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mr.x · June 11th, 2007, 05:49 AM

Athletes' Village designs revealed for Stratford City
Updated: September 21, 2007

Public consultation starts today on Stratford City masterplan by Fletcher Priest Architects and Arup Urban Design

The first images of the £2bn Olympic Athletes’ Village development at Stratford City have been released as part of a public consultation on the scheme.

Developers Lend Lease and partners First Base and East Thames today started a public consultation on the masterplan, which will house more than 17,000 athletes and officials during the 2012 Games. The village will then be converted into a residential community of 3800 homes, of which at least 30% will be affordable housing.

The masterplan was prepared by Fletcher Priest Architects and Arup Urban Design.

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3095923

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Gaeus · June 11th, 2007, 09:03 PM

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Is it really true that the make of this logo is worth 400,000 pounds? I heard that most of the Londoners were angry/upset by this.

Sexas · June 11th, 2007, 09:10 PM

not just Londoners, the world is upset about this... a 5 years old can do better that this

Mo Rush · June 11th, 2007, 09:20 PM

oi oi..that is just my design...not the final design..i did not use london 2012 in the image..i might get sued!

Mo Rush · June 11th, 2007, 09:22 PM

do not remove the images though..use it as a "generic" image

AM Putra · June 12th, 2007, 12:35 AM

Somewhat the design of Olympic Village is resemble with the 'weird' logo.

marrio415 · June 12th, 2007, 02:26 PM

what does the post say LONDON OLYMPIC VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT NEWS.If you wanna talk about the logo sod off somewhere else.

Flogging Molly · June 12th, 2007, 02:31 PM

Read yesterday in some construction magazine that over 500 architects have registered designs for it with still 3 more weeks left to go!

Mo Rush · June 12th, 2007, 02:44 PM

yeah..over 500 i didnt make the shortlist

Dan1987 · June 12th, 2007, 04:16 PM

Isn't this thread redundant considering its been revealed that the designs are just mock ones, and not the real ones?

Mo Rush · June 12th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan1987

Isn't this thread redundant considering its been revealed that the designs are just mock ones, and not the real ones?

surely u cud have realised that just from looking at the images.. or not?

Dan1987 · June 12th, 2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mo Rush

surely u cud have realised that just from looking at the images.. or not?

Well the person who posted this thread sure didn't. I thought they didn't look decent enough anyway! British renderings are usually a lot better than those shots

Mo Rush · June 12th, 2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan1987

Well the person who posted this thread sure didn't. I thought they didn't look decent enough anyway! British renderings are usually a lot better than those shots

they fine for me..since they only took ten mins.

poshbakerloo · June 12th, 2007, 06:34 PM

what will happen to it after the Olympics are over...?

DarJoLe · June 12th, 2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by poshbakerloo

what will happen to it after the Olympics are over...?

Social housing and new apartments - but these diagrams aren't anything to do with the Olympics, just a fan's impression of what could be.

iampuking · June 14th, 2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gaeus

Is it really true that the make of this logo is worth 400,000 pounds? I heard that most of the Londoners were angry/upset by this.[/QUOTE]

Yes. Most people are more annoyed about how ugly the logo is, the price just adds salt to the wounds (being a bit dramatic here

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DarJoLe · June 14th, 2007, 05:27 PM

£400,000 is peanuts for a company to pay on a completely new brand identity these days.

Cocolicchio · June 14th, 2007, 09:00 PM

I love the designs of the olympic village but the logo looks like a fat swastika designed by Picasso. (no offence to the genius

).

Mo Rush · June 14th, 2007, 09:36 PM

tried this program which produces better renders of my "proposal"

Madman · June 14th, 2007, 09:47 PM

^why Mo spend all that time on the dynamic forms of the blocks and then plonk ugly standard columns underneath, they should themselves be as integral to the spirit of the design (and have a clear objective other than solely holding up the building in their own right).

June 11th, 2007, 05:49 AM	#1
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Gaeus 500-Internal Server Error Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1,477 Likes (Received): 7	[/QUOTE] Is it really true that the make of this logo is worth 400,000 pounds? I heard that most of the Londoners were angry/upset by this.

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marrio415 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mansfield and Oxford UK Posts: 815 Likes (Received): 6	what does the post say LONDON OLYMPIC VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT NEWS.If you wanna talk about the logo sod off somewhere else.

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Flogging Molly BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,495 Likes (Received): 0	Read yesterday in some construction magazine that over 500 architects have registered designs for it with still 3 more weeks left to go!

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Mo Rush life.love.everything else Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cape Town Posts: 29,219 Likes (Received): 6	yeah..over 500 i didnt make the shortlist __________________ You don't need a Holiday, you need CAPE TOWN #cityofinspiration

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Dan1987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NW Surrey Posts: 948 Likes (Received): 0	Isn't this thread redundant considering its been revealed that the designs are just mock ones, and not the real ones?

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DarJoLe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 15,782 Likes (Received): 485	£400,000 is peanuts for a company to pay on a completely new brand identity these days. __________________ "I can quite confidently and with pride say that if everything goes to plan London 2012 will be the best Olympic Games and will surpass Barcelona and Sydney in terms of atmosphere, style and achievement. And not just about the sport. The whole city and its people will come alive and want to be a part of this. It just feels right." DarJoLe, May 19th 2006.

June 14th, 2007, 09:00 PM	#18
Cocolicchio Excessively Rational Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Patria Grande Posts: 721 Likes (Received): 10	I love the designs of the olympic village but the logo looks like a fat swastika designed by Picasso. (no offence to the genius ).

June 14th, 2007, 09:36 PM	#19
Mo Rush life.love.everything else Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cape Town Posts: 29,219 Likes (Received): 6	tried this program which produces better renders of my "proposal" __________________ You don't need a Holiday, you need CAPE TOWN #cityofinspiration

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Madman London 2012 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire / Bloomsbury Posts: 2,858 Likes (Received): 1	^why Mo spend all that time on the dynamic forms of the blocks and then plonk ugly standard columns underneath, they should themselves be as integral to the spirit of the design (and have a clear objective other than solely holding up the building in their own right).

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