All London Olympics articles – Page 15
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NewsOlympic clock set for Trafalgar Square
Plans for a giant clock in Trafalgar Square counting down the time until the start of the 2012 Games are set to be approved by the City of Westminster.
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TechnicalSteel structure of Zaha Hadid's Aquatics Centre
With its clear span of 120m and tricky geometry, the roof of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Aquatics Centre is one of the most complex structures in the London 2012 Olympic Park.
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NewsDavid Morley wins planning for Olympic water polo venue
David Morley Architects’ designs for a temporary water polo arena at the 2012 Olympic games have been handed planning permission.
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NewsVogt reveals public realm vision
Swiss practice Vogt Landscape has unveiled designs for the landscaping and public realm at the 2012 Athletes’ Village
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NewsNew images of Orbit unveiled
Fresh pictures of Anish Kapoor’s £19 million Orbit have been released in the week the structure cleared its latest planning hurdle.
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NewsTwo new bridges planned for Olympic site
Allies & Morrison has drawn up proposals for two new bridges that will take walkers and cyclists into the site of the 2012 games.
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NewsBids open for future use of 2012 Olympic stadium
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has formally opened bids for the long-term lease on the 2012 Olympic stadium.
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NewsCabe says Kapoor's Olympic Orbit needs more design work
Anish Kapoor’s Olympic Orbit could be “severely compromised” without detailed design work being carried out before it goes for planning, a Cabe design review panel has claimed.
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NewsOlympic authority reveals details of £56,000 expenses
Memory sticks, Christmas cards and cups of coffee were among the items claimed on expenses by senior figures at the Olympic Delivery Authority last year.
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NewsEarly concept sketches of the Olympic Park ArcelorMittal Orbit
These squiggles are the basis for the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the showpiece sculpture which will dominate the skyline of the 2012 Olympic Park.
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NewsRoof in place on Hopkins’ Olympic Velodrome
The ODA has released new photographs showing the timber ceiling on the roof of Hopkins’ Olympic Velodrome in place.
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NewsRIBA presents Coe with honorary fellowship
Olympics chief Sebastian Coe has been presented with an honorary fellowship of the RIBA.
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NewsGreat British garden plan for Olympic park
LDA Design and Hargreaves Associates have unveiled plans for a classic British garden – complete with sandpit and frog pondin the heart of the Olympic Park.
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NewsHeritage fears for Stratford
English Heritage has attacked plans by Studio Egret West and Gross Max for Stratford town centre in the run-up to 2012.
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NewsArchitects draw up plans to adapt ExCeL centre for Olympics
Allies & Morrison, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Populous have drawn up plans to adapt London’s ExCeL conference centre into a venue for the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsODA scraps main Olympic wind turbine
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has abandoned plans to install a 130m-high wind turbine on the Olympic park site in Stratford, east London, citing “limited commercial interest” in the project.
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NewsEarls Court to receive Olympic makeover
Populous and Allies & Morrison are set to transform Earls Court Exhibition Centre into a temporary Olympic venue
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NewsOlympic construction races towards next year's finish
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of construction progress on the Olympic site in east London including the stadium and aquatics centre.
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NewsOlympic wind farm 'a meaningless gesture', says London Assembly member
A mini wind farm planned for the Olympic Park should be scrapped, a leading London Assembly member has said.
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Make’s Olympic signpost stumbles at first hurdle
Developers have pledged to redouble efforts to realise plans by Make Architects for a landmark building which would signpost entry into London in time for the 2012 Olympics