News roundup; This week’s topics (18/2015)
London 2012;
- Foundation for FutureLondon created to deliver Olympicopolis vision on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [QEOP]
- London 2012 Olympic mountain bike track opens to public [BBC News]
Rio 2016;
- Rio 2016; Construction progress video (April 2015) [AotG]
- Tactile model of Barra Olympic Park, heart of the Rio 2016 Games, designed for visually impaired [Rio2016]
- Corinthians stadium confirmed as Olympic venue [Reuters]
PyeongChang 2018;
Tokyo 2020;
- Exclusive: Plans for new Tokyo 2020 sailing marina scrapped [Inside The Games]
- Tech firms propose cutting-edge devices for new Olympic stadium [The Asahi Shimbun]
2024 Bid;
- How Boston Might Look After Hosting the 2024 Olympics [Boston Magazine]
- IOC President and Indian Prime Minister agree on closer cooperation – leaders cool speculation on Indian 2024 Olympic Games bid [IOC]
2028 Bid;
International Olympic Committee;
- Lillehammer 2016 putting IOC Olympic Agenda 2020 into action [IOC]
- Olympic past, present and future, on display at Sydney Olympic Park [IOC]
Rio 2016; Construction progress video (April 2015)
Book recommendation; The Making of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
From the publisher:
The Making of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
John C. Hopkins, Peter Neal
ISBN: 978-1-119-94069-2
288 pages
November 2012
This is the story of The Making of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by the Olympic Delivery Authority. Situated in east London adjacent to Victoria Park, one of the world’s earliest public parks built in the 19th century, the Park provides an innovative blueprint for contemporary urban park design and is recognised as an exemplar sustainable development for the 21st century. As a primary legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Park was conceived as a new piece of sustainable city, transforming a largely neglected, contaminated, post-industrial district, into a new community for up to 20,000 residents, shifting the centre of gravity of London eastwards.
Written by those at the heart of the project, it draws significantly on contributions from the many experts who have shaped and guided the creation of the Park, including interviews with the key players responsible for delivering the project. It provides the only authoritative account of the planning, design and construction of the Park beginning with the bid to host the games, setting out its historical, philosophical and physical context; describing the strategic fit within the Thames Gateway, Lower Lea Valley and Stratford City; explaining how One Planet Living principles developed by WWF and BioRegional underpinned sustainability throughout the project; and concludes with a ‘Walk in Park’ capturing its essence for both Games and Legacy.
Richly illustrated, it is a unique reference for those involved in the planning, design, delivery and management of sustainable urban parks and new communities on post-industrial and other land, and those seeking to host future Games and other large-scale international events.
This week’s most read articles (17/2015)
News roundup; This week’s topics (17/2015)
London 2012;
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (8) – Roof structure almost finished [AotG]
- West Ham face compensation risk over state aid for Olympic Stadium refit [The Guardian]
- London 2012; Kay Hughes (ODA) on Architecture and Olympic Games [AotG]
- West Ham to cut season-ticket prices in first campaign at Olympic Stadium [The Guardian]
Sochi 2014;
Rio 2016;
- Gil Hanse provides Rio 2016 Olympic Course update [Golf Course Architecture]
- Stench of dead fish in Rio lake won’t spoil Olympic Games, officials hope [The Guardian]
- Rio 2016 sailing events could be moved from polluted Guanabara Bay [The Guardian]
Tokyo 2020;
2022 Bid;
2024 Bid;
International Olympic Committee;
London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (8) – Roof structure almost finished
Screencaps: Webcam West Ham United FC / Lobster Vision
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- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (7) – New roof takes shape
- London 2012; Building the London Olympic Stadium’s new roof
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (6) – Construction new roof begins
- London 2012; Follow transformation Olympic Stadium via hi-res time-lapse cameras
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (5)
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (4)
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (3)
- London 2012; Steelconstruction Olympic Stadium
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (2)
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium started
- Populous website
128th IOC Session; Schedule of events IOC EB Meeting and 128th Session Kuala Lumpur 2015
The Schedule of events for the IOC EB Meeting and 128th Session Kuala Lumpur 2015 is available to download here [IOC – pdf]
This week’s most read articles (16/2015)
London 2012; Kay Hughes (ODA) on Architecture and Olympic Games
I found on Vimeo this interview from 2011 with Kay Hughes, Head of Design at ODA:
Source: Point of View