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| Atkins designs iconic sports academy in Oman  Design and engineering firm WS Atkins is set to take its concept design for the Sultan Qaboos Sports Academy in Muscat, Oman, through to completion after been appointed to deliver detailed design and construction supervision services.The Sultan Qaboos Sports Academy will be a state-of-the-art complex, including 60m and 200m indoor running tracks and an indoor aquatic training centre with Olympic-size swimming and diving pools, and housing spectator stands for 1,000 people. A 3,000-seat outdoor tennis stadium will be a focal point of the design, featuring a roof structure that illuminates at night. Additional facilities will include football fields, a 400m athletics track, a tennis stadium, beach volleyball courts, a gymnasium, sports medicine centre, sports science faculty and laboratories. As well as being sympathetic to Omani culture, Atkins had to take into account a number of critical factors when undertaking the concept design of the academy, such as the tightly constrained site and the need for a flexible design solution. The complex will provide equal opportunity for men and women athletes. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |