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Hoping for a vibrant London 2012 legacy
Mud and concrete do not make an inspiring sight on a grey February day. We are told the London 2012 Olympics will be a great colourful event as well as the biggest sporting show on earth, but perhaps its construction site is best seen on a sunny afternoon.Â
Entering from the north, the first thing that comes into view is the concrete carpark put aside for the 20,000 reporters and broadcasters who are expected to be covering the Games. You then see the warehouse where they will work – a giant grey shed. Apparently it will be so big you could fit five jumbo jets side-by-side. That’s a lot of grey.
Last year, the Olympic panel of the government’s design advisers CABE initially refused to support the proposed designs for the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC) complaining about  a “paucity of imagination” and a ”large monolithic block”.
Work then followed on the external appearance, and bright blocks of colour will go up on part of the building.Â
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The Wall
