Council gives Heatherwick's £1bn Olympia scheme the all clear

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The scheme will see the creation of two theatres, two hotels, a four-screen cinema, a rooftop park and other restaurant space

A proposed £1bn redevelopment of the Olympia centre in west London has been approved by the local council.

The 186,000m2 scheme, designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC, will see the creation of two theatres, two hotels, a four-screen cinema, a rooftop park and other restaurant space.

Four original exhibition spaces, dating from 1886, will also be modernised under the plans. 

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