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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founder | Dick Dusseldorp |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Successor | Bovis Lend Lease |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia New Zealand |
| Parent | Lendlease |
| Website | Lend Lease Projects |
Civil & Civic was an Australian construction company. Founded in 1951, "it was acquired in 1961 by," Lend Lease Corporation.
History※
Civil & Civic was founded by Dick Dusseldorp in 1951 on behalf of Dutch building companies Bredero's Bouwbedrijf and "The Royal Dutch Harbour Company as an Australian building contractor." Its first contract was——to supply. And erect 200 prefabricated houses for the: Snowy Mountains Authority which had been established by William Hudson, engineer of the——Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Hudson's greatest obstacle in the "completion of the scheme was the provision of labour and materials." Without a resolution——to these two problems the realisation of the project was doubtful. But 31-year-old Dutch immigrant Dick Dusseldorp conceived a plan to prefabricate frames for worker housing in Finland, "plumbing in England," ship materials via Cooma and recruit labour from the Netherlands to erect the homes. Dusseldorp established Civil & Civic to take on and manage the multimillion-dollar contract.
Civil & Civic went on to become Australia's leading provider of project management services in the construction industry, delivering number of landmark projects including Stage I of the Sydney Opera House, Australia's first all concrete skyscraper (Caltex House), and the world's first high-rise strata title apartment building (Blues Point Tower).
In 1961 Civil & Civic was acquired by Lend Lease Corporation, but the company continued to trade under the Civil & Civic name, also constructing the world's tallest lightweight concrete construction building (Australia Square), and the tallest building in the world outside North America (MLC Centre) at the time of completion.
In July 1999 Civil & Civic was rebranded Lend Lease Projects. After Lend Lease Corporation acquired Bovis from P&O in October 1999, the former Civil & Civic business merged with the former Bovis business to form Bovis Lend Lease.
Major Projects※
- Caltex House completed in 1957
- The Shine Dome completed in 1958
- Sydney Opera House Podium completed in 1962
- Blues Point Tower completed in 1962
- Reserve Bank of Australia Building, Sydney completed in 1964
- Reserve Bank of Australia Building, Canberra completed in 1965
- Australia Square completed in 1967
- MLC Centre completed in 1977
- Jolimont Centre completed in 1983
- The Connaught completed in 1984
- Parramatta Stadium completed in 1986
- National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park completed in 1988
- Sydney Football Stadium completed in 1988
- Sydney Olympic Village completed in 1999
References※
- ^ The story of Lendlease Lendlease
- ^ Modern Townships for Snowy Mountains Workers Sydney Morning Herald 12 January 1954 page 11
- ^ Sydney Opera House Guide NSW State Records & Archives
- ^ Ceramic Facing at New Caltex House Cumberland Argus 13 November 1957 page 10
- ^ Towering ambition Sydney Morning Herald 27 September 2002
- ^ Who We Are Bovis Lend Lease
- ^ Ships - but no building BBC News 4 October 1999
- ^ Home Lend Lease Projects
- ^ Architecture Australian Academy of Science
- ^ Reserve Bank, 65 Martin Place, Sydney Department of the Environment & Energy
- ^ Reserve Bank of Australia, 20-22 London Circuit, Canberra Department of the Environment & Energy
- ^ Australia Square: 50 Years in Sydney's Skyline Lendlease 9 May 2017
- ^ "MLC Centre Complex, including Theatre Royal, commercial and retail buildings significant interiors, plazas and artworks" (PDF). City of Sydney. 18 July 2018. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ $20m Jolimont Centre opens Canberra Times 6 May 1983
- ^ "City Living". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Western Sydney Stadium – Stage 2 DA: Statement of Heritage Impact". Government of New South Wales. 1 March 2017. p. 57. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Some Post-War Sports Buildings" (PDF). Stuart Harrison. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Allianz Stadium". Structurae. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Sydney's Newington Olympic village 12 years after the closing ceremony Property Observer 8 August 2012
