All London Olympics articles – Page 18
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NewsODA reveals basketball arena
The Olympic Delivery Authority has submitted Wilkinson Eyre’s 2012 basketball stadium for planning permission
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OpinionShould London’s Olympic stadium be an iconic design?
Yes, says Will Alsop, the stadium is the image of the Olympics that millions will see, but Graham Morrison and Bob Allies believe this design fulfills a wider and more complex legacy role
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TechnicalGetting up to speed with London 2012 Velodrome
Hopkins Architects’ Mike Taylor and Expedition Engineering’s Andrew Weir talk to Catherine Croft about the challenges of designing with bikes in mind
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NewsMartin Richman and Jason Bruges Studio win London 2012 art commissions
The Olympic Delivery Authority announced today that Martin Richman and Jason Bruges Studio have been selected as the winning artists for the first in a series of art commissions for the Olympic Park.
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Jowell: Olympic contingency fund may need raiding again
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has admitted that the 2012 Games organisers may need to raid the £2 billion contingency fund again next year if private partners can not be found to back the Olympic Village and broadcast centre.
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Mayor consults on accessibility
London mayor Boris Johnson has commissioned a major survey to discover how the city can be made more accessible in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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NewsWeymouth's sailing academy is first 2012 venue completed
Work has been completed on the first venue for the 2012 Olympic games at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA).
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NewsODA releases new images of Stratford Station redevelopment
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of the redevelopment of Stratford Station, the heart of the London 2012 transport network.
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NewsMake's 2012 handball arena designs formally unveiled
Designs for a colourful handball arena designed by Make Architects with PTW and Arup for the 2012 Olympics have been released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
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Government raids Olympic contingency fund as Lend Lease and ODA struggle to agree contract
The government has raided the Olympic contingency fund to provide £95 million for the construction of the London 2012 village.
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Downsizing threat to 2012 media centre
Allies & Morrison’s Olympic media centre could be replaced with a slimmed-down version in the Stratford City development, the ODA admitted this week.
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ODA promises inclusive games
The Olympic Delivery Authority has promised that the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 games will make it the most accessible Olympics to date.
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NewsNew 2012 Olympic stadium images
HOK Sport's design for the 2012 Olympic stadium has passed a fresh hurdle after being granted second stage reserved matters planning permission last week.
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KPMG to review Wilkinson Eyre Olympic basketball arena
The London 2012 basketball arena to be designed by Wilkinson Eyre and KSS Design Group on the main Olympic site could be scrapped as a result of a review into whether it would provide “value for money”.
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NewsMayor opens Olympic cycling centre in Redbridge
The first legacy sporting venue for the 2012 Olympic games, Redbridge Cycling Centre, was opened today (August 19) by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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NewsMake's design for London Olympics handball arena unveiled
Make Architects’ designs for the London 2012 Olympic handball arena have been revealed for the first time.
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OpinionAn Olympic-sized mistake
Policy Exchange’s ideas on northern decline have a lot to say about prospects, but not a lot about people
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FeaturesWill the Olympic architects win a medal for common sense?
Five times Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave on how design can help to make a successful games
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NewsNew doubt cast on 2012 funding
Advisers to London mayor Boris Johnson have cast renewed doubts over the funding of the 2012 Athletes Village.
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OpinionKeep the whip hand on 2012 spending
As the mayor’s man on the Olympic project, does David Ross hold a poisoned chalice?