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| March 2021 “overwhelmingly positive.” “Which is relieving, because the com- munity response is what gets us out of bed every morning,” he says. “It feels good to do projects the communities really support and need.” Over the years, Mantric Architecture’s penchant for achieving high quality results in community settings has not gone unnoticed. At the 2013 LSAA Awards, for example, the new Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) was awarded a High Commenda- tion for its excellence in design and innova- tion. Mantric was the lead consultant and design architect for the project. According to David, the team became in- volved in that project in 2008, and worked closely with the Glen Eira City Council from the master planning stage right through to completion. Their role included full design services such as architecture, urban design, and interiors. Located in in East Bentleigh, Victoria, the centre was the single largest capital works PEOPLE FOCUSED