficiency of air- cooled and water-cooled air-conditioning systems, concluding that a water-cooled system would start to pay for itself after six years, subject to the operation and usage of the building. 73 Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

LOCATION Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia CLIENT Major Projects Victoria via Redevelopment Watpac Construction ARCHITECT Eastern Plaza – Jackson Architecture HOME OF Australian Open Tennis National Tennis SERVICES Building services, specialist environmental consultancy, Centre specialist lighting design, structural, civil and CFD

STATUS A breath of fresh air for Victoria’s Completed in 2012 top sporting precinct 75

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Melbourne Park is the premier tennis We were commissioned to provide a ventilation is needed in the high venue of Australia’s Victoria state, hosting wide range of consultancy services to performance tennis centre, as the building events including the Australian Open, this award-winning project, including form draws controlled, natural fresh air the first tournament on the Grand Slam mechanical, electrical and hydraulics across the indoor tennis courts, while calendar. The venue hosts more than two engineering, specialist lighting design, fire the high-level windows are designed to million visitors each year and is one of protection, structural and civil services. restrict direct sunlight onto the playing the world’s most prestigious sporting The $115M Design & Construct project surface. In the car park, jet fans support facilities. includes the construction of eight indoor predominantly natural ventilation during peak use only, keeping energy demand low As part of a major redevelopment to tennis courts, 8 outdoor tennis courts, all for much of the year. maintain Melbourne Park’s status as a on a suspended slab above the multi-deck world-class sporting precinct and cater carpark, plus another five clay courts at Our proposed strategies were for increased use, the National Tennis ground level to better prepare Australia’s validated through detailed thermal and Centre and elevated Eastern Plaza added tennis athletes for the French Open. computational fluid dynamic (CFD) 16 ‘Pleixicushion’ tennis courts as well as Our integrated brief also covered modelling, as well as sophisticated an elite training facility with gymnasium environmental consultancy. Sustainability daylight modelling. The project achieved and pools, administration offices for is a key feature of the redevelopment a Gold LEED rating for new construction Tennis Australia, and large public plaza / and was incorporated into all aspects of and a Master Builders Award for gathering space above a multistorey car the design to ensure optimal efficiency Excellence in Commercial Construction park. and maximum comfort. No mechanical over $80M. Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

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Our wide-ranging We deliver landmark structures and team tailored to the demands of every highly efficient systems, as well as a broad project, from the earliest planning stages expertise ensures a range of essential technical services – just to a successful completion and faultless specialised service for some of which are highlighted on these operation throughout the life of the pages. building. every client. At WSP, we understand that every sports So whether our clients need a fully projects presents a range of unique challenges, and that no two venues are integrated multidisciplinary service or ever the same. We can draw on our global expert consultancy in a very specialised network of experts to provide a bespoke field, we can help.

ACOUSTICS PAGE 72 BUILDING INFORMATION PAGE 14 COMMISSIONING PAGE 41 Commonwealth Games MODELLING Avaya Stadium Athletes Village Citi Field

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID PAGE 53 AUDIO-VISUAL DESIGN PAGE 70 DYNAMICS Cape Town Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium BUILDING SERVICES PAGE 34 Basra Sports City

CIVIL ENGINEERING PAGE 56 Kai Tak Sports Park

CONSTRUCTION PAGE 15 MANAGEMENT

BUILDING ENVELOPE PAGE 24 Allianz Arena CONSULTING Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Centre 77

ENVIRONMENTAL PAGE 49 POOL WATER TREATMENT PAGE 48 SUSTAINABILITY PAGE 46 CONSULTANCY Diocesan School Tele2 Arena Salt River Fields For Girls Aquatic At Talking Stick Centre

SECURITY CONSULTING PAGE 64 Barclays Center

FIRE ENGINEERING PAGE 40 Queensland Tennis Centre PROJECT MANAGEMENT PAGE 62 Videotron Centre

TECHNICAL ADVISORY PAGE 69 SERVICES Wembley Stadium

SITE SUPERVISION PAGE 10 GEOTECHNICAL PAGE 46 New York University, ENGINEERING Abu Dhabi Tele2 Arena

SPORTS LIGHTING PAGE 11 INFORMATION, PAGE 52 Holy Al Najaf Stadium COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Nelson Mandela TRANSPORTATION PAGE 72 Bay Stadium Commonwealth Games Athletes Village

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PAGE 38 Arthur Ashe Stadium

VERTICAL PAGE 16 TRANSPORTATION Stamford Bridge INFRASTRUCTURE PAGE 30 DESIGN Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre Sporting Community World-class Flexibility and Pace and Our About Prowess Icons Experiences Innovation Efficiency Services Us

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