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Barangaroo wins top industry awards

The engineering and sustainability innovations on the Sydney-based Barangaroo Reserve project continue to be lauded locally and internationally with it winning two more prestigious awards.

The engineering and sustainability innovations on the Sydney-based Barangaroo Reserve project continue to be lauded locally and internationally with it winning two more prestigious awards.The engineering and sustainability innovations on the Sydney-based Barangaroo Reserve project continue to be lauded locally and internationally with it winning two more prestigious awards.

The development has been awarded the President’s Award at the 2016 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards Sydney, and this year’s Edmund Hambly Medal in London.

The Edmund Hambly Medal is awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers to recognise and reward creative design of an engineering project that makes a substantial contribution to sustainable development.

Similarly, the President’s Award recognises outstanding engineering and innovation feats and is awarded at the discretion of the National President, Engineers Australia.

The six-hectare reserve, constructed by Lendlease’s Engineering business on behalf of the Barangaroo Delivery Authority, involved the recreation of a naturalistic headland designed to mimic the pre-1836 shoreline on the western edge of Sydney’s CBD.

Managing Director for Lendlease’s Engineering business, Craig Laslett, said winning such prestigious awards is fitting recognition of the many engineering and sustainability firsts pioneered by the project team.

“We take great pride in what we have achieved to restore the original headland at Barangaroo for future generations to enjoy for years to come. These awards recognise the passion and commitment the team brought to transforming the former container terminal into a sprawling green space,” said Mr. Laslett.

“Whether it was the innovative use of precast concrete bridge beams to create one of the largest underground internal spaces in Australia, the re-use of 200,000 cubic metres of excavated fill material, or the use of 3D Revit and GPS technology to place over 6000 sandstone blocks, this is a project of engineering firsts.

“The success of the project reinforces the power of engineering to create the best places for public benefit.”

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