Hadid's London 2012 Olympic Aquatic Centre

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Hadid's Olympic aquatic centre sprouts water wings - images

30 January, 2008

By James Clegg

New images reveal temporary seating stapled onto each side of Zaha Hadid’s landmark 2012 venue

Images have been released showing the latest designs for London’s 2012 aquatic centre, including two temporary seating stands.

Zaha Hadid’s design has been hit three times with cutbacks due to costs. The proposed capacity of 17,500 spectator seats is now only achievable by the addition of two temporary stands to complement the venues permanent capacity, which has been reduced to 2,500.

When the centre takes on its legacy role as a facility for local clubs and community swimming the seating will be removed. After the games it will be reused in at other facilities.

 

[Urban Shocker]

They call her Zaha,
Zaha, faster than lightning,
No one you see, is smarter than she,
And we know Zaha, lives in a world full of wonder,
Flying there under, under the sea!

 

[scarberiankhatru]

The lack of renderfolk in the nosebleed seats isn't surprising...talk about claustrophobic!

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It's looking less and less like a Hadid and more and more like a Brisbin Brooks Beynon.

AoD

 

[adma]

Or, worse still...

 

[Urban Shocker]

The most disturbing element in Flipperdome is the sagging Flipperbelly ceiling - it looks like its water is about to break at any moment, releasing a whole new generation of little Flipperdomes into the pool below.

 

[simply Dan]

Some better renderings:

 

[adma]

The 2012 Olympics logo in that last image looks strangely Cyrillic/Soviet...

 

[ProjectEnd]

I assume that the tacky stands bolted to the side of the building are temporary?

 

[smuncky]

Zaha Hadid’s design has been hit three times with cutbacks due to costs. The proposed capacity of 17,500 spectator seats is now only achievable by the addition of two temporary stands to complement the venues permanent capacity, which has been reduced to 2,500.

When the centre takes on its legacy role as a facility for local clubs and community swimming the seating will be removed. After the games it will be reused in at other facilities.

yup, they will be removed.

 

[adma]

Re my "cyrillic" point, I guess, go back to Expo 67 or something

 

[Ummagumma66]

hey now, no bashing the Saddledome....