{"id":19527,"date":"2016-07-25T06:13:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T06:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/baltics\/projects\/livvis-place\/"},"modified":"2018-06-06T02:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T06:14:54","slug":"livvis-place","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/baltics\/projects\/livvis-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Livvi\u2019s Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founded as a result of the devastating loss of an 8-month-old girl named Olivia, the Touched by Olivia Foundation<\/a> aims to positively enhance the lives of children and their families. Aligning with this mission, AECOM volunteered professional services equivalent to US$115,000 in order to help the organization develop Livvi\u2019s Place, a playground designed to provide all children \u2014 including those with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities and disorders \u2014 with a safe and comfortable place to play.<\/p>\n

Long-term community benefits will include understanding and acceptance, opportunities for interaction between children of all abilities, as well as a much-needed community facility where all families can meet, socialize and celebrate.<\/p>\n

While managing a challenging cost and procurement framework \u2014 including forecasting and adjusting for incoming funds and constant budget fluctuations, ensuring spending met funding requirements, and revising procurement processes to manage paid and unpaid resources \u2014 various AECOM specialists contributed by reviewing the project design, developing the concept, and preparing tender and construction documentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite some setbacks such as having to remediate 165 tons of asbestos-contaminated soil at the site, the project was ultimately successful,\u201d said Jo Blackmore, principal landscape architect, design planning. \u201cAt launch, local dignitaries including several members of Parliament and community leaders attended. We were proud to be recognized at the event and in local publications that covered the launch in detail.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an endorsement of the exceptional work done to provide inclusive public spaces for people of all abilities, Livvi\u2019s Place was awarded the Premier\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award at the 2013 New South Wales (NSW) Landscape Architecture Awards. Landing the top spot ahead of five other finalists, the playground was recognized as an addition to Sydney\u2019s landscape that has done the most to make the city more liveable.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver 3000 people are making use of Livvi\u2019s Place each week,\u201dsaid Rebecca Ho,Touched By Olivia\u2019s Executive Officer. \u201cTo see a public space prove so popular \u2014 and to now be recognized as such by the public \u2014 is reflective of our hard work as well as the ongoing support from City of Ryde, our corporate partners like AECOM and our many other supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project also won the 2013 NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure\u2019s Sydney Greenspace Award.<\/p>\n

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