Cauê Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Very good. One of the most beautiful olympic stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Can anyone that posts on skyscrapercity.com tell them this is what the wrap says. Its the same written at the top and bottom. It makes no sense really but there you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Done. I notice on this aerial pic that the central Heneghan Peng Olympic bridge - just north of the stadium - is coming along well. Something of a forgotten gem this, what with everything else going on in the Park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Cheers Rob. I havent seen that visual of the bridge before, its changed slightly hasnt it. Looking good though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Can anyone that posts on skyscrapercity.com tell them this is what the wrap says. Its the same written at the top and bottom. It makes no sense really but there you go reads like a job sight safety promo, but very vague, and perhaps means something much more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarJoLe Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Whoever wrote that text does not know how to use 2012 Headline correctly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenlock Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 You guys have awesome photos of the stadium. You should add them to this page: http://olympics.wikia.com/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(London) I have some colleagues who get to visit the stadium and I will be uploading their videos to that page as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I just found this in another article on The Telegraph website That’s a wrap To wrap or not to wrap? It looks like the Olympic stadium will get its outer covering after all, as negotiations continue behind the scenes for approval for some type of advertising. But the concept of swathing the stadium in plastic has given way to a series of strips to camouflage and add colour to the grey girder exterior. Given that only Olympic sponsors are permitted to have a presence in the Olympic Park – and the cost of around £7 million – it looks like one of the big multi-nationals will get the go-ahead. The IOC has yet to sign off on it though, and the deal will be carefully scrutinised lest it breach the ”clean venue” advertising mantra demanded by the Lausanne-based authority http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/jmagnay1/100016566/london-2012-olympics-diary-ian-thorpes-manager-denies-plastic-surgery-rumours/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 This whole wrap sponsor bit is starting to sound odd. I hope there is NO sponsor identification permitted, or this could be the degradation of another Olympic tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I can't see the IOC allowing it to be too blatant. There'll certainly be no obvious logos. Just keep our fingers crossed the winning bid comes from a company with nice corporate colours. It does sound like, as I guessed, we've lost the Sophie Smallhorn concept for the wrap. That's a bit sad. Quite nervous about this to be honest; someone say something reassuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Sophie Smallhorn concept for the wrap Looked like one of those cheep party hats you get in a Christmas cracker, I’m nervous about the wrap full stop, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Cheep cheep - I'm excited!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen-Seth Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I can't see the IOC allowing it to be too blatant. There'll certainly be no obvious logos. Just keep our fingers crossed the winning bid comes from a company with nice corporate colours. It does sound like, as I guessed, we've lost the Sophie Smallhorn concept for the wrap. That's a bit sad. Quite nervous about this to be honest; someone say something reassuring. One of the issues that has added to the time length is finding a suitable wrap material that is "green" enough to meet LOCOG's standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Olympics-Stadium wrap likely to make a return The fabric wrap that had been intended to jazz up London's Olympic stadium before being ditched late last year amid government spending cuts could make a return, the Olympics minister suggested on Thursday. "If you ask me, I should think it probably more likely there will be than not," Hugh Robertson told reporters, when asked if there would be a wrap. The comment came during the release of the latest Olympic quarterly figures which showed the anticipated final cost for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), in charge of Olympic build and infrastructure, had fallen by 35 million pounds ($57 million) to 7.27 billion pounds... The eye-catching seven million pound wrap was designed to provide a colourful curtain around the steel girders and grey concrete seating of the 486 million pound main stadium but was dropped last October as the government imposed the severest public spending cuts in generations to rein in a record peacetime budget deficit. The move was criticised in some quarters, including the architect, and a private company was sought to provide sponsorship. Evaluations are ongoing three months after the deadline for expressions of interest ended. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12052011/2/olympics-stadium-wrap-likely-return.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 One of the issues that has added to the time length is finding a suitable wrap material that is "green" enough to meet LOCOG's standards. Oh, I missed this post. That's an intruiging bit of info, how have you come across that if you don't mind my asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 wonderful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Look at his shadow!! It's wonderful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lee Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I am worried by the delay on announcing details of the wraps sponsor. I am sure the deadline was weeks ago and we should have heard something by now. I detect a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 We heard only two weeks ago from the sports minister that it was much more likely than not. I'm still hopeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruling Czar Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Should there be any major concerns about London 2012 at this time? It doesn't appear that there should be any. Let's keep looking. I don't like the Logo and it appears that this is universally regarded as the worst ever in Olympic history but other than that...everything seems to be "all systems go!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 We'll see how the logo goes down when it's seen properly in context next year. As for other concerns, things are mostly going pretty smoothly. The Aquatics Centre is now a few weeks behind schedule because of problems with the heating system which are being tweaked, but it'll still be finished in the next few months; it's not going to be a rush. Ditto a couple of blocks of the village which are a little behind but not to the extent that it'll affect the Games. The biggest hurdles I think are the operational things, rather than construction which is fine. How will the ORN work out? How will the city be secured from terrorism/crime? Will we put on a good show in the ceremonies and how will the cauldron and torches look? How smoothly will the torch relay go and how much support will it garner? I'm not saying any of these things are problems, but they are the areas of potential pitfalls now the contruction phase has gone pretty well to plan. And of course, there's always the unpredictable British weather? That said, July and August should be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 Where is the decision on the wrap? The tendering process ended a while ago and no announcement. I am starting to get concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 Fan fare please, the wrap is back http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2011/jun/14/olympic-stadium-sponsor-wraparound-advertising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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