The first residents are moving into the former Olympic Village. (East Village)
London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium started
The transformation of the 2012 Olympic Stadium has started. The seats in the lower bowl were removed and the track is covered with soil and concrete. The next step is the removal of the 14 iconic floodlights. The new roof will be completed by spring 2015.
(video: London Legacy Development Corporation)
New retractable seating will be installed from October 2015. The transformation works are completed in the summer of 2016.
From 2016 the stadium will be used for football (West Ham United) and athletics (annual Diamond League meeting).
London 2012; Olympic Legacy Exhibition
As a major element of the 2012 Games legacy, The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will be transformed to create a new metropolitan district of the capital. A permanent display at NLA shows the changes that will be taking place as part of the wider Legacy Masterplan which is overseen by the London Legacy Development Corporation.
NLA
The Building Centre
26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT
Opening Hours: NLA and the Building Centre
Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 6.00 pm
Saturday: 10.00 am – 5.00 pmWe are closed on Sundays, Bank Holidays, Easter Saturday and for the Christmas period from 24th December to the first working weekday of January.
London 2012; Transformation Aquatics Centre
The transformation of the Aquatics Centre is almost finished. Two nice pictures from @waypointtweet on Twitter:
The outside of the London Olympic Aquatic Centre #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/qnCZDXkj2i
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
The London Olympic Aquatic Centre – most stunning aquatic facility I've ever seen #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/ADFKBrK5vI
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
London 2012; Article in Architecture Ireland #264
2022 bid; Legacy Stockholm 1912 & Beijing 2008
Two former Summer Olympics hosts are bidding for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Hoping to become the first city that has organised both Summer and Winter Olympics.
In 2012 the IOC made these two videos about the Olympic legacy of Beijing and Stockholm:
- Stockholm 1912: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGp6aS4y6E
- Beijing 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds6RN3BP3dM
London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [October 2013]
London 2012; interactive map
An interactive map of the redevelopment of the former Olympic Park in London. (from the London Legacy Development Corporation)
London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The northern section of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is now open to the public.
Photos I took last month:
This is how it will look like in 20 years:
More info: http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/