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Sessions. Representatives from all 20 regional its banks, inundating thousands of homes and
Sustainable Built Environment conferences held livelihoods.
in 2016 shared their viewpoints in Hong Kong The terminal s bold design concept is a
and participated in open discussions about the significant shift away from previous design
significance of current conditions, initiatives, conventions, with respect to aesthetics, flood
and trends in their regions. The opportunity to resilience and accessibility. To stimulate
compare and contrast approaches and learn from innovation, Aurecon pulled together 15 different
one another was greatly valued by participants. skills across the maritime, industrial, mechanical
I n c l osi ng W S B E 17 H o ng K on g , t he and architectural disciplines and employed a
International Co-owners of the Sustainable Built design thinking methodology heavily focused on
Environment Conference Series announced that the human experience of users and the people of
Sweden will host the next world conference Brisbane.
in 2020. Operates on a three-year cycle, the The Judges commented that the project is:
SBE Conference Series is regarded as the most An excellent example of a multidisciplinary
influential of its kind globally. design collaboration that has resulted in a truly
innovative and game-changing project. Every
Brisbane Ferry Terminals awarded detail has been meticulously designed and
Good Design Award of the Year engineered with the end user in mind. A truly
ground-breaking design-innovation with the
(OvERSEAS) As more severe and volatile weather potential to be adapted and used all over the
patterns continue to threaten Australias crucial world.
infrastructure, Good Design Australia has awarded The technol ogy in t he B ri sbane Ferry
its Good Design Award of the Year its highest Terminals provides resilience in infrastructure
recognition, to engineering and infrastructure that can be applied to any ferry terminal network
advi sory f i rm Aurecon and archi t ect s Cox and, in particular, to those subject to flooding.
Architecture for their revolutionary new design of The unique flood-resilient design features allow
the Brisbane Ferry Terminals. a terminal to be returned to operation shortly
The terminals which are now flood-proof after significant flood events. The design ushers
were designed with climate in mind and to in a new generation of terminals, which provide
withstand the ravages of a flood similar to that of resilience and longevity, even in the face of
12 January 2011, when the Brisbane River broke natural disasters.

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