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Latest news
Buro Happold to transform Olympic Games media centre
Consultant Buro Happold has won the contract to engineer the £100M transformation of the former London Olympics media centre to a new creative and digital hub for the capital.
Olympic Stadium conversion to be ready for Rugby World Cup
Reconfiguration of the 2012 Olympic Stadium will be carried out in two phases so that it can be ready in time for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, it was confirmed this week.
West Ham named as anchor tenant of Olympic Stadium
A multi-million pound conversion of the Olympic Stadium was kick-started this week with football club West Ham United finally confirmed as anchor tenant.
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Olympic Stadium set for major conversion
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Olympic construction publicity ban ends
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Olympic marketing ban lifted
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Olympic Park conversion makes progress
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TfL boss knighted in Queen's New Year Honours list
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West Ham named preferred bidder for Olympic Stadium
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Sir Robert McAlpine paid blacklist boss Ian Kerr's legal costs
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Armitt to lead Labour infrastructure review
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Velodrome engineers to set up in Brazil
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London legacy firm to take on new planning powers
Contracts news
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Taylor Wimpey and L&Q appointed to first Olympic neighbourhood job
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Bam Nuttall scoops £70M Olympic Park legacy contract
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Olympic Park Legacy Company awards key operator and maintenance contracts
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Delancey and Qatari Diar awarded Olympic legacy role
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Waldeck double win at Loughborough College
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Mace wins £50.5M Thames cable car contract
Picture stories
Tower Bridge transformed with new lighting system
Tower Bridge, one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks, has been transformed with a new world-class lighting system in time to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Orbit observation: Preview from the top of the Olympic Park sculpture
Last week saw the official unveiling of the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture and visitor attraction on the Olympic Park in London. A gathering of invited guests and press were able to take in the views from the top. Here, NCE takes a look at how the UK’s tallest sculpture came to life.
Features
An olympic ambition
Last year’s London 2012 Olympics was pitched as being the greenest Games ever. Zeena Farook looks at the role played by geotechnical software in Arup’s work to deliver this aim.
The Olympic Park enters a new lap
Construction of the Olympic Park always had its legacy in mind, with the conversion to post-Games mode a key consideration.
Checking in with the checker
London 2012’s Olympic Stadium has made heroes of athletes and engineers alike. But unsung heroes involved in the creation of the 2012 Games’ centrepiece remain.
covering the construction of the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London which will host the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the park's conversion for use in legacy
- Relevant links:
- Official London 2012 website Webcams:
- Aquatics Centre
- Aquatics Centre close-up
- Olympics Stadium
- Olympics Stadium close-up
- Olympics Village
- Olympic Village looking east
Declan Lynch
declan.lynch@emap.com
020 7728 4546
Comment
The yawning gap that lies between form and function
We’re used to the age old friction between architects and engineers, but in these unrelenting economic doldrums the clash of ideals between what is iconic and what is affordable or appropriate is heightening.
Viewpoint: Sharing goals: the Holy Grail
Personally I found the Major Project Report on the 2012 Olympic Games, enclosed with my NCE, a really good read (NCE 28 July).
The London Olympics show we do have talent...and vision
As you will see from the Letters pages this week and from the array of comments online at www.nce.co.uk, my recent comments about Qatar’s infrastructure plans haven’t been universally embraced by the profession.
London's Olympic Park: will it deliver on legacy?
As the Olympic Park races towards completing its major venues, judgement day will soon follow on whether they work as engineering and architectural icons.
Olympic Stadium and athletics simply don't mix
As decision time looms, the unpalatable possibility of an Olympic Stadium white elephant is becoming ever more likely.
