SochiFanUsa Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 The Olympic Park Uh-oh. What if they only planned for 86 nations and 92 came??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Upon closer inspection (at least from some of the more recent pics) the materials used in the landscaping, and in some of the venues, look somewhat cheap. At least - this certainly doesn't have a scratch on the beautiful work done on London's Park. I know Russia has spent big $$$ big a lot of the design here seems like knock-offs of some of the most lauded modern architecture of the last decade. eg / The Bolshoy Ice Dome is just a rehashed, less striking Beijing Opera House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 For a park it's looking quite concrete - havent seen much evidence of interesting landscapingor features outside the venues. I think this is one of the problems with the idea of a park in the winter games. You can't have loads of soft ground (grass etc) because the winter weather will make it unmanageable with the amount of people who will walk on it. People will also not want to be wandering around and sitting outside if its very windy cold or rainy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Video of the Olympic Park at night Some photos (from the russian thread in SSC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Unfortunately no much updates from Olympstroy since August And interestingly, although they recently posted the lovely pictures that world atlas just showed us yesterday, their aerial views of the whole site still haven't been updated since August (perhaps even more interestingly, Google Earth's coverage hasn't been updated since March). PS: On the topic of yesterday's photos, is it also significant that none of them seems to show the Cauldron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 The Sochi layout reminds me/was copied from EPCOT-DisneyWorld... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 What a mess! Legacy-mode can't come soon enough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 ^^ I agree it looks somewhat strange at the exterior but I'm sure it will look out of this world in the inside when the stage is completed (btw, we stopped getting pics of the works inside since a couple of weeks so I guess they're advancing them now) Also the stadium will look beautiful once that ugly temporary roof and hangar like structures are removed for the 2018 WC PS: I guess the hangars are to make big structures enter the arena. Didn't they spoiled there would be Peter the Great era battleships in the ceremony? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 That's indeed the most jumbled main stadium in Olympic history. I didn't even know that they built those hangars on both ends of the stadium. I wonder what the architects of the stadium say about that mess that destroys the original elegance of the stadium - during a time when that stadium will probably get the biggest global attention in its history (even the few World Cup matches in 2018 won't give the stadium itself such prominence, since World Cup stadia are rarely shown from the outside during the match broadcasts). I also wonder why those hangars were even necessary - and why they weren't able to build some more underground storage or to hide the props in the "bowels" of the stadium, under the grandstands. But I'll guess we'll see in February why those monstrous hangars were necessary. They probably plan something really big there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SochiFanUsa Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised if they take at least the front one off. The stadium looks so good lit up at night that it doesn't bother me much. Plus I think this opening ceremony is going to be the best ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why should they take the front one off? That hangar has to serve some ceremonial purpose, too - otherwise it wouldn't be such an enclosed, secretive building. They most probably don't need simply to store construction material for the construction of the stage or other architectonical parts of the stadium/the ceremony. Correction: They most probably don't need it simply to store construction material for the construction of the stage or other architectonical parts of the stadium/the ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 It's for the big "Putin Cock Off" - i.e. I've got a bigger one than you - totally unnecessary but hey f@ck you and all who sail in you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Illustration from a blog in the News & Star, a local newspaper for northern Cumbria (UK), by Nick Hill, a local specialist who's currently out in Sochi helping with tasks which need access via ropes and cables. Nick's November report December report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Interesting stuff, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 What a mess! Legacy-mode can't come soon enough! They've got to take down those hangers and the inflatable roof by Feb. 7. It would be a waste to put a stadium like this so close to the coast and then just cover it up. It seems the the Ruskies are keeping the details of the ceremonies uber top secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think those features are there to stay, at least for the Olympics. It is not really a waste, given that post-Games it will all be removed and it will forever have the cost visible, besides in mid winter it would hardly be a great spectacle. I think this stadium will look its best in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think those features are there to stay, at least for the Olympics. It is not really a waste, given that post-Games it will all be removed and it will forever have the cost visible, besides in mid winter it would hardly be a great spectacle. I think this stadium will look its best in 2018. Hopefully, it will be a Masterpiece for the 2018 World Cup. Kazan Arena and St Petersburg Stadium both have blind spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think those features are there to stay, at least for the Olympics. It is not really a waste, given that post-Games it will all be removed and it will forever have the cost visible, besides in mid winter it would hardly be a great spectacle. I think this stadium will look its best in 2018. Well they've got to at least remove the other hanger facing the Olympic Park so that the spectators will be able to see the cauldron. Other wise I think the ceremonies will be a little awkward to those inside the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well they've got to at least remove the other hanger facing the Olympic Park so that the spectators will be able to see the cauldron. Other wise I think the ceremonies will be a little awkward to those inside the stadium. It will show up on the jumbotron screens inside and they will see it when they exit. They're not going to be there for days. Those large-hangar structures are processing for all the suspected 'gay' performers and spectators. They know it will be a large crowd so they are getting ready for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Those large-hangar structures are processing for all the suspected 'gay' performers and spectators. They know it will be a large crowd so they are getting ready for it. You know Baron, if I was a betting man I would put my money on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Fisht Olympic Stadium Update - 04 January 2014 - Source: StadiumDB.com - http://stadiumdb.com/constructions/rus/sochi_olympic_stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 The Press Center is already dressed up with the games brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 That building demonstrates how off the mark 'modern' Russian design is. The materials and design elements of that press centre is similar to the style of many of the Sydney Olympic venues - which were designed in the early to mid 1990s. Russians love a shiny faux-marble floor too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Russians love a shiny faux-marble floor too. The quicker to convert to spanking new subway platforms!! P.S. They also picked the cheapest, MOST UNCOMFORTABLE office chairs there are. Those are the pits!! I bet rejects from the west. Edited January 10, 2014 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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