Das Olympiastadion...erinnert ein wenig an die BayArena:

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Ah, ein Olympia-Thread, danke Kampfi :)


Hab gar nicht mitbekommen, wie fortgeschritten der Bau dort schon ist.
Generell pflegt man ja englisches Understatement bei dieser Olympiarunde, der gesamte Komplex kommt längst nicht so effektheischend daher wie zuletzt in Peking.


Macht sich das eigentlich auch finanziell wirklich bemerkbar (wenn man Baukosten in Europa etc. bedenkt)? Gibt es da offizielle Kalkulationen, welche Kosten durch die Neubauten entstehen?

Das Logo ist auf jeden Fall scheiße...was sagt JJJ dazu?

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Why you krauts made a thread for the tommies?

Out of pity.

Das BJ-Logo :lol: Aber darum soll es hier nicht gehen.


Gibt es eigentlich Renderings von der Anlage, z.B. dem Olympischen Dorf? Habe bisher nur das Stadion gesehen.

Lisa Simpson bläst Bart einen. Sowieso das beste Logo von allen.

:lol::rofl:

Ich wollte es nicht aussprechen. Muss aber auch so beabsichtigt sein. Oder die Designer sind noch verdammt grün hinter den Ohren.


Egal, ich würde gern Renderings vom Olympischen Dorf sehen! Gibt es etwa keine?
Wie sieht es mit den anderen Hallen aus? Schwimmbad? Neue Hotels?

jetzt wo du's sagst... was haben sich die designer dabei gedacht? :nuts:

hat man sich schon über das maskotchen gedanken gemacht? .... wahrscheinlich eine teenage-mum mit schlechten zähnen und segelohren

For miau:

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gefaellt mir total gut! :) da haben die Briten wieder Mal etwas wahnsinnig Tolles erschaffen [beziehungsweise erschaffen sie es gerade *gg*]. ich freue mich schon sehr auf die Olympischen Spiele im Jahr 2012.

Das Stadium ist wirklich ziemlich unspektakulaer im Vergleich mit den zwei letzten Olympiastadien...dem Bird's Nest in Peking und dem Calatrava Stadium in Athen.

die sportstädten sehen echt uninspiriert aus. einzig die grafische aufmachung ist geilo.

Ein angelsächsisches Protzstadion hätte natürlich nicht in die finsterste Wirtschaftskrisenzeit gepasst.

Bei der Stadt sind eh Hopfen und Malz verloren!

So schlimm wie Berlin ist's städtebaulich zum Glück noch nicht.

schlimmer als in London ist es wohl nirgends. ;)

The cable net roof of the Olympic Stadium has been lifted into place.

BBC London Gallery (http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/2012/newsid_8414000/8414037.stm)

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The cable net roof will be covered with material next Spring providing the correct conditions for athletes on the field of play and covering two-thirds of spectators.

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The cable net is formed between the outer white steel roof truss and an inner tension ring 30m above the field of play.

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Over 900 tonnes of scaffolding and over a kilometre of support platforms were used to assembled over 12,000m of cables and the walkways.

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It took four weeks and 56 hydraulic jacks to lift the 450 tonne structure into place.

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The steel support cables are made from galvanised spiral strand, with the largest cable having a breaking strength in excess of 600 tonnes.

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Erstaunlich, hatte mit solchen Fortschritten noch gar nicht gerechnet. Gibt es auch Material vom Olympischen Dorf?

Genauso spannend wie englisches Essen … Das Stadion der Tokyoter für zwanzigsechzehn hätte genial ausgesehen!

^^ nichts gegen englische Kekse bitte!

Stimmt aber schon, wirkt alles etwas fad und lieblos, was London sich da für 2012 bereitet.
Ist wohl so gewollt, nehme ich an? English Understatement statt kinesischem Spektakel?

Sollen wohl grüne Spiele werden, so dass gerade die Nutzung nach den Oly. Spielen im Vordergrund steht. Ist sicherlich auch nicht schlecht, einen anderen Weg zu gehen, denn Peking konnte man nicht übertrumpfen.

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The Basketball Arena has shot up at the speed of light. :eek:

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roof.......being built, or there preparing for it........

Das Wassersportzentrum scheint interessant zu werden.

Aquatic Centre

London 2012 Aquatics Centre 'big build' on track with first plunge (http://www.london2012.com/press/media-releases/2010/04/london-2012-aquatics-centre-big-build-on-track-with-first-plunge.php)
06 Apr 2010
london2012.com

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) issued new images showing the testing of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre dive pool and two 50m swimming pools that will host record-breaking performances in 2012 and open to the public after the Games.

The three concrete pools are being tested with over 10 million litres of water before being sealed and lined with 180,000 tiles. Testing of the dive pool and training pool is complete and the competition pool starts being filled this week.

Work is also underway lining the unique 160m-long wave-shaped steel roof, which weighs more than 3,000 tonnes and rests on just three concrete supports. In the coming weeks cladding will start on the curving timber ceiling and work is continuing on the huge 250m and 45m-wide land bridge that forms the main walking access into the Olympic Park and the roof of the training pool.

The Aquatics Centre is on track to be complete in summer 2011 ready for Test Events and after the Games will provide two 50m swimming pools with moveable floors and separation booms, a diving pool and dry diving area for the full range of community and elite use.

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: 'The Aquatics Centre is on track for completion in mid-2011 and the sweeping roof that will form the ‘Gateway to the Games’ is now a fixture in the skyline alongside the Olympic Stadium. Testing the pools is major milestone for the construction of the Aquatics Centre which in legacy will provide a range of swimming and diving facilities and become a new London landmark.

'The Olympic Park "big build" is on track and within budget as we move through our toughest year, with the workforce and activity on site reaching its peak.'

London 2012 Organising Committee Chairman Sebastian Coe said: 'The Aquatics Centre is going to be a spectacular venue for the Games in 2012 and its unique roof will be a wonderful addition to the east London skyline. At Games-time, 17,500 excited spectators will be able to "raise the roof" cheering on the swimmers, including our British medal hopefuls, and in legacy it will become a much-needed elite and community facility. We are making great progress – and are fully on track with this iconic gateway to the Olympic Park.'

Andrew Altman, Chief Executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, which is responsible for the long term planning, management and maintenance of the Olympic Park and venues after the Games, said: 'The Aquatics Centre will be an iconic building and a thriving centre for community use in the Park after the Games. Its two 50m pools and a 25m diving pool will also offer elite swimmers a world-class training facility.'

