VIDEO: Olympic Media Centre steel frame complete

The 4,500t steel frame of the London Olympics International Broadcast centre has been completed.

• View photos of the construction progress in our Olympic Media Centre gallery.

Construction of the structure took 10 weeks over the summer. The steel frame, which is 275m long, 104m wide, and 21m tall, was fabricated by Severfield Rowen at is factory in Dalton, North Yorkshire.

The IBC foundations are also complete, and work is underway on the roof lining, with the flooring and cladding due to start shortly.

The foundations of the Main Press Centre, alongside the IBC, are 50% complete and due to finish this autumn.

The media transport mall is making rapid progress with the foundations and ground floor columns already complete.

The IBC, combined with the MPC, will support around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists during the Games. In legacy the facilities will create just under 900,000 square feet of business space with the potential to generate thousands of new jobs.

Olympic Delivery Authority Chairman John Armitt said: “The ‘big build’ is on track with construction underway on all permanent venues. The IBC/MPC is taking shape in the skyline as work accelerates on infrastructure and venues across the Olympic Park including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, and Velodrome.

“The IBC/MPC is a challenging project with a tight deadline and we're on track to provide a quality working environment for media during the Games and flexible employment space for a range of potential legacy tenants and users.”