Architecture of the Games

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New London Neighbourhood Tour – Olympic Park
Saturday 9 September 2017
14:00-16:00
Stratford Station

Following the huge success of the 2012 Olympic Games, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding areas now continue to grow as one of London’s newest neighbourhoods, adapting the sustainable legacy of the park’s buildings and transport links to meet future needs.

Starting with the Olympic Stadium by HOK and its neighbouring Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects, we discover the site of Olympicopolis – a multicultural and academic cultural centre in the east being designed by Allies and Morrison and O’Donnell and Toumey. Tracing the meanders of the River Lea tributaries that criss-cross the park, we see Hackney’s thriving Copper Box by Make Architects and Populous and the transformed 2012 press and media hubs now Here East by Hawkins/Brown Architects. Hopkins Architects’ RIBA award-wining Velodrome presides over a two-wheeler zone, while over-the-bridge the bright blue Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis centres by Stanton Williams Architects define the QEOP’s north boundary. Finally, our walk will discover the multi-architect designed Athletes Village complex which now thrives as East Village – also home to vital local community amenities like Chobham Academy by AHMM and the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health Centre by Penoyre & Prasad Architects.

This walk starts at Stratford Station, Westfield Exit through the ticket barrier in front of EAT.

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South Park

North Park

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Institut National d’Educació Física de Catalunya

Opened: 1991
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Capacity: 400 seats
Olympic Sports: Wrestling

Location

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Opened: 1971
Architect: Francesc Cavaller
Capacity: 7,585 seats
Olympic Sports: Roller Hockey, Taekwondo and Judo

Location

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Rio 2016; Legacy one year on; What happened to the venues in Barra

Photo courtesy of Miriam Jeske/Brasil2016.gov.br

CARIOCA ARENA 1/2/3

Type; New
Olympic Sports:
- Arena 1: Basketball
- Arena 2: Wrestling (Freestyle and Greco-Roman) + Judo
- Arena 3: Fencing + Taekwondo
Paralympic Sports;
- Arena 1: Wheelchair Basketball
- Wheelchair Rugby
- Arena 2: Boccia
- Arena 3: Judo
Legacy; Part of the Olympic Training Centre. Partly reopened in May 2017. (read more)

FUTURE ARENA

Type; New and temporary
Olympic Sports; Handball
Paralympic Sports; Goalball
Legacy; The Future Arena still has to be removed. Is planned to be re-used in the construction of four schools.

MARIA LENK AQUATICS CENTRE

Type; Existing
Olympic Sports; Diving + Synchronised Swimming + Water Polo
Paralympic Sports ; –
Legacy; Part of the Olympic Training Centre.

OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM

Type; New and temporary
Olympic Sports; Swimming + Water Polo
Paralympic Sports; Swimming
Legacy; Only the pools are dismantled. The construction still stands.

OLYMPIC TENNIS CENTRE

Olympic Sports; Tennis
Paralympic Sports; Wheelchair Tennis (Centre Court, Court 2-9) / Football 5-a-side (Court 1)
Legacy; Hosted the FIVB Beach World Tour in May 2017

RIO OLYMPIC ARENA

Type; Existing
Olympic Sports; Gymnastics (gala, artistic, rhythmic and trampoline)
Paralympic Sports; Wheelchair Basketball
Legacy; Sport and cultural events

RIO OLYMPIC VELODROME

Type; New and permanent.
Olympic Sports; Track Cycling
Paralympic Sports; Para-cycling Track
Legacy; Part of the Olympic Training Centre. Reopened and hosted the Rio Bike Fest in May 2017. The venue was however damaged by a fire in July 2017. (read more)

RIOCENTRO PAVILION 2/3/4/6

Type; Existing
Olympic Sports;
- Pavilion 2: Weightlifting
- Pavilion 3: Table Tennis
- Pavilion 4: Badminton
- Pavilion 6: Boxing
Paralympic Sports;
- Pavilion 2: Powerlifting
- Pavilion 3: Table Tennis
- Pavilion 4: –
- Pavilion 6: Sitting Volleyball
Legacy; Exhibition and conventions centre

OLYMPIC GOLF COURSE

Type; New and permanent
Olympic Sports; Golf
Paralympic Sports; –
Legacy; Uncertain. Maintenance was stopped for a period, users claimed that the ‘green fees’ were to high and there are no big tournaments planned for the future.

BARRA OLYMPIC PARK

Reopened in January 2017
Open to the public on weekdays and public holidays.
New facilities and activities include; the Wall of Champions, multi-sport courts, an outdoor gym, a children’s play area and a skate park.
Will host Rock in Rio next month.

ATHLETES VILLAGE