The Zaha Hadid designed Aquatics Centre is located in the south of the Olympic Park and will be the main ‘Gateway into the Games', hosting swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo finals and the swimming discipline of the Modern Pentathlon

The Aquatics Centre will have a capacity of 17,500 during the Games, reducing to a maximum of 2,500 in legacy, with the ability to add 1,000 for major events, and provide two 50m swimming pools, a diving pool and dry diving area - facilities London does not have at present

Eleven industrial buildings have been demolished on the 55,000sq m site.

Around 160,000 tonnes of soil have been dug out on of what was one of the more challenging and complex areas of the Olympic Park, contaminated with pollutants including petrol, oil, tar, solvents and heavy metals such as arsenic and lead

Four skeletons were discovered and removed from a prehistoric settlement discovered on the site of the Aquatics Centre.

140,000 tonnes of clean soil has been brought from other areas of the Olympic Park to prepare for construction to start.

Balfour Beatty is building the Aquatics Centre and huge land-bridge that forms the roof of the training pool and the main pedestrian access to the Olympic Park. Construction work will be complete in 2011 for test events ahead of the Games.

The river that runs alongside the venue has been widened by eight metres by building 550m of new river walls.

The sweeping roof, which is 160m long and 80m at its widest point, is an innovative steel structure weighing more than 3,000 tonnes with a striking and robust aluminium covering, half of which is recycled, resting on three supports.

Construction started on the foundations in July 2008. A 3,000-tonne concrete ‘bridge’ has been built spanning and protecting the tunnels which have been dug to run powerlines beneath the site. The 18.5m-tall northwest roof support has been built on top of this base.

Work is well underway on the 250m and 45m-wide land bridge that forms the main ‘Gateway to the Games’ from the Stratford City development, spanning the Aquatics Centre and forming the roof of the training pool.

Around 1,000m cubic metres of concrete has been poured to create five sets of bridge supports, steel beams have been lifted into place to form the first section of the bridge spanning railway lines and roadways. Work is now currently underway on the section of bridge that will form the training pool roof. The land bridge is on track to be complete before summer 2010. Fourteen steel beams, up to 60m-long and weighing 75 tonnes each have been produced in Scunthorpe, fabricated in Bolton and lifted into place .

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The Athletics Stadium looks pretty boring and 'cheap', especially when you compare it to the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.

Both Wembley ...

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... and the Emirates Stadium ..

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.... both in London, would have been perfectly acceptable for an athletics venue. After the 2012 London Games, guess what the new athletics stadium will become? Yes, you guessed correct .... yet another football stadium!!! A complete waste of money!

Not true. The stadium has to keep athletics, even if West Ham do move in (which hasn't been decided yet, despite what you claim).

The Emirates would be too small for IOC requirements even if it could fit in a track (which it can't). Another wrong fact. And Wembley, whilst it can theoretically host athletics, is not ideal either. We've got a park concept with all the main venues close together; and that's what won us the Games.

So, the above post is wrong in almost every point. Please ignore it people. :)

@ Bzgl. Rob H + Sandblast
Ich muss gestehen, dass ich den Abriss des alten Wembley-Stadions als sehr schade empfinde. Man hat zwar ein neues Stadion errichtet, dass sicherlich auf dem neuesten Stand ist und viele Annehmlichkeiten bietet, aber es hat einfach nicht die Geschichte und das Flair wie das alte Stadion. Ganz ehrlich, für mich ist der Abriss des Stadions kein kluger Zug gewesen. Es gibt sie nämlich nicht mehr so häufig, die Stadien, die einen Namen wie ein Kultplatz tragen und von echter Fussballgeschichte erzählen können.

Bzgl. Robs letzten Punkt, das sehe ich ähnlich. Moderne Fussballstadien haben gar keine Tartanbahn. Der Platz würde einfach nicht für andere Sportarten ausreichen.

Not true. The stadium has to keep athletics, even if West Ham do move in (which hasn't been decided yet, despite what you claim).

The Emirates would be too small for IOC requirements even if it could fit in a track (which it can't). Another wrong fact. And Wembley, whilst it can theoretically host athletics, is not ideal either. We've got a park concept with all the main venues close together; and that's what won us the Games.

So, the above post is wrong in almost every point. Please ignore it people. :)

:lol: Not a lot of Athletics will be taking place in the new stadium between August and May when it is eventially "gifted" to a London football club ... I suppose the football team based there will kindly hand it over during the months of June & July to athletics associations whilst football isn't being played, but I truly doubt that will ever happen!!!

Wembley would make a perfect athletics stadium .... this whole Olympic exercise was just yet another excuse to throw £BILLIONS more at London and "regenerate" yet another run down area of London .... which in 10 years time will look just as run down as it did 10 years ago.

Trust me German friends, the British public (the 54 million people that live outside the capital) are by no means united by the prospect of the Olympic Games coming to London, it is something we simply can't afford.

the london bounties must stop!

the london bounties must stop!

Too right they must! England is like two separate countries .... London and the South East .... then the rest, which has been described as "a cross between a soup kitchen and an out-dated theme park"!

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gut, innen ist geilo.

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oh je, das sieht ja aus wie eine temporäre Verlegenheitslösung. Schade, dass man keine architektonisch anspruchsvollere Figur gewählt hat. :ohno:

:lol: Not a lot of Athletics will be taking place in the new stadium between August and May when it is eventially "gifted" to a London football club ... I suppose the football team based there will kindly hand it over during the months of June & July to athletics associations whilst football isn't being played, but I truly doubt that will ever happen!!!

Wembley would make a perfect athletics stadium .... this whole Olympic exercise was just yet another excuse to throw £BILLIONS more at London and "regenerate" yet another run down area of London .... which in 10 years time will look just as run down as it did 10 years ago.

Trust me German friends, the British public (the 54 million people that live outside the capital) are by no means united by the prospect of the Olympic Games coming to London, it is something we simply can't afford.

Yawn.

^ Instead of just yawning, could you please comment the above statement? Because I don't have any valuable insights of the British opinion on this so far.

Maybe he just yawned because it is so tiresome to read so much. Anyway, I think there are different opinions on the project and its cost, but the majority is somewhat proud to host the games.

^ Instead of just yawning, could you please comment the above statement? Because I don't have any valuable insights of the British opinion on this so far.

I yawned because very few facts are correct and it came across as a tiresome rant with little understanding. But rather than picking apart his entire post I'm just going to focus on the most ridiculous point:

this whole Olympic exercise was just yet another excuse to throw £BILLIONS more at London and "regenerate" yet another run down area of London .... which in 10 years time will look just as run down as it did 10 years ago.

