Dubbed the ‘stadium bowl,’ the new Olympic home has a track and field area and a lower tier of permanent seating for 25,000 people, sunk into the ground. A further 55,000 temporary seats will make up the higher covered section.
The temporary seating will be removed after the Games. Furthermore, the roof will be lifted off, reconfigured and replaced to cover the remaining 25,000 seat bowl.
Construction is due to start three months ahead of schedule in April 2008, the stadium will also be designed to be sustainable and attract other businesses and investment to the communities surrounding the Olympic Park.
Appointed by the ODA, the team submitted their designs a few months later than the forecasted date of February 2007.
‘Team Stadium’ is a joint project between Sir Robert McAlpine, HOK Sport and Buro Happold.
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Date Published: November 08, 2007
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