The Tower Bridge Fox Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I just realized with Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Harry Potter -- the whole scheme could be codenamed the "P" Plan until it is revealed!! I was thinking more a War of the world Martian rising above the stadium with a heat ray Lighting the flame, Though I must say as you can see from the pictures I took last year (in my signature)London hasn’t changed since Marry Poppns flew over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 just a rough idea. very rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Mo, your cauldron design resembles Nagano's a little in it's vortex like form. I like it. Good renders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777rak Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Not sure if this goes here, but becasue I am a swimmer (I saw for Palomar College) There pool looks cool even though its just a drawing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 It doesn't go here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Not sure if this goes here, but becasue I am a swimmer (I saw for Palomar College)There pool looks cool even though its just a drawing: I know...I like the idea of reeds along the gutter. (first pic). Very innovative and green touch. But what is that building behind it for? Badminton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 just a rough idea. very rough. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I just read this snippet from DarJoLe on skyscrapercity.com There is still no specific plans for the location or design of the torch/cauldron/flame whatever you want to call it, but various ideas have come forward to possibly 're-invent' the notion of the torch itself with the IOC onboard, and there has been early discussion about having some kind of a 'mobile' or moveable torch that may not stay in the same place throughout the duration of the Games. How cool would it be if the tower was on a track in the ground and so could circle the stadium before slowly moving around the olymoic park. Im sure it would be very expensive but rather cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Again, like the digital wrap idea (which I was against), I'd much, much rather London did something simple very well than something risky (some might say gimmicky) and not quite pull it off - the 'River of Fire' came to mind when I first read of this idea!! It's a barmy idea. Though having said that, it sounds like it's only one of a number of "ideas" and surely we'd have seen something come to light in the planning documents if this were being taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I just read this snippet from DarJoLe on skyscrapercity.comThere is still no specific plans for the location or design of the torch/cauldron/flame whatever you want to call it, but various ideas have come forward to possibly 're-invent' the notion of the torch itself with the IOC onboard, and there has been early discussion about having some kind of a 'mobile' or moveable torch that may not stay in the same place throughout the duration of the Games. How cool would it be if the tower was on a track in the ground and so could circle the stadium before slowly moving around the olymoic park. Im sure it would be very expensive but rather cool. I quite like the sound of a mobile torch! The reason is that I feel sometimes that having the Olympic flame at one venue (athletics stadium) is kind of associating it with one venue only. I know there are practical reasons for doing it this way but just the idea of having a mobile torch would symbolically open up the games to everyone in a way and make the torch more accessible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I think we're getting carried away here. It wouldn't be able to move far! The stadium is on a penninsula (you know, mostly surrounded by water), and the gas pipes feeding the flame would need to be mobile as well. If it is mobile, I certainly can't see it moving from venue to venue; maybe just around part of the stadium. It almost doesn't seem worth the fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I think we're getting carried away here. It wouldn't be able to move far! The stadium is on a penninsula (you know, mostly surrounded by water), and the gas pipes feeding the flame would need to be mobile as well. If it is mobile, I certainly can't see it moving from venue to venue; maybe just around part of the stadium. It almost doesn't seem worth the fuss. What if the torch was like one of those crane things which are attached to trucks - that would make it mobile ! Bring on the animated wrap & mobile torch! Hell yeah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stir.ts Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 just a rough idea. very rough. that looks pretty neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I quite like the sound of a mobile torch! Too risky. Can you imagine the insurance premiums? And isn't that idea of the Torch Relay in the first place...to bring the flame to the outlying places? Plus the attraction of a moveable cauldron to...uhmmm....all those home-grown 'troublemakers' should NOT be underestimated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrisL93 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 It would be cool to have the Stadium as the Cauldron. There are traditionally 16 days of the Olympics, and if you notice there are/will be 14 Triangles in the outer rim of the Stadium roof. So what if the flame could progress around the Stadium? Lighting each 'Triangle' every day until they're extinguished on the 16th day on the Closing Ceremony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zainhasan15 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 That circular metal structure above the roof could be some sort of rail so the cauldron would move in circles above the stadium and everyone inside it would see it through the transparent roof. It would move clockwise as a reference to the Big Ben I liked your idea of rotating flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 What's wrong with a tradition that WORKS? First the flame comes to the people. Then the people go to the flame. Keep it simple, sh!theads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Lets just hope the cauldron will be better than that clock, I’m sure it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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