Here's the Olympic Park 10 years ago:

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Fridge dump - site of Aquatics Centre

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Abandoned warehouse - site of main stadium

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Here's how it looks now, still a year away from completion:

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The change in the fortunes in this area are such that the Wellcome Trust wants to buy the Park, invest a further £1bn in it, and turn it into a massive research facility with University campusus, labs, parkland, and of course all the new sporting venues. The government are currently considering this proposal.

Of course not everyone will be behind the Games (though between 70-80% are according to most surveys I've seen), but it's hard to take posts like Sandblast's seriously when he's claiming the Olympic Park will be just as run down in ten years as it was ten years ago. :lol:

BTW Erbse, you're quite welcome to see more progress at the London 2012 forums.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1586

:)

Trust me German friends, the British public (the 54 million people that live outside the capital) are by no means united by the prospect of the Olympic Games coming to London, it is something we simply can't afford.

I live in Manchester, and I happen to be very excited for the Olympics. There are always reports on it on the news, and follows up on athletes. You may not be very happy about the Olympics coming to our shores but please do not speak for me thank you :)

The British public's biggest critics are themselves

Man sollte sie 3-Ecke der Strahträger des Stations mit Folien Bespannen, so wie es jetzt ist, sieht es aus wie 2. Liga.

Noch 1 Jahr bis zur Opening Ceremony.

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Man sollte sie 3-Ecke der Strahträger des Stations mit Folien Bespannen, so wie es jetzt ist, sieht es aus wie 2. Liga.

+ 1 sieht echt so aus.:nuts:

Ein FAZ-Artikel von gestern, der einmal die andere Seite der Olympiamedaille für London aufzeigt:

Londons Olympiavorbereitung
Wunsch und Wirklichkeit

Die kommende Olympiastadt London sieht sich schon jetzt bestens auf die Spiele 2012 vorbereitet - auch wenn diese Zuversicht gelegentlich an der Realität vorbeigeht.
Ganzer Artikel: http://www.faz.net/artikel/C31105/londons-olympiavorbereitung-wunsch-und-wirklichkeit-30478753.html

Die anderen Sportstätten auf dem Londoner Olympiagelände:
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Interessant, wollen sie denn die Plattenbauten daneben nicht einreißen?

diese schwimmhalle sah im bau noch vielversprechend aus. jetzt ist es ne farbikhalle geworden. wird die kik-olympiade.
obgleich ich auch nicht glaube, dass eine deutsche viel wertiger geworden wäre. europa muss leider sparen bzw nach griechenland überweisen :(

Ja, ist alles nicht so pralle. Das werden regelrechte Discount Games. Am schlimmsten ist eigentlich das Olympische Dorf, furchtbar unhumane Klötzchenarchitektur. Die Arenen sind vielleicht das Maximum, das mit dem begrenzten Budget rauszuholen war. Man will die Spiele ja auch als möglichst kosteneffizient, ökologisch, unprätentiös etc. nach außen hin verkaufen.
Wird mit fertiger Außengestaltung usw. sicher alles ein wenig ansprechender aussehen.

Überblick über das Areal von LONDON | 2012 Olympics Park Development News (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=484358&page=125):
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Sieht irgendwie alles so unspektakulaer und banal aus. Besonders das Stadion und die Schwimmhalle wirken ziemlich billig.

Am schonesten finde ich noch den kleinen Hochhauscluster unten rechts im Bild.

Impressionen aus Zaha Hadids Aquatics Centre:

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Mehr Fotos: http://www.dezeen.com/2011/08/12/london-aquatics-centre-2012-by-zaha-hadid-photographed-by-hufton-crow/#more-146875
und http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/27/london-aquatics-centre-2012-by-zaha-hadid/

Gefällt. Innen sehr edel, da passen Formensprache und Funktion zusammen. :applause: Von außen etwas seltsam, da hat Goschio Recht.


Auch cool: Velodrome von Hopkins Architects:
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Mehr: http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/25/london-2012-velodrome-by-hopkins-architects/

Ganz gut das Stadion:
http://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/31/2012-london-olympic-stadium-by-populous/

und richtig langweilig die Basketball-Arena:
http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/14/london-2012-basketball-arena-by-sinclair-knight-merz/

Von außen etwas seltsam, da hat Goschio Recht.

Sobald die beiden Zuschauerflügel weg sind, wird das Aquatics Centre auch von außen richtig gut aussehen (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=21933575&postcount=4) :yes:

Cool. War mir gar nicht bewusst, dass das das Konzept ist. Macht tatsächlich richtig was her.

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Sieht irgendwie alles so unspektakulaer und banal aus. Besonders das Stadion und die Schwimmhalle wirken ziemlich billig.


Stimmt zwar, allerdings muss man auch mal fairerweise anmerken das nicht jede Olympischen Spiele immer groesser und speaktakulaerer ausfallen koennen (Peking war diesbezueglich schwer zu toppen). Stattdessen sollte der Fokus wieder mehr auf dem Sport liegen als auf dem ganzen Drumherum. Sonst koennen bald wirklich nur noch 10 Staedte in der Welt Olympische Spiele austragen weil sie zu gross und teuer geworden sind, was die Idee irgendwie zerstoert.

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^^ Die Gegend sieht ja trübe aus. Die Olympiabauten werten sie echt ein wenig auf.

Hoffe die Schwimmhalle wird noch angemalt, mit dem blanken Beton sieht es aus wie so eine typische Turnhalle aus den 90'ern.

Olympische Sportart ist eine solche Verschwendung von Milliarden von Geld. Das Olympiastadion allein kostet fast $ 900m(Million) im Vergleich zu Beijing National Stadium kosten nur etwa 400m. Londoner Wembley-Stadion schon gekostet hat, die weltweit teuerste Stadion $ 1.57bn (Milliarde). Briten sollten nicht verschwenden mehr Geld für unnötige Dinge, die Wirtschaft der westlichen Welt ist nicht in einer guten Form, wie jeder weiß. London beherbergte schon olympischen Veranstaltungen, mehr als jede andere Stadt der Welt in der Geschichte. Sie sollten damit andere aufstrebende Städte es tun,, Natürlich in Asien.

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Sehr tolle Bilder muss ich sagen. Ich freue mich schon sehr auf die Olympischen Spiele. Es ist einfach kein Vergleich zu den anderen Großevents wie Fußball WM und EM in Südafrika oder nächstes Jahr Polen/Ukraine. Da lobe ich mir schon lieber Stadien mit Tradition und dem richtigen Flair :)

Kann dem Londoner Olympiastadium absolut nicht abgewinnen. Und mit den Dreiecken sieht es jetzt noch daemlicher aus. Sowas koennte auch in Offenbach stehen.

