2012 London – Page 16 – Architecture of the Games

September 8, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Eton Manor (Legacy)

Part 8 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Design by; Stanton Williams
Capacity; 10500 seats (temporary stands)

London 2012

Olympic Games; –
Paralympic Games; Wheelchair Tennis

Post-Olympics

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre (from June 2014)
- Two hockey pitches
- Ten tennis courts (four indoor and six outdoor)
Home ground of Wapping Hockey Club (from June 2014)
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters (2014)
EuroHockey Nations Championships (2015)

Photos

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

September 7, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Riverbank Arena (Legacy)

Part 7 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Capacity; 16000 seats
Temporary Venue

London 2012

Olympic Games; Field Hockey
Paralympic Games; Football seven-a-side, Football five-a-side

Post-Olympics

East Wick (new neighbourhood)

Photos

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

Sheffield is new home for Olympic hockey pitch (BBC)

September 5, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Basketball Arena (Legacy)

Part 6 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Design by; Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Capacity; 12000 seats
Temporary Venue

London 2012

Olympic Games; Basketball (preliminaries), Handball (medal round)
Paralympic Games; Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Basketball

Post-Olympics

Chobham Manor; First new neighbourhood to be created at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Photos

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

Photos taken on December 14, 2013. (click to enlarge)

September 4, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; The Copper Box (Legacy)

Part 5 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Design by; Make architects
Capacity; 7500 seats

London 2012

Olympic Games; Handball (preliminaries), Modern Pentathlon (fencing)
Paralympic Games; Goalball

Post-Olympics

Multi-sport arena for community use (from July 2013, first reopened venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park)
Home of London Lions (Basketball)
London Grand Prix Badminton (2013)
Home of London GD Handball Club

Photos

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

Photos taken on July 29, 2013. (click to enlarge)

Photos taken on December 14, 2013. (click to enlarge)

September 3, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Aquatics Centre (Legacy)

Part 4 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Design by; Zaha Hadid Architects
Capacity; 17500 seats (2500 post-Olympics)
Pools: 50m competition, 50m warm-up, 25m competition diving
Two temporary stands (Games-time mode)

London 2012

Olympic Games; Diving, Modern Pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized Swimming
Paralympic Games; Swimming

Post-Olympics

Opened to the public from March 2014
2014 FINA/NVC Diving World Series
2016 European Aquatics Championships

Photos

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

September 2, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Olympic Village (Legacy)

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

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)

August 31, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Water Polo Arena (Legacy)

Part 2 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

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

London 2012

Olympic Games; Water polo
Paralympic Games; –

Post-Olympics

Olympicopolis project (read more)

Photos

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

August 30, 2014October 24, 2023

London 2012; Olympic Park & Venues – two years on

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;