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London Olympics Stadium, Building, News, Construction, Start, Image, Architect
London Olympic Stadium : Information + Images
2012 London Olympics Architecture, England, UK
Designer: Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Olympic Stadium Building : Progress News
15 Dec 2009
Olympic Stadium raises the roof
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced that the
cable net roof of the Olympic Stadium has been lifted into place,
ensuring that the Stadium project remains on target for completion
by the summer of 2011.
The cable net is formed between the outer white steel roof truss
and an inner tension ring 30m above the field of play. Over 900
tonnes of scaffolding and over a kilometre of support platforms
were used to assembled over 12,000m of cables and the walkways.
It took four weeks and 56 hydraulic jacks to lift the 450 tonne
structure into place.

The cable net roof will be covered with material next Spring providing
the correct conditions for athletes on the field of play and covering
two-thirds of spectators.
ODA Chairman John Armitt said: "The successful lift of the
Stadium's cable roof is another milestone reached on the construction
of this flagship venue. It has been a complex engineering and construction
challenge, complicated by the wind and rain in recent weeks. We
remain firmly on track and will lift the lighting towers into place
early next year, taking the Stadium to its full height.
"We continue to make good progress across the project though
there are still challenges ahead. The next year will be our toughest
as the number of workers increases and activity on the Olympic Park
reaches its peak so we cannot afford any complacency."
Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee,
said: "This is another important milestone for the Olympic
Stadium, which will be the centrepiece of the Games in 2012. It
is exciting to see so much progress being made on the Stadium and
on all of the Olympic Park which is becoming reality, with a landscape
that will transform East London at Games time and beyond."
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said: "Raising the roof is yet
another important milestone on the road to the Games. Iconic venues
such as the Stadium and the Aquatics Centre will come to symbolise
London in 2012 and, thanks to the rapid progress of the build, they
are already having a real impact on the London skyline.
"The fact that we keep hitting our key milestones on or ahead
of schedule means that we are now looking ahead to what is perhaps
the most intensive and challenging period of the build with excitement
and confidence."

Construction on the Olympic Stadium started in May 2008 and progress
to date has included:
- Over 4,500 reinforced concrete columns installed as the foundations
- 28 steel sections of the roof compression truss lifted into place
- each weigh 85 tonnes and are 15m high by 30m long
- 112 steel rakers fixed to act as the terracing supports to hold
the 55,000 seats in the upper tiers
- 12,000 pre-cast concrete terracing units for the seating installed
- All five bridges and their abutments in place, connecting the
Stadium island to the rest of the Park
- the fit-out of the 700 rooms and spaces within the Stadium, including
changing rooms and toilets is progressing.
Next year, a 650 tonne crane will be assembled in the middle of
the Stadium site to lift the 28m high lighting gantries on to inner
ring of the cable net roof, taking them 60m above the field of play.
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.
London Olympic Stadium architect
: Populous
London 2012 Olympics Athletes Stadium - images, 7Nov
2007

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