All London Olympics articles – Page 16
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NewsOlympic Park turbines branded as ‘greenwash’
Critics slam showpiece after it emerges wind farm will not run at night.
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Olympic Park Legacy Company bolsters management team
Three new members have been appointed to the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s executive management team.
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Olympics may fail to regenerate east London, report warns
The 2012 Olympics may not leave its promised legacy of regeneration in east London, a report warned today.
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ODA reveals £21m increase in Olympics costs
The Olympic Delivery Authority has revealed a £21 million increase in the anticipated final cost of the delivery of the 2012 Olympics.
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Olympic Village plans to cram athletes in
Fletcher Priest Architects has drawn up detailed plans for how the thousands of athletes and officials who will converge on east London for the 2012 Olympics will be accommodated.
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NewsOlympic Park legacy plans revealed
A "poppy day" garden, complete with a war memorial and trees which will flower in red close to Remembrance Day, is being planned for the Olympic Park.
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David Morley to design Olympics water polo venue
David Morley Architects has been appointed to design a temporary 5,000-seat water polo venue for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Burdett shifts from ODA to advise on games legacy
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s chief adviser on architecture and urbanism, Ricky Burdett, has taken a sideways step to oversee the work of the new Olympic Park Legacy Company, he confirmed this week
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NewsRoof complete on Hadid’s Olympic Aquatics Centre
Work has been completed on the 160m-long wave-shaped roof frame of Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre for the London Olympics.
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Olympic delivery chiefs grilled over 'City banker' salaries
Olympic delivery chiefs have been forced to defend their “City banker” salaries and bonuses during a grilling by the London Assembly.
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Building StudyNord’s Olympic substation is first to the finishing line
Former Yaya winner Nord’s electricity substation at the London Olympics site forges a language to which its neighbours can respond
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MultimediaBD Podcast: Deborah Saunt on small firms and the Olympics
DSDHA's Deborah Saunt joins the show to discuss what's happened to promises that young firms would be involved in the Olympics, and her take on Will Alsop's move to RMJM.
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NewsODA leaves smaller firms out in the cold
Olympics framework to encourage up-and-coming practices is scrapped
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LDA draws up plans for 2012 park revamp
LDA Design has drawn up a masterplan for a £10 million revamp of an east London park expected to be a key route into the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsOlympics sponsorship shuts out small firms
Appointments branded a stitch-up after 2012 ‘work in kind’ deals
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NewsODA chief backs Olympic stadium retaining full capacity after 2012
The chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority has increased speculation that the main 2012 stadium will stay at its games capacity for some years by admitting he now doesn’t expect it to be dismantled immediately.
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NewsLondon Olympics Athletes Village – new images revealed (fly-through)
The ODA has unveiled its latest images for the 2012 Athletes Village, saying it will be "gold medal standard".
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NewsAssembly attacks 2012 legacy plans
The London Assembly has attacked legacy plans for the 2012 Olympic park in Stratford, warning that the main stadium risks becoming a “white elephant” without a credible post-games tenant.
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NewsLondon Olympics stadium design could change again
Designs for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium could be altered at the last minute amid a major change of plan for the venue in legacy mode.
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NewsOlympic media centre wins planning
The Olympic Delivery Authority has won planning permission for the International Broadcast Centre and main press centre on the Olympic Park site in Stratford, after last-minute alterations were made to the designs.