Das ist wahrscheinlich das langweiligste Olympiastadium seit es olympische Spiele gibt. Man vergleiche dies mit Peking oder Muenchen.

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Das ist wahrscheinlich das langweiligste Olympiastadium seit es olympische Spiele gibt.

Atlanta 1996 war auch ziemlich langweilig. Aber die letzten drei Olympiaden in Sydney, Athen und Peking hatten doch schon Sportstaetten die architektonisch in einer anderen Liga waren.

BARCELONA 1992:

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ATLANTA 1996:

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SYDNEY 2000:

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ATHEN 2004:

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PEKING 2008:

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würde gerne mal die sicht einiger engländer dazu hören.
"this is probably the best olympic stadium that was ever built and now together with wembley london has the two best stadia on the globe, which strengthens londons status as the world capital".

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Das Stadion ist für olympische Verhältnisse echt mau geworden - aber nicht so mies wie Atlanta. Die Sportstätten reissen allerdings auch nicht vom Hocker - einige sehen aus wie modern angehauchte Fabrikhallen. Es gibt kein durchgängiges Konzept. Das Olympische Dorf wirkt noch austauschbarer als die Hafencity. Hier können unmöglich die gleichen Behörden den Bau abgesegnet haben, die die durchaus guten Projekte in der Londoner City bewilligten.
Allerdings mag ich die Skultptur vor dem Satdion. Hätte man konzeptionell auch bei den anderen Sportstätten was draus machen können. Aber für übernahmen oder aderweitige inspiration sind sich die Damen und Herren Architekten heutzutage wohl zu fein für.

Da geht disciple bestimmt das Herz auf - Olympische Spiele in der DDR!

Dieses olympische Plattenbau-Dorf ist wirklich grausam.

Die Sportstätten an sich sind ok, aber nicht gerade sehr inspirierend. Aber an den Maßstäben von Peking 2008 wollte man sich ja auch nicht messen.

Überhaupt erst wird das Gelände wohl punkten können, wenn die Parkgestaltung abgeschlossen ist.

:uh: Großbritannien wird zusätzliche 13.500 militärische Truppen für 2012 London Olympics bieten :shocked:

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London 2012 Velodrome & BMX Circuit, December 2011

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London 2012 Handball Arena, December 2011

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London 2012 Water Polo Arena, December 2011

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London 2012 Eton Manor, December 2011

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London 2012 Aquatics Centre, Water Polo Arena, Stadium & Orbit tower (left), December 2011

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Second set of London 2012 Olympic Rings

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London 2012 Today - Lets Have A Look....

Werfen Sie einen Blick auf London

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I predict Bolt will be tested positive for steroid use.

Ich sage voraus, Bolzen geprüft wird positiv für Steroid verwenden.

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It's just Olympia not Olympiade, which is something completely different.

I still wait for the big annual terrorist attack.

Here's how it looks as of yesterday...

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Very good Gallery.

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Dieses Video ist in Deutschland leider nicht verfügbar, da es möglicherweise Musik enthält, für die die erforderlichen Musikrechte von der GEMA nicht eingeräumt wurden.

This video is not available in Germany, because it may contain music, for which the necessary music rights were not granted by GEMA.

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We already have a 2012 Olympia thread, you know. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=924598

Wir haben bereits eine 2012 Olympia-Gewinde, wissen Sie. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=924598

I see -SO143 been busy!

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Geil! Achterbahnfahren ist jetzt auch endlich olympisch! :banana::banana:

Das Velodrom ist wirklich toll, die Schwimmhalle gefällt mir auch. Die Tennisanlage ist einfach nur armselig, warum spielen die bitte nicht in Wimbledon?

Das Stadion ist für olympische Verhältnisse echt mau geworden - aber nicht so mies wie Atlanta. Die Sportstätten reissen allerdings auch nicht vom Hocker - einige sehen aus wie modern angehauchte Fabrikhallen. Es gibt kein durchgängiges Konzept. Das Olympische Dorf wirkt noch austauschbarer als die Hafencity.

+^1 Mir gefallen diese Gewerbepark ähnlichen Bauten auch nicht. Olympia braucht mehr Pathos. Es fehlt auch eine innovativer Charakter. Ich finde das wirklich schade.

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Sehen selbst als neue Gebäude äußerst dröge aus.

Sie sind mit Wimbledon - der Olympiapark Seite ist für Rollstuhl Tennis
They are using wimbledon - the olympic park site is for wheel chair tennis

wie kann denn aus "they are using Wimbledon" "Sie sind mit Wimbledon" werden?

Olympiastadion entfernt ist nur eine Verschwendung von Geld. london hat bereits die weltweit teuerste und größte Fußballstadion wie "The Wembley Stadium", die anstelle sollte von hässlichen neuen Stadions verwendet werden. Allerdings sind die meisten Stadien im Olympiapark konzipiert und bebaute für temporäre Zwecke nur. sie werden nach dem Spiel zerstört werden

honestly, we consider it an insult translating all text into german, because it appears like "man, i dont expect the germans to understand any foreign language, thats too much for them..."

Du solltest toleranter sein, il fenomeno. Wenn nur ca. 5-7 Engländer in der Lage sind, sich zumindest gebrochen in einer Fremdsprache zu artikulieren, wie um Himmels willen sollen die denn wissen, dass das im Ausland gang und gäbe ist, flüssig Englisch zu sprechen und zu lesen?

You should be more tolerant, il fenomeno. If only about 5-7 English are able to articulate at least broken in a foreign language, for heaven's sake how should know since that transition abroad is commonplace to read and speak English liquidly?

Olympiastadion entfernt ist nur eine Verschwendung von Geld. london hat bereits die weltweit teuerste und größte Fußballstadion wie "The Wembley Stadium", die anstelle sollte von hässlichen neuen Stadions verwendet werden. Allerdings sind die meisten Stadien im Olympiapark konzipiert und bebaute für temporäre Zwecke nur. sie werden nach dem Spiel zerstört werden

Why did London apply for the Olympics then if they are just a "waste of money"?

These Olympics will be known as the Garbage Games. Every place looks like it's made out of recyclable plastics.

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Warum hat London für die Olympischen Spiele dann anzuwenden, wenn sie nur eine "Verschwendung von Geld" sind?

