London 2012 Olympic Stadium: Expert Guide
London 2012 Olympic Stadium - Expert Guide
We’ve brought together all the information you need on the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, as Team McAlpine gears up for its construction. Whether you want to check out the design, get the latest news on its construction, or look at how far plans have come, this is the place:
Fast facts:
Venue location: South of the Olympic Park, Stratford, E. London
2004 estimated budget: £280m
Current estimated budget: £496m
Capacity: 80,000 (55,000 temporary seats, 25,000 permanent)
Delivery team: Team McAlpine
Expected completion: Summer 2011
Latest Olympic stadium news:
Huge fire on Olympic site - PHOTOS
2012 Olympic Stadium design unveiled
ODA signs Olympic Stadium deal with Sir Robert McAlpine
Sir Robert McAlpine leads race for Olympic Stadium
Editor's comment: Wembley: an own goal?
Three-stage procurement race for Olympics launched
Olympic stadium contract advertised
What the stadium will look like:
The Olympic Delivery Authority's (ODA) design launch video:
Who is Team McAlpine?
The preferred bidder on the 2012 Olympic Stadium is the Team McAlpine consortium which consists of:
Construction Contractor - Sir Robert McAlpine
Architect - HOK Sport
Sports Venue Designer - HOK Sport
Structural Engineer - Buro Happold
Services Engineer - M-E Engineering
Who's in charge of delivering the stadium?
The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) is the government department that takes the lead for the development of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
But it is the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) that is the public body responsible for overseeing the day-to-day development of construction of the venues for the Olympic Games and their supporting infrastructure. It lets all the contracts for the building work required to host the Games.
Meanwhile the Mayor of London works with the Greater London Authority to make sure that Londoners get the most out of hosting the Games, while the Nations and Regions Group does the same for the rest of the UK.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) oversees the preparation for and the running of the Games themselves, and is responsible for letting contracts for all the services required to run the sporting events.
What the critics think:
"A lifeless building by a faceless consortium" - The Observer
"Deflated architecture at an inflated price" - The Times
"Something of a zoetrope" - The Londonist blog
"Best venue on the planet? More like a blancmange" - timesonline