BILL CURNOW

I first met Bill Curnow when we were both involved in the design of another type of containment infrastructure - prisons. I was immediately struck by his energy, his intellect, his perseverance, his sense of humour, and most importantly, by what I later came to understand was his kindly patience that allowed the rest of us to catch up with his insights and solutions. Bill is that rare individual who selflessly seems to make every enterprise he's involved in better than it would have been without his participation... The only thing Bill Curnow could never contain is his boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, and for that I, and the world, are forever grateful... "Like Australia's most famous building, the AAHL was a landmark achievement for its architects, engineers and scientists and a significant investment for government. While not as visually arresting as the Sydney Opera House-indeed, its ability to evade attention is one of its key achievements-it is technically far more complex...