Olympic Venues Temporary, and Permanent, Create Enduring Images

Olympic Venues Temporary, and Permanent, Create Enduring Images

The Olympic Stadium, designed by Populous. Image courtesy of Populous.

An interior shot of Populous’ Olympic Stadium in London. Image courtesy of Justin Setterfield for LOCOG.

The Olympic Velodrome, designed by Hopkins Architects. Image courtesy of the Anthony Charlton/ODA.

The interior of the Olympic Aquatics Center, designed by Zaha Hadid, Hon. FAIA. Image courtesy of the ODA.

Wilkinson Eyre’s Olympic Basketball Arena in London, a temporary Olympic venue designed to be disassembled after the games. Image courtesy of the ODA/Anthony Palmer.

Populous’ beach volleyball venue at Horse Guards Palace in London. Five thousand tons of sand were brought to the temporary venue to create a makeshift beach. Image courtesy of LOCOG.

North Greenwich Arena, designed by Populous. Image courtesy of the ODA.

The Water Polo Arena, designed by David Morley Architects. This area is another temporary venue, designed to be taken apart. Image courtesy of Steve Bates/LOCOG.

The interior of the Handball Arena, designed by Make Architects. Image courtesy of LOCOG.

The temporary London Shooting Venue, designed by Magma Architecture. It’s façade is covered in a thin phthalate-free PVC membrane. Image courtesy of Steve Bates/LOCOG.

An aerial view of the Olympic Park in East London looking south towards Canary Wharf. Image courtesy of LOCOG.

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