Lovely Saturday at Stratford, with Swimming and Stadium

stratford, swimming and stadium
Originally uploaded by sillewellyn.
Here's the view of the London Olympic Site on Saturday 25 April 2010. just over 2 years before the Games begin. We are standing on the top of the parking deck across the street from Stratford Train, Tube and Eurostar station with its lovely glass facade which will face onto the High Street.

Behind it with the big sweeping manta-ray roof is the swimming venue by Zaha Hadid and behind that is the Main Stadium by Populous (formerly HOK Sport) Way in the background you can just see the Gherkin (Swiss RE Building) a prominent feature in the City of London Skyline, so we are looking South-west-ish.


My firm (who shall remain nameless as this is a personal blog) did the Masterplanning for the Games and is now working on the post games or legacy planning.  Its a huge regeneration scheme and very exciting to see the bones now set up for the Games as well as the post-games neighbourhoods. Plans for the Legacy stage are now in the hands of the London Olympic Park Legacy Company.  

Very exciting, the Games are really coming.