Mr Tickle Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 They seem to have built a few side panels and an arc panel for the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Yes, they do seem to have taken a long time preparing the site, and it does look as though they've started putting some things together now, which is good. I'm really no expert myself, though I do have to say almost everytime I've looked at the basketball arena webcam in the last few months, the whole site has been flooded or covered in snow. Perhaps that has something to do with the time it's taken to get things ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 England cricket captain backs Lords Cricket Ground as Olympic Archery venue Andrew was at Lord’s today to meet GB archers Alison Williamson and Simon Terry and to shoot some arrows at targets on the pitch. Watch Andrew, Alison and Simon talk about hosting Archery at Lord's. Andrew said: ‘Lord’s will be a first-class venue for Archery at the London 2012 Olympic Games, just as it is for cricket. I am very excited at the prospect of watching Archery in such as spectacular setting, and it will be great for the profile of Lord’s to be part of such an historic event.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 The London 2012 organising committee (Locog) and the MCC have unveiled their plans for transforming the home of cricket into a temporary archery venue, which involve two temporary stands being built on the outfield and the pavilion potentially being opened to the general public. The layout, which has clearly been devised with television in mind, will see archers firing against the background of the pavilion, with the targets situated on the other side of the square. Lords plans In 2012 the Olympics are coming to Lord's - with archery events taking place at the Home of Cricket. Find out more about how Lord's will host the Olympics. Lord's will welcome a total of 128 athletes competing for four gold medals (two individual and two team). The events will run from 27 July to 3 August 2012 from 9am - 6pm. There will be two sessions a day with up to 5,000 spectators attending each session. Additional temporary structures will be required to convert Lord’s for its use as an Olympic venue, including: an archery range; a warm-up range; temporary seating for up to 5,000 spectators; spectator facilities and areas for athletes and officials. There will also be: a preliminary competition range on the Nursery Ground; athlete areas; operational compounds within existing buildings; and a broadcast compound, which will be located in the same area that is used during major cricket matches. The action will take place against the backdrop of the historic Pavilion. Archers will shoot over ‘the square’ towards the Media Centre. Spectators will be close to the action and will be seated in the temporary stands positioned on either side of the archers. Afterwards, all temporary seats and the temporary facilities will be removed and Lord’s will return to being a world-class cricket venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 RobH, please see Cape Town 2020 thread. With regards to Archery venue options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Click on it for massive panorama. Going left to right: Stadium, Handball arena Broadcast centre, velodrome, basketball arena, Olympic village, Aquatic Centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 What will become of the Broadcast Centre after the Games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Olympic Park fly-through March 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Great video, loving the sculptured parkland areas too, its gonna be breathtaking. There was a great piece on the one show tonight filmed mainly from the stadium perspective and it was a really positive segment. Then Seb Coe was in the studio after for a bit of a chat although he gave nothing new away. Definately worth a look on iplayer, its the first segment if u do want to see it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rybmf/The_One_Show_07_04_2010/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 great video indeed! what a fantastic view of the Olympic park, amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Looking forward to 2012! the flyover was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinhu4ever Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 2012 can't come soon enough! The flyover was great! I can't wait to see the whole thing finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 it looks great now and it is going to be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTimeOnly Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Is there a way to get to Dorney Lake (rowing venue) by public transport? Or must one hire a car to get there during games time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 The Games will be car free. Looking on the interweb it looks like there are threee or four stations servicing the rowing venue all of which can be reached from Central London. None of them look hugely close to the venue though, so I'd imagaine there will be shuttle busses set up in 2012. All I could find regarding the details were that consulations are ongoing. But no, you won't need to hire a car; public transport with probable additional busses will be more than fine. Driving to sports events isn't something we do in the UK really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Click on it for massive panorama. Going left to right: Stadium, Handball arena Broadcast centre, velodrome, basketball arena, Olympic village, Aquatic Centre Spectacular, indeed. I even start liking the Olympic stadium. Can't wait to see this picture finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Spectacular, indeed. I even start liking the Olympic stadium. Can't wait to see this picture finished. Yeah, I gotta say the stadium's growing on me after initially not being inspired either way. When I flew into Heathrow two years ago, I caught a good view of the work started at Olympic Park then, but then it was more just a big building site with the start of the stadium being the main giveaway. This fly through really starts to give some idea of how the finished park is going to come together - and it looks VERY promising! I'm starting to get excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Found this today. Gives a nice clear overview of what's happening I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Except now it'll have a hideous red steel tower in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Venues Tube Map (PDF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I just tried out the new telescopes on the promenade of Alexandra palace, and wow it blew my socks off ,you get the most amazing view of the veledrome and basket ball arena construction as well as the main stadium and Olympic village, Il post some pictures of this stunning panorama if the whether holds. With the orbit tower as well it will be mind blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 New Aerial Photos The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today released new aerial images of construction progress on the Olympic Park showing the ‘big build’ firmly on track as the project continues in its busiest year to date. The new aerial images, taken earlier this month, show the construction progress on the ‘big five’ venues (Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, Velodrome and IBC/MPC) as well as further progress on the new infrastructure and landscaping works across the Olympic Park that will help create the UK’s largest urban park for over a century. The new images follow the latest figures released by the ODA last week which show there are nearly 10,000 people currently working on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 New Aerial Photos The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today released new aerial images of construction progress on the Olympic Park showing the ‘big build’ firmly on track as the project continues in its busiest year to date. The new aerial images, taken earlier this month, show the construction progress on the ‘big five’ venues (Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Olympic Village, Velodrome and IBC/MPC) as well as further progress on the new infrastructure and landscaping works across the Olympic Park that will help create the UK’s largest urban park for over a century. The new images follow the latest figures released by the ODA last week which show there are nearly 10,000 people currently working on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village. stuning pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 what is this building in the last pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 The IBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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