Olympics 2024: what can architects learn from overlay design?8 August 2024IntelligenceLearn more about a type of architecture that saw increased usage at the London Olympics in 2012 and now contributes to a more circular approach to large eventsLearn more about a type of architecture that saw increased usage at the London Olympics in 2012 and now contributes to a more circular approach to large eventsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: SustainableSustainablitySustainable ArchitectureNeal MorrisOlympic GamesTemporary structure
News catch-up: Will London Olympics site prove a costly disaster?26 January 2021IntelligenceRow flares over grim Olympic Park legacy reportRow flares over grim Olympic Park legacy reportRegion: United KingdomMore: Olympic ParkLLDCLondon AssemblySimon AldousRobert JenrickRight to RegenerateMaterialsGrenfell Tower InquirySalariesBusiness clients & servicesPlaces planning & communityConservation & heritageClimate emergencyEmbodied carbon
MacEwen longlist: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park North Park Hub21 December 2015BuildingsRe-Purposing the London 2012 Olympics site to a natural woodland style playparkRe-Purposing the London 2012 Olympics site to a natural woodland style playparkRegion: United KingdomMore: LondonStratfordOlympic ParkLandscapeErect ArchitectsLUC
News catch-up: Most sustainable Olympics ever or a load of greenwash?27 July 2021IntelligenceCritics reject Japan's sustainability claim and Unesco's heritage axe threatens more UK sitesCritics reject Japan's sustainability claim and Unesco's heritage axe threatens more UK sitesRegion: Rest of the worldMore: JapanOlympics 2020Climate emergencyGreenwashUnescoLiverpoolWorld Heritage SiteStonehengeStonehenge tunnelRobert JenrickSustainable architectureBusiness clients & services
Statement of intent: how UCL’s East Marshgate campus dominates the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park2 November 2023BuildingsStanton Williams creates a convincing piece of a promised new urban quarterStanton Williams creates a convincing piece of a promised new urban quarterRegion: LondonMore: Stanton WilliamsUCLUniversityDesign construction & technologyOlympic ParkHugh Pearman
Olympic freestyle: how Paris’ Aquatics Centre works for everything8 July 2024IntelligenceVenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4 optimised not just the space but the pool tooVenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4 optimised not just the space but the pool tooRegion: EuropeMore: ParisFranceOlympic GamesVenhoevenCSAteliers 2/3/4Aquatics CentreSustainable architectureSwimming poolDesign construction & technology
New outfit for a new job at Here East18 January 2016ProductsHere East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkHere East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkRegion: LondonMore: ReuseRegenerationOlympics 2012East LondonOlympic ParkMediaCreative industryFacadeDesigning & building it
Catch of the day: Fish Island Village by Haworth Tompkins1 December 2022BuildingsThe 588-home scheme by the London Olympics site also includes studios and coworking spaceThe 588-home scheme by the London Olympics site also includes studios and coworking spaceRegion: LondonMore: Haworth TompkinsOlympic legacyEast LondonPeabodyLyndon Goode ArchitectsPitman Tozer ArchitectsBureau de ChangePlaces planning & community
Hilary Powell16 June 2016IntelligenceOn pop-up apprentices and choreographed demolitionOn pop-up apprentices and choreographed demolitionRegion: LondonMore: Designing & building itArtBBCDIY OlympicsCreation/destructionLeisure
Fertile ground for creativity17 April 2018BuildingsWill collaboration flourish at UCL’s impressive new facilities?Will collaboration flourish at UCL’s impressive new facilities?Region: LondonMore: Here EastHawkins\BrownOlympic ParkOlympic legacyStratfordDesign construction & technologyAdaptive reuseRefurbish and adapt
London College of Fashion on trend out east7 May 2024BuildingsAllies and Morrison unites departments in an elegant and efficient new homeAllies and Morrison unites departments in an elegant and efficient new homeRegion: LondonMore: Design construction & technologyAllies and MorrisonOlympic ParkAlpa Depani
Planning permissions include two schemes on 2012 Olympics site29 November 2022IntelligenceStudent housing by Henley Halebrown and a masterplan for Pudding Mill Lane have both been approvedStudent housing by Henley Halebrown and a masterplan for Pudding Mill Lane have both been approvedRegion: United KingdomMore: Gort ScottHenley HalebrownLondon 2012SPPARCFaulknerBrowns ArchitectsChild Graddon LewisGrant AssociatesPlaces planning & community