London 2012 Olympics
London, United Kingdom
The London 2012 Olympic Park will combine centuries of British park design with groundbreaking green technology to create a new type of park for the 21st Century. The plan restores a river and transforms former industrial land, much of it contaminated through years of industrial neglect to create 100 hectares of parklands that will provide a celebratory setting for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as the Legacy Park for generations to come. The Hargreaves Associates design, with local partners LDA Design, was inspired by the Victorian and post-war pleasure and festival gardens and creates sweeping lawns, a promenade, access to the river, ample seating and public spaces throughout the park that will showcase live screens during the Games. In legacy the Olympic Park will be a new green space for people and wildlife and will host the sports facilities that will remain for public use beyond the Games.