Diese Olympiade wird als Müll Spiele bekannt sein. Jeder Ort sieht aus wie es ist aus Recycling-Kunststoff.

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Jeder Dorf-Tennisverein hat da mehr zu bieten als das. ^^

Warum hat London für die Olympischen Spiele dann anzuwenden, wenn sie nur eine "Verschwendung von Geld" sind?

Diese Olympiade wird als Müll Spiele bekannt sein. Jeder Ort sieht aus wie es ist aus Recycling-Kunststoff.

zur Schaffung von mehr Arbeitsplätzen in Baubranche.

um die Wirtschaft ankurbeln

damit mehr internationale und mehr Geld im Tourismus

um Abzocke ekelhaft Ghettos of East London

zu bauen Europas größter Vergnügungspark nach dem Spiel

den Nationalstolz und globalen Einfluss zu bekommen

schließlich, schlagen die französisch und Paris in Singapur. :)

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only to wipe one paris and singapore can not be argument.

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The 2012 Orbit Tower

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London 2012: Olympic Village handed over to organisers

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London 2012: Isles of Wonder is Olympic ceremony theme

London 2012's opening ceremony is to be called Isles of Wonder, organisers have revealed six months ahead of the Games.

The ceremony's artistic director, Danny Boyle, revealed the name at a press briefing alongside creative director Stephen Daldry.

Boyle said it would be about a land that has been poisoned by industrial legacy and the recovery of that land.

It is anticipated the opening ceremony on 27 July will be watched by one billion TV viewers.

Bolye, who is best known for directing Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting, said they had commissioned the biggest ringing bell in Europe to hang at one end of stadium and ring at opening of Games.

It is to be inscribed with a quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest: "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises".

Boyle said he wanted people to hear it "for hundreds of years".

'Fabulous opportunity'
Talking about all four Olympic ceremonies Daldry said they were the "greatest shows on earth and the task was enormous."

He said they represent one journey to the end looking at who we are, who we were and who we would wish to be.

More detailed information will be released about the artists in April and the content of opening ceremony in June, he added.

All four ceremonies are expected to be watched by four billion people and advertising experts estimate this is worth up to £5bn in airtime exposure.

At the opening ceremony Boyle will again be collaborating with electronic musical duo Underworld whose 'Born Slippy' featured in Trainspotting.

The pair have been named musical directors of the three-hour ceremony.

Some 20,000 performers are being sought for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

London 2012 ceremonies

Cast of 15,000 volunteers
23,000 costumes
12 hours of music
60 musicians
15,000 sq m of staging
13,000 propos
one million watt PA system with 500 speakers
They will be drawn from members of the public and more than 10,000 have already been auditioned.

Speaking earlier on Friday about the challenges that lay ahead in the next six months, London 2012 Chairman Seb Coe said it was a fabulous opportunity but a "heavy weight of responsibility".

Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said it would be all about attention to detail as well as building the excitement and helping people to be a part of what will be "the greatest thing this city has seen in their lifetimes".

A ceremony was also being held marking the handover of the Athletes' Village, on the Olympic Park in Stratford, from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to Locog.

The 2,818 flats will now be fitted out to cater for 16,000 athletes and officials from 200 countries.

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Als im August 2008 die Olympischen Spiele in Peking eröffnet wurden, staunte die Welt über das Vogelnest aus Stahl, das die Schweizer Stararchitekten Herzog & de Meuron als einprägsame Ikone an den staubigen Rand der chinesischen Hauptstadt gesetzt hatten. Die Gastgeber waren stolz auf den prunkvollen Aufwand: 42.000 Tonnen Stahl für 14 Tage Weltöffentlichkeit. Was danach damit anzufangen war, interessierte vorerst niemanden. Einen Monat später rutschte die Welt in die Finanzkrise und sah verschwendungsfreudige Riesenevents von nun an mit anderen Augen.

Nächste Station: London, wo die Spiele in genau sechs Monaten am 27. Juli eröffnet werden. Die britische Hauptstadt hatte, wie in weiser Krisen-Vorausahnung, bereits 2005 ihre Bewerbung mit dem Aushängeschild der Sparsamkeit versehen. Schließlich war man ein gebranntes Kind, was die Erfahrung mit "White Elephants" angeht, überdimensionierten Prestigebauten, die als finanzielle Altlasten in der Stadt herumstehen. Das PR- und Finanz-Desaster des Millennium Dome war noch in guter Erinnerung.

Bestes Beispiel dafür: Das Olympiastadion, dessen letztes Stück Rasen bereits im April 2011 verlegt wurde. Hatte man für die Bewerbung beim IOC noch einen Entwurf der innovativen Foreign Office Architects verwendet, entschlossen sich die Londoner später, auf Nummer sicher zu gehen. Man beauftragte das Büro HOK/Populous, das bereits weltweit Sportbauten en masse errichtet hatte.

Der Trick am Londoner Stadion: Stahl und Beton wurden auf ein Minimum reduziert, 20.000 der 80.000 Sitze lassen sich nach den Spielen wieder abbauen. Die Intentionen sind löblich. Das Resultat: ein zwar leichtes, aber kaum mehr als funktionelles Stahlgerüst, mehr Billy-Regal als Vogelnest.

Kein weißer Elefant - aber stattdessen eine graue Maus? Muss ein sparsames Stadion auch sparsam aussehen? Die Fachwelt war mehr als skeptisch. "Mit Stricknadeln umstellte Puddingschüssel" war noch das gnädigste Urteil. Auch der Londoner Architekt William Alsop, Professor an der TU Wien, kritisierte zu Baubeginn den freudlosen Arme-Leute-Look. Für Alsop, der vor kurzem in einem Vortrag mit dem trotzigen Titel In Austere Times it's Time to Dream der resignierten Finanzkrisenmentalität eine Abfuhr erteilt hatte, gilt das auch heute noch.

"Es ist kein schlechtes Stadion, aber es birgt keinen Ahaeffekt", sagt Alsop zum STANDARD. Rechtfertigt die Sparsamkeit nicht die Mittel? "Nein. Sehen Sie: Das neue Wembley Stadion von Norman Foster wurde noch in Zeiten des Booms gebaut, und es ist genauso langweilig. Das ist britisches Understatement: solide, aber ohne Seele. Außerdem können gute Architekten auch mit begrenztem Budget etwas Tolles leisten. Ein Olympiastadion baut man schließlich nur einmal, also sollte es die Menschen begeistern! Aber hier war das einzige Motiv die spätere Reduktion der Größe. Klar: Niemand will einen Weißen Elefanten, aber bei Olympischen Spielen ist das unvermeidlich."
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Arme-Leute-Look ist gut. Gliedert sich perfekt ins Ambiente von East London ein... ;)

ja, das triffts. ich hoffe das olympische feuer wird stilecht von randalierenden migrantengruppen angezündet.

j-boy: londons olympic fire being lit by genuine locals :troll:
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That really looks like a makeshift stadium and not like an olympic stadium.

