Lea Valley VeloPark Legacy Mode Redevelopment | 6,000 Capacity | U/C

[scalatrava89]

Easily the best venue in the park. Simply put, it is a beautiful building.

[DarJoLe]

Depends on Games time/legacy. Hadid's Aquatic Centre is a wonder to behold inside even during Games time, which the majority will see around the world. The velodrome is just as good, but the interior does not have that extra wow factor about it. Exterior-wise obviously velodrome wins, but the sports aren't taking place on the outside.

[R.K.Teck]

Originally Posted by DarJoLe

the sports aren't taking place on the outside.

It's true, but look at how often people take digs at the 2012 stadium because it has a simple and currently is bare without a wrap - the external is quite important too, naturally.

[DarJoLe]

Originally Posted by R.K.Teck

It's true, but look at how often people take digs at the 2012 stadium because it has a simple and currently is bare without a wrap - the external is quite important too, naturally.

95% of TV shots broadcasted around the world will be from the internal of the venues. You'll see the exterior in barely 2% of the Olympic TV air time. External shots of closed-off venues are really not high up on the agenda in terms of getting the overall 'look' of the London Games on global TV. People are employed to find the best shots of the venues - to be fair if you're going as a spectator to these games you'll see how far down the chain in terms of importance you are, somewhere after TV broadcasting, IOC family, and athletes naturally. That's why the basketball venue, as much as it will look pretty during the evening for a couple of TV shots, will not actually be lit up when the matches are taking place (no-one's watching!).

London really has nothing to worry about in terms of its external shots. People on here fret so much about it, fair enough it's an architecture forum so bound to, but the experts from broadcasters are paid to know these things that will make the London games the best yet in terms of how they look on TV and in photos. Believe me, you won't see the media centre centre-stage nor the Aquatic centre wings as the focal point of any shot. There's simply no point when it costs thousands of dollars for seconds of air time.

[Jamandell (d69)]

Originally Posted by DarJoLe

Depends on Games time/legacy. Hadid's Aquatic Centre is a wonder to behold inside even during Games time, which the majority will see around the world. The velodrome is just as good, but the interior does not have that extra wow factor about it. Exterior-wise obviously velodrome wins, but the sports aren't taking place on the outside.

Except they are, the BMXing is happening right in front of it

[DarJoLe]

You'll get views of the velodrome but it wont be the main focus of the event.

[Mo Rush]

Originally Posted by Jamandell (d69)

Except they are, the BMXing is happening right in front of it

[flare]

How is construction of the BMX track going as I notice the World Cup is due to take place there in August!

[TheWalker]

The world cup!!! Since when?

[flare]

http://www.london2012.com/documents/...-programme.pdf

http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI1...UxMzk&LangId=1

[AUTOTHRILL]

@DarJoLe

I imagine the exteriors of the venues will be getting a little more than 2% air time to say the least. I remember the amount of times I saw the beijing water cube/birds nest on tv and I didn't really watch much of the games!

Reporters/news teams from across the world I imagine will be talking right outside the venues(mainly the stadium) just as our BBC teams filmed and talked outside the birds nest- London and its olympic venues will be watched perhaps more than you think come games time.

[eddyk]

I too can picture Beijings Olympic Park layout in my head, from memory seeing it on TV.

There are lots of establishing shots, from helicopters etc. etc.

[Madman]

Originally Posted by AUTOTHRILL

@DarJoLe

I imagine the exteriors of the venues will be getting a little more than 2% air time to say the least. I remember the amount of times I saw the beijing water cube/birds nest on tv and I didn't really watch much of the games!

.

But you've hit on exactly the point DJl was making. Broadcasters are selective in what they show. In Beijing they concentrated on what was the showstoppers of the Games - the olympic stadium, the aquatic stadium and the grand vista stretching from the Forbidden City. The reality of the mundaneness of many of the venues and the concrete coach park like public spaces was pushed aside for money shots and they'll do exactly the same for London - what this probably means is that the Velodrome and Orbit shall perhaps garner more coverage than intended at the expense of the Aquatics Centre and more will be made of the olympic park's greenery (any sign of sun and you can count on us English to bare a little flesh and have a picnic)

[ferge]

But this is a new approach to the Games, isn't it? It's about getting everyone involved so I would imagine (or hope!) that we'll get more park shots as there'll be more going on. Also as the stadium isn't all that much of an eye-catcher they'll probably scan the park more to show the beautiful setting than just concentrating on the 1 venue.

[Jex7844]

http://projets-architecte-urbanisme....jo-2012-image/

[AUTOTHRILL]

I love those wooden panels! They give a really natural feel!

[DidymusCoombe]

A Virtual Tour sequence of internal panoramas of the Velodrome on the London 2012 website: http://www.london2012.com/virtual-to...urary-2011.php

[n_pon88]

a few from today, was interesting that the tour guide mentioned that the bmx track is being designed without any plans, as the world famous bmx track designer is sitting there with a few diggers designing it as he goes along.
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[potto]

Originally Posted by n_pon88

a few from today, was interesting that the tour guide mentioned that the bmx track is being designed without any plans, as the world famous bmx track designer is sitting there with a few diggers designing it as he goes along.

intriguing thanks!

[RMB2007]