2012 London Olympics Architecture, England, UK
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Designer: Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Olympic Stadium Building : Latest Images
16 Jul 2009
Arena External Structure Complete
The construction of the Olympic Stadium's external structure has been completed today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) published its Annual Report.
The roof structure, which will support the fabric roof, and the black steel rakers, which act as the terracing supports for the upper tier 55,000 seats, have today been completed to form the outer shell of the Olympic Stadium, just fourteen months after construction started on the flagship venue.
ODA Chairman John Armitt said:
"The Olympic Stadium has already changed the east London skyline and is a visible symbol of the strong progress that has been made on the Olympic Park over the last year.
"With almost three years to go before the start of the London 2012 Games, we are in a strong position and everyone on the project is committed to making the next year as successful as the last.
18 Mar 2009
Latest images released of Olympic Stadium Building:
London Olympic Stadium Building : Construction Progress
27 Nov 2008
Aerial pictures show London 2012 site is changing capital's skyline
New aerial pictures released today by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) shows the rapid progress that has already been made to transform the Olympic Park and change east London's skyline.
The 'before and after' pictures, taken over a year apart, show comparative aerial views of the main venues, demonstrating the scale of the work that has been achieved to date on the Olympic Park site.
ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: "The construction site has been a hive of activity over the last year with thousands of workers starting work on the venues and infrastructure needed for the Games and the new communities in legacy.
"These images clearly show the solid progress that has already been made on the ground. With old buildings and overhead pylons coming down, and new venues and infrastructure going up, the skyline of east London is starting to change.
"75 pence of every pound we are spending is a long-term investment in the area. The work we are doing will leave a lasting legacy of world class sports venues, new roads, bridges and energy networks, thousands of new homes and a brand new urban park."
The latest set of aerial shots, taken earlier this month, also show:
- the shape of Olympic Stadium bowl and steel seating frame
- the footprint of the Velodrome
- the southern roof support for the Aquatic Centre
- piling cranes laying the foundations for the Olympic Village
- a cleared site for the IBC/MPC
- several buildings already being built at the Stratford City site
An additional webcam has been launched on the Aquatic Centre site, taking the total to seven cameras installed across the Olympic Park showing updated images throughout the day on the London 2012 website.
26 Aug 2008
Olympic Stadium begins to rise out of the ground
Progress on the 2012 Olympic Park became clearly visible this week as new images reveal the columns of the Olympic Stadium emerging from the ground.
Over 100 columns, each 5 meters tall, have already been constructed and act as the support for the podium of the Stadium's west and south stands. This also forms the lower ground floor of the West Stand which houses the athletes' changing rooms, a 60metre long call track and other back of house facilities such as doping control and treatment rooms.
The work to create the foundations for the Olympic Stadium is also nearing completion with over 3500 of the 4,000 permanent piles already installed.
ODA Chairman John Armitt said: "As the eyes of the world turn from Beijing to London, they will see that real progress is being made to create the new venues and infrastructure for the 2012 Games.
"As these new images show, the Olympic Stadium is already beginning to rise out of the ground and over the coming months, we will begin to see the size and scale of this flagship venue. There is still a long way to go and we are not complacent about the challenges ahead, but we have made a strong start out of the blocks."
In May this year, construction started on the Stadium site three months earlier than originally planned and was witnessed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Eight tower cranes, each between 48 and 60 meters high, have also now all been erected in the Stadium 'bowl' for the concrete work and steel and roof erection.
The work is also now underway on the abutments that support the first of the five pedestrian footbridges over waterways that surround the Stadium site. During the Games the bridge will be one of the main connections for spectators to and from the Stadium to the east of the Olympic Park.
A pre-cast concrete batching plant has been set up on the south part of the Olympic Stadium site to cast almost 200 rakers, the concrete structures that will support the seating units for the lower 25,000 permanent seats. The concrete will be supplied from the batching plant on the Olympic Park site which will reduce vehicle movements in the local area.
London Olympic Stadium construction progress images / text from ODA 260808
London Olympic Stadium architect : Populous
London 2012 Olympics Athletes’ Stadium - images, 7Nov 2007
London Olympics Stadium Building - more background / archive information
London Olympics Aquatics Centre
London 2012 Olympics : Athletes’ Village
London Olympics 2012 : off-site venues
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London Olympic Stadium designers : Peter Cook with HOK Sport
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