That really looks like a makeshift stadium and not like an olympic stadium.

That's the idea been designed to be simple and change....( like a kit ) or a flat pack!

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Olympics-UK going great guns on tourism push

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Reuters) - Britain launched on Thursday its biggest ever campaign to attract visitors to its shores, exploiting a unique year in which London will host the Olympics and Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne.

"(GREAT Britain) is the largest ad (campaign) in our history," said Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for culture, Olympics, media and sport of the 125 million pound trade and tourism initiative.

"We're taking the fight for the tourist pound right to our competitors' doorsteps... there will be no escape from the message that Britain is great."

The international trade and tourism drive is split into a 25 million "image campaign" and a 100 million pounds "tactical campaign" invested over a four-year period across 20 source markets, to be co-funded by companies including British Airways, easyJet, P&O Ferries and Radisson Hotels .

Britain, already the sixth most visited country in the world, plans to splash images promoting its heritage around airports, metro stations and road junctions in 14 cities around the globe, with the aim of attracting over 4.6 million extra visitors over the next four years, and securing an additional 2.3 billion pounds in visitor spend.

The cities include Los Angeles, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi and Sydney.

"If you are looking for one traditional British quality that you won't see this year, that is modesty," Hunt said.

The campaign is a cross-department effort between tourism agency VisitBritain, the British Council (educational marketing) and UK Trade and Investment (business investment marketing).

USING THE GAMES

Critics have questioned whether the UK requires such a costly awareness-raising campaign in a year when the UK will already be receiving unsurpassed attention from the eyes of the world. But the government message is clear: There is nothing automatic about a tourism boost, Games or no Games.

"It is an incredible privilege to host the Olympics, and we want to do everything we can to make sure that the legacy from hosting the Games is jobs... for British businesses as a lasting legacy," Hunt told journalists today.

Sandie Dawe, chief executive of VisitBritain added that 2012 is a critical year for the long-term success of British tourism.

The cross-department group aim to convert interest in the UK into the decision to actually commit to visiting.

Shanghai and Beijing commuters will have already noticed the posters that line the cities' metro stations. Two hundred Mumbai taxis will be dressed in the campaign's creative, as will New York subway trains.

In a move which Hunt admits is "cheeky", a billboard outside the Louvre in Paris bellows out the message that "Culture is GREAT Britain", and that museums are actually free in London. GREAT will also link up with international events such as next week's New York Fashion Week.

Overall, the campaign is expected to reach 90 million people.

The UK travel industry figures worry that fewer traditional, foreign tours will come to London this summer.

The European Tour Operators Association ETOA.L announced after a November 2011 survey a dramatic reduction in bookings during the summer 2012 period.

The group said visitors will be put off by the London crowds and the possibility of higher hotel prices. European travel is also likely to be significantly affected by the ongoing Eurozone crisis.

Hunt has in recent months regularly dismissed fears that tourists will stay away from Britain during the Olympics, listing the many other cultural reasons for people to visit.

Today, the minister painted a picture of 2012 as a series of massive promotional "punches", from the cross-country Olympic torch relay on May 18, through the Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, the Olympics' opening ceremony on July 27 and the London Festival 2012, a 12-week programme of concerts, exhibitions, films and live events which marks the culmination of the four-year Cultural Olympiad.

Hunt said an extra 600,000 international visitors were expected because of the Games.

The government is seeking to bolster UK domestic tourism in 2012 with a four million pound advertising campaign, beginning March 8, which extols the virtues of staying home and watching the Olympic.

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So needy.

The government is seeking to bolster UK domestic tourism in 2012 with a four million pound advertising campaign, beginning March 8, which extols the virtues of staying home and watching the Olympic.

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4 million pounds and you get this shit?
Getting fooled is GREAT Britain

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awful layout! Looks like advertising from the eraly 90ties.

da war unsere Kampagne besser:
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Das Problem der britischen Kampagne ist, dass sie einerseits zu gewollt modisch ist, und deswegen für ein Land nicht gerade repräsentativ ist, andererseits fehlt der Kampagne die Ernsthaftigkeit.
So wirkt es nicht als Länderwerbung, sondern wie Aftershave oder sonst was.
Spruch und Zielsetzung sind zudem auch nicht so gelungen.

so dämmlich:
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Noch eine letzte Frage: Was ist denn das für eine Schriftart bei der britischen Kampagne? Ist da etwa die französische Autobahnschrift? hihihi
Ist aber nur ne Mutmaßung!
Sieht nämlich fast aus wie die Interstate plus. Ist aber dann eine amerikanische Schrift.
Ein Glück leben wir in Deuschland nicht in einem typografischen Dritte-Welt-Land.
Nachtrag, es ist die Interstate Plus: ( in der Kampagne leicht gestaucht, darauf hatte ich aber kein Bock, man sieht ja, das es die gleichen Buchstaben sind!)
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Es ist einfach nur schlecht. ich würde mich schämen mein Land mit einer solch miesen Kampagne präsentiert zu sehen. Aber es passt natürlich zum billigen Look der Sportstätten.

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Wie gewollt und nicht gekonnt.

As intended and failed.

Naja, die komischen Tribunenflügel werden ja nach Olympia wieder abmontiert. Dürfte dann noch zu den angenehmeren Bauten auf dem Areal gehören.

Well, the funny Tribune wings are so removed after the Olympics again. Should still belong to the more pleasant buildings on the site.


(Wow, almost a convincing translation. Progress there!)

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Coca Cola. Urenglisch. Da hättens ja gleich Wahrsteiner nehmen können...

Coca-Cola. Urenglisch. Since hättens can take all the same probability Steiner ... :hammer:

i like that graphic on the bus. i even like the official olympic grahpics.
there, said it. now go and kill me.

Es heißt ja auch Warsteiner. :mad:

It means also Warsteiner. :?

i like that graphic on the bus. i even like the official olympic grahpics.
there, said it. now go and kill me.

You think it's ok for siblings to perform oral sex on each other?

Du denkst, es ist ok für die Geschwister zum Oralverkehr auf einander durchführen?

