While sport has always been a force that unites us – in celebration of achievement, and to uplift each other – it also creates a catalyst for change. This is a critical moment to embrace sustainability, showing leadership by embedding climate, biodiversity and circularity principles from concept to delivery.

Connection to Country, place and culture are intrinsically linked to sustainability. Brisbane 2032 offers an opportunity capture the world’s attention, rethinking how we design and shape places with Country. Sport and culture can bring Australians and our international community together to learn, reflect, celebrate and strengthen reconciliation. The journey to 2032 is also an opportunity for deep engagement, self-determination, and for First peoples to share their knowledges, culture and story with the world.

Sport is for everyone. Brisbane 2032 demands exemplary design for accessibility and inclusion – to raise the bar and show what is possible when everyone can participate. The venues and places we create for Brisbane 2032 and beyond will lay the foundations for the next generations of young people to dream big and open up a new future.

Over Tract’s 50 year history, we have worked on many of Australia’s most well known major sporting precincts, including the MCG, Melbourne Olympic Park, National Tennis Centre (Melbourne), Sydney Homebush Precinct (including the overall masterplan, hockey stadium, exhibition centre and public realm) and the Gabba.

These facilities have been home to major events such as the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Australian Open, major AFL and cricket fixtures, and numerous international sporting endeavours. Our experience from these legacy projects informs our current portfolio of stadium and arena projects across Australia, through our culture of continuous learning and development.

For too long has the major sports facilities been active on a Saturday night and dead for the rest of the week. These precincts have greater demands on them now. Yes they need to move thousands of people in and out on game day but they must also be activated for the individual or groups of 2, 5 and 10 through the week. The landscape in these facilities are integral to connecting to the urban fabric and providing a true central hub for the community.

We are working on the latest sports stadiums and arenas, tailored the growing and changing needs of a diverse community in sports.

Sport is an integral part of campus life.

A campus has its own individual character formed by its location, geography, topography, climatic conditions and most importantly, its people.

By carefully considering these interwoven elements, we design campus facilities that cater to all ages, skills, and abilities.

Our recreation reserves encourage health, fitness and social connection in our communities. Often multipurpose and adaptable, these spaces cater to a wide range of users while providing important biodiversity connections and environmental functions.

We are a multi-disciplinary firm with a team of Town Planners, Landscape Architects, Urban Designer and Media experts that are deeply passionate sports and recreation enthusiasts, who see the wider benefits of these precincts, and recognise there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach.

With national experience and offices in multiple states we deliver projects across the country, sharing resources and knowledge to ensure best practice and innovative solutions are achieved.

We are used to working on large teams to design state and nationally significant sports precincts, delivering a considered and coordinated design response. The collaborative approach between architecture, landscape, engineering and interiors is paramount to a successful project.

We listen to community voices – their history, shared memories and traditions and we successfully collaborate with community leaders. Our process begins by developing an awareness of where we are, and centring the importance of place.

We work with First Nations representatives and artists to develop meaningful and culturally appropriate public expressions of culture. We cultivate First Nations connections beyond immediate project involvement, to build lasting relationships. This is especially important on sports precincts where the contribution of First Nations Sports people has long been undervalued and expressed.

Sports precincts traditionally deliver large flat concreted pads to move large numbers of people in and out of the area. We approach the project from a different angle, utilising 3D modelling to minimise earthworks and maximise tree retention. From there we specify low carbon alternatives and seek opportunities to bring tree canopy into the hard paved areas.

Our skilled landscape architects and horticulturalists select trees and plants that are tolerant of and resistant to climate change, heat, wind and drought and resistant to pests and diseases. We seek biodiverse palettes to ensure the health of flora and fauna is considered with the health of people.