Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeThe Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority is conducting the 100-day review of Olympic infrastructure. Read some of the submissions here.See all 15 stories.Some of the peak bodies representing professions vital to Brisbane 2032 Olympic design and delivery have remained agnostic on event venues in their submissions to Queensland’s 100-day review into Games delivery.Rather, their high-level contributions to the debate have centred around the principles by which the Games should be planned and delivered.Across three submissions – one from the Infrastructure Association of Queensland, another from Engineers Australia, and a joint submission from the Australian Institute of Architects, the Planning Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and the Design Institute of Australia – none of the professional bodies advocated any venue over another.“There are obviously technical merits to each one, and benefits to each one, but a lot of that is quite subjective,” IAQ 2032 Games co-chair Brad Wood said.“What we’re pushing for are things like the ability to look at finance and delivery models, and making sure that the supply chains are ready to engage and are prepared.”Brisbane 2032 will require meticulous planning and coordination to pull off.Credit: Albert Perez/Getty ImagesSpeaking on behalf of the joint submission, PIA Queensland division president Sean Cullen said all of the peak bodies had one thing in common – serving the public interest, without vested interests.“There’s nothing particularly revolutionary in [the submission], there’s nothing particularly new or remarkable in isolation,” he said. “But simple ideas done well can be transformative. Simple ideas turned to action can change the world.”For Engineers Australia, Queensland’s division president, Andrew Reid, it was about balancing cost and benefit.“Probably much the same as everybody else, we’d like to have an affordable Games,” he said.“We don’t want to break the bank building brand-new stadiums. If we can have something cost-effective, it’s about leaving a legacy as well for the community, trying to foster community engagement, and trying to roll out all of this infrastructure at a time when we are also engaged in our energy transition.“It’s a difficult period for construction, so it’s going to be hard to keep this thing under budget, given that’s got to be done in the next seven years.”In its submission to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority’s 100-day review, the IAQ calls for the Queensland government to release comprehensive master plans that consider both the immediate needs of the Games and the post-2032 use of venues and precincts.“We encourage GIICA to develop and publicise ‘Games-mode’ master plans and ‘legacy-mode’ master plans for venues/villages/precincts supported by planning permissions,” IAQ says in its submission.“This will provide designers, planners, engineers, contractors and operators with the tools and certainty to support the Queensland government in delivering the 2032 Games and legacy benefits desired across social, environmental and transport priorities.”The IAQ cites the London 2012 Games as an example of Games-time and legacy transformation achieved “through clear direction supported by strong public and private co-investment”.Wood said London’s legacy planning should serve as an inspiration for Brisbane 2032 organisers and delivery partners.“Around venues and around precincts they had a land-use plan that allows for complementary development to boost investment around that asset,” he said.“If you’ve just got something that sits in isolation, people leave after the game and they get there late to the game, and there’s no economic benefit generated before or after. That’s a big loss.”And it was not just about the economic activity around venues.Maroons fans boost Caxton Street’s coffers before a State of Origin match.Credit: Glenn HuntWood said it was also about reducing the demand on transport by attracting people to events early – just as rugby league fans might arrive in Caxton Street up to four hours before a game at Suncorp.“You don’t need to have trains every five minutes arriving just in time for the game,” he said. “It’s the same at the end [of an event], where people want to hang around.“There’s the economic benefit, and there’s also the benefit of not having to over-engineer your transport system.”Precinct integration with venues was also a key component of the joint submission by AIA, PIA, AILA and DIA.“This approach positions venues as catalysts for urban regeneration, maximising social, economic, and environmental benefits for cities and regions,” their submission says.“There are many global and national case studies where a stadium or other Games infrastructure has catalysed the prosperity and vitality of the wider precinct.”While the IAQ cited London as a prime example, the peak industry bodies looked a little closer to home.“A strong case study is the Adelaide Oval, which spurred significant urban redevelopment and a strong connection into Adelaide’s CBD,” they said.Adelaide Oval has been held up as an example for Brisbane to follow.Credit: Dylan Burns/GettyWhatever the final resolution on stadiums and arenas, Cullen said, the region itself was hosting the Olympics, and planning must take that into account.“It’s taking a broader perspective than just a venue and looking at the whole precinct in which that sits,” he said.“How does this integrate appropriately with its surroundings? What are the opportunities that it creates? Are there things that would benefit the broader community that can be brought forward or integrated within the works that are being done?”Engineers Australia’s submission, meanwhile, calls for a chief engineer to be reinstated within the Queensland government, to provide strategic and technical advice.“At a minimum, the appointment of technical experts like engineers on existing Olympic advisory boards should be considered,” EA says in its submission.Reid said the recommendation was for better governance, both for Olympic and non-Olympic planning.The IAQ also highlights the need for private investment. The $500 million Gold Coast athletes’ village for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, it notes, cost the government about $50 million to masterplan and prepare the site with core civil infrastructure, such as roads, water, sewers and power.The rest of the cost came from the private sector.“The project saved $450 million of the allocated budget for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, drove commercial and design innovation, and is one of the major factors [behind] the Gold Coast Health and knowledge precinct’s current success,” the IAQ says.Wood said private-public partnerships had been underutilised in Queensland, especially for social infrastructure such as stadiums.“Optus Stadium in Perth was a PPP model, and that’s worked there. I think it’s a possibility for Brisbane, but it does take a little bit of time to set up a PPP properly,” he said.Whichever funding models were adopted, Engineers Australia insists the money should be spent close to home.The Gabba under construction in 1998.Credit: Tim Clayton“Local engineering and construction businesses should have the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from the Games, reversing the trend of awarding major contracts to international firms,” EA says.“This shift is essential for fostering local growth, supporting First Nations workers, and retaining expertise and funding within the community.”With Brisbane 2032’s 11-year head start already whittled down to seven, Wood said there was still time to get it right.“The inertia will have to evaporate pretty quickly, though,” he said.“The time period between the end of the review and getting things moving would need to be weeks to months.”Cullen said as the clock ticked down, there were a few big questions GIICA needed to ask – and answer – including: “What should be the future of Brisbane?”“To bring forward what we would want to do anyway as a city, as a region, that’s the sort of long-term approach that should be taken,” he said.Start the day with a summary of the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. 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