The Centennial Olympic Stadium: a successful project

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In 1996, a battle broke out between Atlanta and Athens. The battle arose due to a conflict on the organization of the last Olympic Games of the twentieth century. The choice was either Atlanta or Athens. It would have been a beautiful mythical moment if the games where celebrated in Athens where the story began nearly a century ago. But the gods of Olympia have proved to be powerless against the wonderful facilities available in the American city. One of the main facilities and attractions was the Centennial Olympic Stadium. A project involving a careful analysis on the Centennial Olympic Stadium that was built in a span of two years, from 1994 till 1996 in Atlanta has been conducted in Georgia, United States. This project received an agreement and a consensus from two associations. The two associations were the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc. ("ACOG") and the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority ("MAOGA"). In our paper, we are going to examine and thereafter, explain the reasons behind the success of this massive project. Particularly, we will draw your attention to the successful control and management of time, budget and functions. One of the most important aspects was the choice of companies that would participate in the management and construction of the stadium. Thus, this paper will cover this area of knowledge as well.

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[...] Time Planning Centennial Olympic Stadium project is one of the biggest construction projects in the history. Thus, we would like to draw your attention that the greater the project, the more difficult to make time planning for it, because it consists of huge number of construction levels and, secondly, it dues for a long time were you could face some obstacles coming from external and as well as internal environment and that is impossible to prevent in advance. The groundbreaking for the Centennial Olympic Stadium construction was July and it was planned to complete it in the March Although, during the construction process there appeared some difficulties, project was completed in time. [...]

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[...] One of the best features of the converted park is the proximity that it permits its audience to the field. In fact, the distance between the first and third bases to the dugouts enables fans to be only 45 feet away, and first-row spectators are able to sit at a distance of 8 inches above the playing field. The seats also provide plenty of legroom. The seating structures down the foul lines are tilted toward the field, giving the ballpark an intimate feel, while individual seats down the lines are angled toward home plate[8]. [...]

[...] The company is one of the United States' largest construction companies. It has conducted projects such as the Georgia Dome, Hard Rock Cafe Live, the new Airside at Tampa International Airport, and Disney's Celebration office buildings. Likewise, C.D. Moody provides general construction, design-building and construction management services for clients throughout the southeast of the United States. The company has a broad range of experience and has earned a solid reputation for “top-quality work delivered on time and within budget”[1]. Aside from the Olympic Stadium, the company has been involved in various projects such as commercial, industrial, institutional, educational, hospitality, and government projects. [...]

[...] Conclusion There are several reasons why, in taking factors of time, quality, and budget, we may conclude that the Centennial Olympic Stadium is a successful project. The project was undoubtedly completed on time. Although several repairs were needed for structural problems, the stadium was able to, and continues to, perform its main intended functions. The dual-purpose stadium has been successfully converted into the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field, even with up-to-date technologies. Indeed there were flaws should have been anticipated during the planning of the project or discovered earlier in the building process. [...]