Varsity Station Wins PIA Award
Smiles all around for the Deicke Richards led Team, which recently collected the Transport Planning ‘Award for Excellence’ at the 2008 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) awards for Varsity Station Village. The Awards Jury recognised that this key project “will represent an important milestone in the land use and transport integration and outcomes sought under the SEQ regional Plan”. The foresight of the our Client – Queensland Transport - was commended in ensuring that an important station was not encumbered by an industrial estate or a vast commuter car park. The Jury’s citation commended the team’s work noting that “The urban design work and station integration considerations are well executed and represent a practical response to a challenging site". Stephen Smith was on hand to collect the award on behalf of the Team which includes EDAW and MacroPlan. Well done to Stephen, Shy, Rebecca, Echa, Eugenio and Peter.
Regular collaborators Buckley Vann, Andrea Young Planning Consultants and John Byrne all deserve congratulations for winning PIA awards on the night as well.
For more information on Varsity Station Village click to see our project sheet in our Urban Design section
Stephen Smith on the far right collects the award for Deicke Richards.
Posted on 20 November 2008