UK consultants close to finishing stadia, transport and "village" in good time for 2000 games.
The £1.3bn programme of new buildings for the 2000 Sydney Olympics is nearing completion – 18 months before the start of the games.

WT Partnership, Currie & Brown and HOK+Lobb are three of the UK consultants involved in the stadia and associated buildings.

WT Partnership and HOK+Lobb are working on the 110 000-capacity Stadium Australia, as QS and architect respectively, along with Modus Consulting Engineers and Brian Ford and Associates. The £200m arena will host the Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies, the athletics and the football final. It is due for completion in March. Currie & Brown is QS on the stadium hosting the softball events.

Other British companies involved are Bovis, which is managing some of the £500m temporary works programme and part of the Olympic Village, and Mott MacDonald associate Connell Wagner, which has designed the hockey stadium roof.