Posted in Design on July 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Architect David Mackay, who helped design the venues for the 1992 Barcelona Games, has criticised the design of the 2012 Olympic Park, following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) glowing report of London’s preparations for the Games. More…
Posted in Design on July 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
A mix of established designers, engineers and emerging young practices have made the shortlist in a design competition for a major footbridge in the centre of the Olympic Park.
The competition was for multi-disciplined teams including structural engineers, architects, designers and landscape architects to design the footbridge which will span 26m over Carpenters Lock on the […]
Posted in Design on June 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
BBC News: A nationwide festival to showcase the best of British culture has been announced for the four years running up to the 2012 Olympics in London. There are 10 major projects planned, including an International Shakespeare Festival and an Olympic Carnival. Organisers are calling it “the largest-ever Cultural Olympiad”, and are encouraging individuals, artists […]
Posted in Design on June 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Brandisaster 2012: The London Olympics
Paul Hirsch from Whir.com writes: “I know enough about branding and the corporate identity process to be pretty dangerous, but it takes a special level of skill to be as dangerous as Wolff Olins, the creators of the logo and brand package of the London 2012 Olympic Games.” More…
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Posted in Design on June 5th, 2007 No Comments »
BBC News: The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has been unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London. The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, comes in a series of shades of pink, blue, green and orange and will evolve in the run-up to the Games. More…
Posted in Design on January 25th, 2006 2 Comments »
The Olympic Delivery Authority has announced the winning team chosen to design the Olympic Park and its associated infrastructure. The team, chosen through a competitive tendering process, brings to the project an outstanding range of talent in areas including architecture, landscape design and engineering. They will play a key role in turning London’s Olympic vision […]
Posted in Design on February 10th, 2005 No Comments »
Zaha Hadid, winner of last year’s most coveted architectural prize, will design London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre. The winning design for the Aquatics Centre has a spectacular, sinuous S-shaped roof inspired by the flow of water, that is certain to make it a London landmark.
Keith Mills, Chief Executive of London 2012, said: “This is an outstanding […]