Maitland City Council, in collaboration with Studio Dot, has once again received architectural acclaim after receiving two awards at the recent Australian Institute of Architects NSW Awards for the Maitland Regional Athletics Centre.
Maitland City Council, in collaboration with Studio Dot, has once again received architectural acclaim after receiving two awards at the recent Australian Institute of Architects NSW Awards for the Maitland Regional Athletics Centre.
The Centre was awarded a Public Architecture Award and the Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, which follows the Award for Public Architecture won as part of the Newcastle Architecture Awards earlier in the year.
The ambition of the Athletics Centre design was to deliver a complex to be used for multiple purposes by the community, including sports and community events, whilst providing value for money with a robust building and track that will stand the test of time.
The centralisation of public and cultural buildings within this area has now created a key hub for the City that incorporates the sporting complex as a significant area of public space.
Council's Acting Group Manager Infrastructure and Works Kevin Stein says, 'It is a great honour for Council to be recognised by such prestigious awards and demonstrates the outstanding quality of facility the Athletics Centre provides the Maitland community.
'I would like to congratulate Council staff involved with the project as well as local architectural practice Studio Dot in creating a Centre that has received a multitude of positive feedback and is a real jewel of our City.'
The Awards program offers an opportunity for public and peer recognition of the innovative work of NSW architects.
The project has now been added to consideration for a National award which will be decided in November 2021
