Olympics Case Study
In anticipation of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, IBI Group notes that its in-house staff has both the expertise and experience to undertake significant public and private sector commissions.
The list below attests that select IBI Group directors, associates and employees have worked on ten Olympic Games over a thirty-year timeframe. The depth of its portfolio of work will ensure that IBI Group is a major participant in the quest to “make these the best Winter Games ever.”
IBI Olympic Credentials
Lake Placid 1980
Work Experience:
- Alpine Olympic Venue Planning
- Whiteface Mountain (Slalom and GS Venue)
- Resort Master Plan (1994) for post-Olympics legacy transformation, including lift and trail and base lodge expansion.
IBI Personnel: Stuart Jones, (with Sno.engineering)
Calgary 1988
Work Experience:
- Calgary International Airport D-wing expansion – in readiness for Olympic air traffic.
IBI Personnel: Ross Hayes, Project Architect
- Coca-Cola Pin Trading Center / City of Calgary ‘Welcome Centre’
IBI Personnel: Gary Andrishak
Albertville 1992
Work Experience:
- Coca-Cola Pin Trading Center
- Mobile Coca-Cola Pin Trading Vans
IBI Personnel: Gary Andrishak, Warren Rempel
Barcelona 1992
Work Experience:
- Coca-Cola Pin Trading Center
- Mobile Coca-Cola Pin Trading Vans
IBI Personnel: Gary Andrishak, Warren Rempel
Lillehammer 1994
Work Experience:
- Coca-Cola Pin Trading Center
- Coca-Cola Pin Trading Vans
IBI Personnel: Gary Andrishak, Urban Designer;
Warren Rempel, Design Architect
- Hafjell Ski Resort (Slalom and GS Venue)
- Resort Master Plan (1999) for post-Olympics legacy transformation, including lift and trail expansion, residential and hotel real estate and summer activities.
IBI Personnel: Stuart Jones (with Sno.engineering)
Atlanta 1996
Work Experience:
- Olympic Preview ‘Welcome South Center’
- Olympic Park Pin Trading Center
- World of Coca Cola Pin Trading Center
- Coca-Cola / NationsBank MARTA Olympic Branding Program
- NationsBank Olympic Branding Program, Downtown Atlanta
IBI Personnel: Gary Andrishak, Warren Rempel
Nagano 1998
Work Experience:
- Izuna Kogen Ski Resort (Freestyle Venue)
Master Plan for venue, delineated competition zones, media and broadcast compounds, hospitality zones, Olympic Family areas, spectators, retail and food zones, and bus shuttle zones. - Detailed design for competition zones (ski courses)
IBI Personnel: Stuart Jones (with Sno.engineering)
Salt Lake City 2002
Work Experience:
- Utah Olympic Sports Park
Master Plan for temporary venues, access road and parking areas; seating and grandstands, scoring towers, refreshment tents; sponsor venues; security checkpoints, gating, ticketing and fencing perimeters; bus drops and warm-up tents.
IBI Personnel: Doug Rosecrans, Ray Whitchurch
- Park City Mountain Resort (Slalom and GS Venue)
Re-contouring design for Men’s Giant Slalom course. - Snowbasin Resort (Downhill and Super G Venue)
Master Plan for stadium / finish zone for Downhill and Super G events, including provision for media and broadcast compounds, hospitality zones, Olympic Family areas, spectators, retail and food zones, bus shuttle zones, and pedestrian paths to venue. - Utah Winter Sports Park (Jumping, Bobsleigh, Luge Venue)
Master Plan for venue, including jump relocation, media and broadcast compounds, hospitality zones.
- Olympic Family areas, spectators, retail and food zones, bus shuttle zones, and pedestrian paths to venue.
IBI Personnel: Stuart Jones (with Sno.engineering).
Urban Design / Graphic Design (Environmental Design)
- The Look of the Games, Downtown Salt Lake City
- Samsung presence on 100 block Main Street
- The West Welcomes the World (5-state Olympic Tourism Center)
IBI Group Personnel: David Thom, Gary Andrishak,
Warren Rempel, Peter Pillman, Spencer Regiudel.
Athens 2004
Work Experience:
- Olympic transportation projects including:
- Delivery of the complete tolling and traffic management system for the major new highway connecting the airport and all of the major access points into Athens and the major Olympic venues;
- Design of the traffic management system for the central area of Athens;
- Development of various operational plans for managing traffic into various venues;
- Development of preliminary schemes for transportation security.
IBI Personnel: Scott Stewart and Team
Vancouver 2010
Work Experience:
- Transportation Planning
- Sea to Sky Highway Context Sensitive Design Guidelines
- Richmond / Airport / Vancouver (RAV) Multiple Account Evaluation
- Short-listed firm re: DBOM bid, RAV
IBI Personnel: David Thom, Andy McNally, Gary Andrishak
Architecture Planning
- 2010 Paralympic Sledge Hockey Arena Whistler BC
- Graphic Design
IBI Personnel: David Thom, Peter Lang
- Initial Bid Book (Canada Olympic Committee Bid)
IBI Personnel: David Thom, Peter Lang, Gary Andrishak
- Conceptual Site Planning and conceptual architectural design of a 5000 seat Sledge Hockey arena
- Venue for the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games
- Olympic Volunteer organizing / training centre during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
IBI Personnel: David Thom, Peter Lang
| Representative Projects |
 Olympic Hall of Fame |
 Coca-Cola Olympic Presence Atlanta, GA |
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 “The Look of the Games” Graphics Program |