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[RobH]

The Tower Bridge Fox, on Nov 8 2008, 01:42 PM, said:

The Best Visuals yet , you really get a feel for what it will be like, and the quality of the landscaping .

I’m glad they have dropped the Ken Lingston-esk high rise back drop

it looks very good.

What a strange thing to say.

[The Tower Bridge Fox]

Rob ♪, on Nov 8 2008, 02:37 PM, said:

What a strange thing to say.

I dont know what you mean.

[DarJoLe]

There will still be high rises in the background, many are under construction now. They just haven't showed them because they are not part of the Olympic project.

Stratford is destined to become a major commercial and residential hub after the Games, which will include towers. There is nothing unexpected or wrong with this, nor is some sort of Ken Livingstone conspiracy.

[The Tower Bridge Fox]

DarJoLe, on Nov 8 2008, 03:31 PM, said:

There will still be high rises in the background, many are under construction now. They just haven't showed them because they are not part of the Olympic project.

Stratford is destined to become a major commercial and residential hub after the Games, which will include towers. There is nothing unexpected or wrong with this, nor is some sort of Ken Livingstone conspiracy.

As I said

the skill will be in landscaping it so as to feel like the country side in the city, not the other way round,

it looks very good.

I wasn’t suggesting there wont be commercial development,
I was commenting on the way the new visuals reflect the athletic purpose of the landscaping which isn’t, as the old visuals did , accentuate the negative.

They are the best visuals yet and show the Olympic park will be about the quality of the landscaping and setting of the stadiums.
It may just be coincidence that we get better visuals with a new mayor

But that is what’s happened

[RobH]

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It may just be coincidence that we get better visuals with a new mayor

I would guess that the final parkland designs would have been released around this time regardless of who the mayor was.

I don't really think the two are connected as I suspect these designs were being worked on well before the mayoral elections.

[The Tower Bridge Fox]

One of the first things Boris talked about was where the Hyde park of the East would be.

Any way I agree with you that like Wimbledon the overall effect of the landscaping is what makes it special
With the exteriors of the stadiums not over stated ,that’s not to say the courts aren’t pleasing .

What’s particularly exiting is the miniature Kew gardens.

[Rei]

Like it. Looks all very enjoyable to live. And the olympic stadium here looks better than previous renders.

[OlympicGames]

The Tower Bridge Fox, on Nov 8 2008, 01:21 PM, said:

What’s particularly exiting is the miniature Kew gardens.

Is that a games-time or legacy aspect of the Olympic Park?

[daveypodmore]

OlympicGames, on Nov 9 2008, 12:03 PM, said:

Is that a games-time or legacy aspect of the Olympic Park?

Its during the games time, part of the parkland will be the mini Kew

A ‘mini-Kew gardens’: the London 2012 Gardens, stretching for half a mile sitting between the Aquatics Centre and Olympic Stadium, will celebrate centuries of British passion for gardens and plants. They will trace the journey of the UK’s plant collectors around the world through over 250 species of plants, trees, meadows and herbs from four climatic zones: Western Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia Minor; The Temperate Americas; The Southern Hemisphere, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand; Temperate Asia, including Montane China, Japan and the Himalayas.

I presume it will also be kept in legacy mode

[RobH]

Plans for the parkland areas within the London 2012 Olympic Park have been approved by the Olympic Delivery Authority Planning Committee.

The Park is on the site of former industrial land, much of it contaminated through years of industrial neglect. It has now had the go ahead to be transformed into 100 hectares of parklands, providing a colourful setting and festival atmosphere both during and after the Games.

Visitors to the Park during the Games will enjoy broad sweeping lawns and footpaths leading down to riverbanks. It also includes seating areas and public spaces with live screens showing the sporting action.

After the Games the southern area of the Park will focus on retaining the festival atmosphere from the Games, with riverside gardens, markets, events, cafes and bars. The northern area will use the latest environmental techniques to manage rain water while providing quieter public space and habitats for hundreds of existing and rare species, from kingfishers to otters.

World-class contractors are currently being selected to start creating the 100 hectare park on track this spring 2009.

Pictures, not new, but nice to know these are now approved