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if its jersey, its okay.

Incest Island?

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jetzt machen sie ihr perverses blasehase logo auch noch überall hin...
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Now they make their perverse bubble bunny logo still everywhere ...
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Es heißt ja auch Warsteiner. :mad:

It means also Warsteiner. :?
Ich weiß, dass man das Gesöff auf keinen Fall trinken sollte, das muss reichen. :)

we're just kidding, j-boi. keep posting the photos.

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Meh. Where the chicks at?

The Olympic Velodrome

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Olympic Stadium designed to be changed.
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The Run Sculpture in the Olympic Park
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The photos speak for themselves. Absolutely stunning from even the wings. what's really weird (and quite the architectural moment) is seeing essentially the outside of a building inside. Even being at the same level as the roof is a fantastic experience. Everything just feels so intimate and completely deceiving how structural massive it is. I love how obvious it is what is permanent and temporary, and the commentary made mention of this fact when it talked about the design of the building.

The diving was excellent as well, but all eyes were on the stunning venue. I don't think I'll ever tire of visiting.

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Naja, die komischen Tribunenflügel werden ja nach Olympia wieder abmontiert.



was genau wird da abmontiert und wie soll das vonstatten gehen?

Es heißt ja auch Warsteiner. :mad:

It means also Warsteiner. :?

it means yes also Warsteiner.

Google's your friend, ja!


Diese links und rechts rangepappten sich aufschwingenden Bauteile sind nur temporär, die kommen weg. Übrig bleibt der runde Bau in der Mitte.

Hier wurden irgendwo auch schon mal Visualisierungen davon eingestellt, wie das dann aussieht.

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pfui.
jedes hallenbad in weißrussland ist ein größerer blickfang als das.
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ugh.
Each swimming pool is in belarus, a larger eye-catching than that.
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:? die zaha hadid halle ist doch das einzig geile.

von außen schon, aber der viele sichtbeton innen ist grauslich...

from the outside already, but many of the sight is inside Ghastly ...

die scheprungbretter sind doch goil

aus moldawien gestohlen.

stolen from moldova.

lass dich doch nicht von oberfläche blenden. formal sind die erstklassig.

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Find' die auch geil. Hundertmal besser als die 08/15-Betonteile, die in jedem Freibad stehen.
Das Velodrom ist auch schön, aber das wars dann auch schon mit guten Bauten.

Find 'the cool, too. A hundred times better than the 08/15-Betonteile that are in each pool.
The Velodrome is also nice, but that was about it with good buildings.

die "außen angepappten" tribünenflügel sehen recht massiv aus. und sowas wird dann einfach .. weggeschmissen, oder exportiert in 3. welt-länder so wie die stadien nach der wm in katarrh?


es braucht auch viel phantasie, um das "runde in der mitte" was wo stehenbleibt zu erahnen.


und die schebrungbrättä sind wirklich endtz-verschärft.

Naja, so massiv schauen nur die Seiten dank Sichtblenden aus. Drunter ist das anscheinend nicht viel mehr als ein Baugerüst, siehe auch der Post von Jerseiboi. Hat natürlich den Vorteil, dass sich das an sich gute Gebäude so hervorragend in den Billig-Stahlrohr-Look des restlichen Olympiaparks einfügt. Ensemblewirkung at its best.

Hier die Renders für den Post-Spiele-Rückbau: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=21933575&postcount=4

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that interior with the stairs looks decently contemporary.
if they would have been willing to spend just a little more money, they could have adapted the interior for the exterior and apply some industrialized, deconstructive facade that would have been very fancy. chance missed.

that interior with the stairs looks decently contemporary.
if they would have been willing to spend just a little more money, they could have adapted the interior for the exterior and apply some industrialized, deconstructive facade that would have been very fancy. chance missed.

The outside is not finished.

so they will be wrapping some fabric around it. thats not what i meant though.

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Ringing in the games! Huge Olympic logo floats down the Thames to mark 150 days to go

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Super. Ein paar Altmetall-Ringe auf einen noch älteren Leichter geschraubt und die Leinen losgemacht. Bring it on!

Super. Some scrap metal rings on an even older and lighter screwed loosed the ropes. Bring it on!

Wird hier jetzt einfach alles, was mit den Olympischen Spielen in London zu tun hat, generell schlecht gemacht? Bravo.

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Es ist nicht Berlin und Bonn, aber London ist die Olympiastadt

Wird hier jetzt einfach alles, was mit den Olympischen Spielen in London zu tun hat, generell schlecht gemacht? Bravo.
Ja, genaus so läufts. Zumindest das, was die Engländer hier für berichtenswert halten.:banana:

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Who's going to light the Olympic flame? Daley Thompson?

London 2012 Olympic Stadium
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POPULOUS ARCHITECTS

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After the Games

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Duchess of Cambridge visits the Olympic Park today.
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^^ something for everyone

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London 2012 Athletes Village
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From the brilliant Jason Hawkes again:

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The Olympic Torch Relay uniform

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TIQ Stratford City looking South East March 2012

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TIQ Stratford City looking East

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TIQ Stratford City from above the stadium

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TIQ Stratford City and Park

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When The Stratford City is completed

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Shopping Centre at night

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London 2012 Athletes Village
Sieht jetzt schon wohnlicher aus als das englische WM-Quartier für diesen Sommer. :applause:

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Rogge says London is blueprint for future
From the Chinadaily!

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (C) and Chair of the London 2012 Organizing Committee (LOCOG) Sebastian Coe listen, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge (L) speaks during a news conference at 10 Downing Street in London March 28, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]
LONDON - London 2012 will be a blueprint for future Olympic Games, IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Wednesday ahead of a three-day inspection of the venues.
"London has raised the bar on how to deliver a lasting legacy," Rogge told a news conference alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron.
"We can already see tangible results in the remarkable regeneration of East London. This great historical city has created a legacy blueprint for future Games hosts."

Rogge met Cameron at Downing Street to discuss preparations for the Games which start on July 27 and met several London 2012 ambassadors including former heptathlete Denise Lewis.
The inspection visit by the IOC, the last one scheduled before the start of the Games, coincides with the publication of the Government's new legacy blueprint.
"Legacy has been built into the DNA of London 2012," Cameron said. "But by definition, of course, the true legacy of London 2012 lies in the future.
"Though much has been done, I am acutely aware that the drive to embed and secure the benefits of London 2012 is still to come. That is our biggest challenge. It's also our greatest opportunity."
from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-03/29/content_14943107.htm

^ LOLz.


