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[DarJoLe]

The last two show the stadium in ceremony mode with all the crosswires slung up on the roof cables for the trapeze artists etc.

[DarJoLe]

The last two show the stadium in ceremony mode with all the crosswires slung up on the roof cables for the trapeze artists etc.

[elsavas]

The Olympic Park will be fabtastic but the Stadium... It has to be the most expensive temporary venue ever build. I just cant understand the logical thinking behind this!!

[arwebb]

The logic is quite simple, Savas. I know we've been over it before but I think it's worth re-stating.

The key plank of London's bid was regeneration of a massively deprived area of the East End of the city. If we then decided we were going to use Wembley, the most likely alternative, as the main stadium, that substantially dilutes the regeneration argument. Also, unless things have changed, my understanding has always been that the capacity of Wembley in athletics mode would not be big enough for Olympic requirements.

Not only that, but the post-Games plans for the stadium allow us to create a new national stadium for athletics. The nearest we have to that at the moment, Crystal Palace, would need substantial investment to bring it up to scratch and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the state of Crystal Palace was preventing the elevation of that otherwise highly prestigious meeting to Golden League status.

While I have had, have expressed, and still have concerns over the post-Games plan for the stadium, that's what we're going to have so we'd better get used to it. And personally speaking, I would rather have this than simply giving it over to something else, such as football.

[NY20??]

There's a lot more plans and renderings of the stadium here, under the "Associated Documents" tab: http://planning.london2012.com/publicacces...o=K0LTMFSZK0000

[RobH]

Some fantastic pictures there. The lightness of this venue, surrounded by parkland and water is beuatiful and in my opinion will prove a breath of fresh air after the monolithic structures we'll see at this year's Games (impressive though they are). It mightn't be an architectural marvel like Beijing's stadium but there is something intrinsically beuatiful in the simplicity of this structure. I said on here more than a year before we won the bid that I hoped the Olympic Park would be like Wimbledon on a grand scale i.e. as much about the park, the environment and the atmosphere as the architecture. These renderings are exactly what I was hoping to see; faublous!

[daveypodmore]

I have to admit, the stadiums looking great in situ. The pod idea really is coming to life as well, its a great idea and can tie all the venues together to make a cohesive looking scheme even though the venues may look very different themselves. I think they are doing a grand job, Im getting too excited, still 4 years to go

[Lee]

Rob ♪, on May 29 2008, 10:47 PM, said:

Some fantastic pictures there. The lightness of this venue, surrounded by parkland and water is beuatiful and in my opinion will prove a breath of fresh air after the monolithic structures we'll see at this year's Games (impressive though they are). It mightn't be an architectural marvel like Beijing's stadium but there is something intrinsically beuatiful in the simplicity of this structure. I said on here more than a year before we won the bid that I hoped the Olympic Park would be like Wimbledon on a grand scale i.e. as much about the park, the environment and the atmosphere as the architecture. These renderings are exactly what I was hoping to see; faublous!

I feel exactly the same. London does not need to compete with Beijing. The London games will be unique and the latest rendering show me that LOCOG is doing all the right things at the moment. I had hoped for an English garden effect with the venues blending with the environment. I couldn't be more happy with what I have seen recently. It really will look very beautiful when finished. I am started to feel much more positive now.

[Michelle]

Lee, on May 30 2008, 02:32 PM, said:

I am starting to feel much more positive now.

I echo those sentiments

[Michelle]

are there any renderings of the aquatic centre, like the ones shown for the main stadium?