Case Study

London 2012 Olympic Stadium

Details:

Program/Function: Olympic Stadium
Location: London, United Kingdom
Year: 2011 (Completion); 2012 (Olympic Games)
Design Team: Populous; Philip Johnson (Senior Principal, Architect); Tom Jones (Senior Principal, Architect); Megan Ashfield (Principal); Mark Craine (Senior Principal, Architect); Paul Goodall (Associate Principal, Architect); Paul Foskett (Principal, Head of Interior Design – APAC); Belinda Goh (Senior Principal, Architect)
Client: Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)

Reuse Information:

  • Upper seating tier designed for disassembly and reuse after the Games

  • Reuse of large-diameter steel pipes from North Sea gas projects in the roof compression truss

  • Use of low-carbon concrete with 40% recycled aggregates in the lower seating structure

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