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London 2012; Olympic Park waterways to re-open for boats

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Photo: Martijn Giebels

The waterways of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are planned to open on 10th May 2014, for the first time since the rivers were restored.

The six kilometres of rivers in the Park were once a key transport network for the industries that lined the river. After the Second World War use dropped, silt built up and the rivers were eventually closed.

However, as part of preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority and Canal & River Trust worked together to improve the condition of the Park’s rivers with a view to them once again becoming navigable. New river walls and towpaths were created, deeper channels dredged, wildlife habitats improved and disused locks refurbished. The rivers were then handed over to the London Legacy Development Corporation in 2012.

Read more: The Inland Waterways Association

 

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Map: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park / Martijn Giebels

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London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (3)

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Timeline

  • Removal of first 14 rows of seating and terraces – August 2013
  • Roof dismantling works start – mid-October 2013
  • Roof dismantled – by Spring 2014
  • New roof erected – by Spring 2015
  • Concessions, toilets, turnstiles, hospitality space and rugby pitch complete for use by RWC2015 – by Summer 2015
  • RWC2015 matches – September and October 2015
  • Retractable seating install, hospitality fit-out, football pitch and athletic track complete – by Summer 2016
  • 2016 Diamond League – July 2016
  • 2016 Football Season starts – August 2016
  • 2017 IPC & IAAF World Athletic Championships

 

 

Images via www.skyscrapercity.com

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London 2012; Aquatics Centre reopens


 


 
More info (BBC)

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Open Lecture – Jonathan Watts; The London 2012 Olympic Velodrome – Doing More With Less

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Jonathan Watts of Hopkins Architects will discuss the design and delivery of the 2012 Olympic Velodrome, one of four permanent venues in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Velodrome provided a landmark venue for the indoor track cycling events at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Jonathan studied architecture at the University of Bath and the Technical University of Munich with a particular focus on sustainable building design. He completed his education at the University of Greenwich, London, where he was recipient of the Bennetts Prize for Best Part 3 Student. Since 2008, Jonathan has worked on a number of projects with Hopkins Architects, including the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome and legacy transformation of the VeloPark & North Parklands. This has won numerous awards such as the RIBA Award for Architecture 2011, the AJ 100 ‘Building of the Year’, the BCIA Prime Minister’s Better Public Building & the Stirling Prize ‘People’s Choice’. Jonathan has lectured at numerous UK Schools of Architecture, including Cambridge, Bath and UCL, and abroad for the Foreign Office, as part of ECOWEEK’s seminar series. He is currently fully engaged as the Project Architect for an exciting new Science Centre for Abingdon School in Oxfordshire.

  • Open Lecture Series 2013/2014
  • Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre / M055
  • Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus
  • Wednesday 22nd January; 6PM

More info: University of Greenwich Department of Architecture and Landscape