Anyway, the Olympic Village looks like 21st century social housing. Congrats London, what a welcoming hood! :|

It is even called "East Village" lol.

Today I visited the Olympic Stadium. They let me clamber all over it, so here are my views of the park from the rafters. They are all through a fine grill, so the corners are lost, but I think it gives new views.

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Wow!

From steeverington on Flickr:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2543/37170820.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/37170820.jpg/)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steeverington/6894011428/

From jeffowenphotos on Flickr:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffowenphoto/6893200174/
kool

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London 2012 Olympics: Tracey Emin unveils British Airways 'Dove' plane for Games
Artist Tracey Emin unveiled the first of a set of special British Airways Olympics-inspired planes today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9182775/London-2012-Olympics-Tracey-Emin-unveils-British-Airways-Dove-plane-for-Games.html

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Looks like Pyongyang.

Without the fancy stuff.

Once the olympics are over and they remove all those cheap looking trash buildings, London will have a really nice park area.

New Stratford City - the Olympic host area of London.

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DSCN0092 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896706512/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0091 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042800709/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0090 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042798935/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896702252/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0087 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896700720/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0086 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042794707/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0083 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896697422/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0082 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042791237/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0080 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896694610/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0079 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042788223/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0113 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896722138/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0095 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896711910/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0094 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042805345/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0097 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896715232/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0096 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/7042809019/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0098 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896717070/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

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DSCN0099 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59826480@N06/6896718634/) by SO143_LOVES_THE_SHARD (http://www.flickr.com/people/59826480@N06/), on Flickr

Is that a German font?

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Waterpolo Arena complete
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New Kings Cross ready for the Games
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Game Changer..

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Greece Gets Ready

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The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) has announced that Greece's British-born swimming world champion, Spyros Gianniotis, will be the first Torchbearer for the Greek leg of the London 2012 Torch Relay.

Running from 10–17 May, the 3,000km Relay will see the Olympic Flame carried by 500 people as it passes through 34 Greek cities, before being handed to London 2012 representatives ahead of the 70-day Relay around the UK and Ireland.
Liverpool-born Gianniotis, who won gold in the 10km open water event at last year’s FINA World Championships in Shanghai, is expected to be a major medal contender at the 2012 Olympic Games and has already stated that, “swimming in London will be like swimming at home”.

The Greek leg of the Torch Relay will begin on 10 May with a ceremony at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, where the Olympic Flame will be lit using the sun's rays in the presence of International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge and London 2012 Chairman Seb Coe. It will then begin its journey across Greece, travelling to the island of Crete before going to Piraeus, Thessalonica, Xanthi and Larissa.

On 17 May, the Flame will arrive in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens – the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 – where it will be handed to the London 2012 delegation.

The UK leg of the Torch Relay will then begin on 18 May, before finishing at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony on 27 July.

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The Great campaign in Tokyo - to promote UK and the Olympics.

https://www.facebook.com/ThisisGREATBritain

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2012 London Olympics: Greenest, ever !

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/green/25757-2012-london-olympics-greenest-ever

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Doves of Peace

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Very Large images of the Olympic Park:) Have a look at London 2012

Refrain from your advertisement attitude and perhaps we'll do. Thanks.

2012 London Olympics: Greenest, ever !

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/green/25757-2012-london-olympics-greenest-ever

Ökoalarm!!
wo ist trance wenn man ihn braucht?

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PA 101 days to go.....

100 days to go......

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London has entered the world spot light as the host city.

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London 2012 'will surpass Sydney' '

London 2012 will surpass Sydney and be hailed as the best Olympics ever staged, Australia's leading IOC member predicted as organisers marked 100 days to the start of the Games.
Kevan Gosper, an IOC member since 1977 and a vice-president of the Sydney 2000 Olympics organising committee, said London 2012 had succeeded in turning the Games into a nationwide event rather than one just focused on the capital.
Organisers launched their slogan for the Games - Inspire a Generation - with Gosper in attendance and he said there would be no envy from Australians if London takes over Sydney's mantle as the best Games there has been.
Gosper said: "Records are set to broken. Sydney got the accolade of the best-ever Games but that was 12 years ago."
The 100 days to go launch event at Kew Gardens in London also saw the unveiling of giant Olympic rings in a flower display which will be visible from flights arriving at Heathrow airport.
Organisers also announced the Red Arrows - the RAF aerobatic team - will perform a flypast across the UK to mark the opening ceremony on July 27, flying over London 2012 live sites in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London.
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "I am delighted to announce the motto Inspire a Generation.
"It is everything we have been saying since we have started this extraordinary journey, not just since we got across the finish line in Singapore."
The organisation of the Games has been relatively untroubled with all the building work coming in on time and within budget and London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said organisers would be "paranoid" in ensuring complacency did not creep in.
Deighton said: "When it comes to the risk of complacency I can assure you in life these days only the paranoid succeed so there is absolutely no danger of us not looking at every risk that would prevent us delivering these Games in the effective and spectacular way we have promised."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hlFYn0hlOppiIJftCQrm6Ig3Y1lQ?docId=B37686451334767791A00

:yawn:

New Stratford City - the Olympic host area of London.
(...)
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quite similar to the 'Charite' Building ...

New London 2012 Website

http://www.london2012.com/

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^ What's that? Holding center for drug addicts? :sly:

^ What's that? Holding center for drug addicts? :sly:

Art in the Olympic park.......

Wow. They didn't paint a tunnel, did they? :eek:

Jetzt wird das Stadion mit Plastikplanen verschönert:

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Die brennen sicher schön.

Die brennen sicher schön.

^^
pyromane?

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:lol: na dann, viel spass!!!

London 2012: BBC launches Olympic torch relay trail

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17867752

Jetzt wird das Stadion mit Plastikplanen verschönert:



Its a special recycle material - London being Greenest yet - unlike previous German games!

Its a special recycle material - London being Greenest yet - unlike previous German games!
:hahano:

:rofl:

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/olympics/olympic-news/breaking-ranks-spoof-shots-of-royal-guardsmen-inspired-by-the-london-olympics-7684689.html?action=gallery&ino=4

Move to the beat of London....


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Historic opening of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium
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London’s Olympic shooting venue. IOC.

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay: The lighting ceremony in Olympia on May 10 live viewing

http://www.olympic.org/olympic-torch-relay?articlenewsgroup=-1&articleid=160436

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London’s Olympic shooting venue. IOC.
Weirdly looking like it has been actually shot at. :nuts:

Looks like freckles on a milksop :cripes:

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