The water polo venue for
London 2012 was the first dedicated facility to be built for an Olympic Games IMAGE: ROB BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY
Architectural Moves
Creating sustainable temporary structures for live events such as the Olympic Games can leave a legacy of useful, cost effective venues for the future.
T
he London Olympics were a real game changer in their use of temporary venues and have set a standard for
the sustainable delivery of Olympic venues which can be transferred to other cities and countries. This idea is the natural
development of the London solution in that modular systems can be developed to deliver arenas and stadia around the world not just to Olympic Games but to all major games. There is no reason why FIFA, Commonwealth Games, European Games and Pan American Games could not adopt a temporary strategy to deliver a cost effective event infrastructure Planning a post Olympic
policy is as vital as the Games themselves, and in the case of London 2012, sustainability and legacy strategies were enshrined in
the successful bid documents. One of the key event delivery principles in London was ’no white elephants’, i.e. no venues were to be built that would be left behind after the Games without a future sustainable business plan. The use of temporary structures proved to be a creative and successful way of tackling this issue.
For London 2012, existing and temporary venues were planned to be used from the outset. In the case of the aquatics centre a new venue was built with temporary ‘wings’ that have now been removed and the building is being transformed into a world- class international centre that is open to the public. This is a good example of a combination of new build and temporary structures being used to provide a successful and sustainable solution. ES Global is proud to
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have been involved in the delivery of two major temporary venues for London 2012 – Water Polo and Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting). Both venues were totally temporary and have been completely removed from site. The Royal Artillery Barracks site has been returned to its former public ownership and the water polo site is ready for future development. All of the equipment used to build these two world-class venues has been returned to stock and is ready to be used on other projects.
The value of temporary structures Temporary venues can be
architecturally designed, built to a world-class standard and located exactly were the venue is needed and then removed after the event. This allows event organisers temporarily to place structures in iconic sites that would be impossible to use with permanent
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