London 2012; Olympic Village (Legacy)

Part 3 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

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  • 3300 apartments (2012)
  • 17320 beds (2012)

London 2012

  • Olympic Games; Olympic Village
  • Paralympic Games; Paralympic Village

Post-Olympics

  • East Village (residential quarter)

Photos

Photos taken on August 23, 2014. (click to enlarge)

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London 2012; Water Polo Arena (Legacy)

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  • Design by; David Morley Architects
  • Capacity; 5000 seats
  • Temporary structure

London 2012

  • Olympic Games; Water polo
  • Paralympic Games; –

Post-Olympics

Photos

Photos taken on August 23 & 24, 2014. (click to enlarge)

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London 2012; Olympic Park & Venues – two years on

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This summer marks the second anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In a series of blog posts I’ll give a short update about what happened with the Olympic Park and its amazing venues;

  1. Olympic Stadium (read)
  2. Water Polo Arena (read)
  3. Olympic Village (read)
  4. Aquatics Centre (read)
  5. The Copper Box (read)
  6. Basketball Arena (read)
  7. Riverbank Arena (read)
  8. Eton Manor (read)
  9. Velodrome & BMX Track (read)
  10. Olympic Press and Broadcast Centre (read)
  11. (Queen Elizabeth) Olympic Park (read)

London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (5)

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  • Design by; Populous
  • Capacity; 80000 seats (54000-60000 post-Olympics)

London 2012

  • Olympic Games; Ceremonies & Athetics
  • Paralympic Games; Ceremonies & Athetics

Post-Olympics

  • Anniversary Games  (2013)
  • Currently transformed into a UEFA Category 4 venue with retractable seating
  • Rugby World Cup (summer 2015)
  • Home of West Ham United (from 2016-17 football season)
  • London Grand Prix Athletics (from summer 2016)
  • World Athletics Championships, IAAF & IPC (2017)

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London 2012; Aquatics Centre diagrams and drawings

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects [www.zaha-hadid.com]

 

Concept / Studies

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Drawings

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YOG; Nanjing 2014 Venues & Transportation

The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games got under way in Nanjing on 16 August. It’s the second edition of the 12 day sporting event for young athletes from all over the world.

 

Venues

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Transportation

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Nanjing 2014 Transport Map
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Public Transport Map
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Rio 2016; Construction update Golf course

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Panoramic view: ©Rio 2016/Alex Ferro (click to enlarge)

 

Olympic golf course construction 59% complete. Sprinkler system now reaches 13 out of 18 holes, planting of grass underway on five more.

Read full article: Rio2016.com

 

Read more about the Rio 2016 Olympic Golf course:
>> Rio 2016; The return of Golf
>> Rio 2016; Planting of grass begins on Olympic Golf Course