Project - ARUP: Building the Water Cube

Description (do not copy in your report): Arup, an engineering firm, collaborated with PTW Architects and China Construction Design Institute to develop a design for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Aquatics Center design competition. Their winning concept for the Water Cube combined elements of Chinese culture with innovative materials and sustainability requirements. The multidisciplinary and cross-company team, based in Sydney, Australia with counterparts in Beijing, faced project management challenges and cultural differences. The Water Cube became an iconic image during the Olympics and managers at Arup now wonder how to leverage the impact within the company.

Learning Objective: To explore the appropriate use and implementation of project management tools and approaches in new product development.

Assignment Tasks:

TASK 1 -

How innovative was the Water Cube?

What were the project's major accomplishments?

TASK 2 -

What were the major challenges faced by the team that designed and built the Water Cube?

TASK 3 -

What specific practices and processes enabled the team's success?

Generally, how does Arup as a firm enable professionals to produce high-quality results and support these kinds of projects?

What are the lessons learnt for Arup from the experience of the Water Cube?

FORMAT - The final submission must be in the form of a report with appropriate referencing styles. The report should consist of chapters and sub-chapters that address all the required, but do NOT use the task number as chapter. For instant, 'Chapter 1 - TASK 1' is not permitted!

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar