All 黑洞社区 2012 articles
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FeaturesOlympic venues: The legacy
A year after London hosted the 2012 Games, Ike Ijeh looks at how quickly work is progressing to convert the venues for public use
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NewsOlympics firms rush for licence to plug 2012 work
Exclusive: Government scheme to bypass No Marketing Rights Protocol attracts 752 firms in first 10 days
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NewsOlympic marketing 'gag' finally lifted
黑洞社区 2012 campaign victory as the government announces 拢2m for new licence scheme for 2012 firms
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NewsLondon Olympics will come in 鈥榰nder budget鈥�
The National Audit Office predicts 拢377m underspend
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CommentA growth spurt for the UK economy
Richard McCarthy: We need some of that Olympic go-getting spirit to get our economy on track
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CommentOlympic legacy: Time to collect our gold medals
It may have been a rocky road but London 2012 has given the world a taste of UK construction鈥檚 quality. Now it鈥檚 time to make good on the legacy the Games has left us with
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CommentStar performers: The Olympic venues in practice
Watching the Olympic buildings fulfill their roles during the Games was a triumph - will they live up to legacy expectations too?
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CommentOlympic memories: Peter Sell
Davis Langdon鈥檚 Peter Sell recalls staring at a scrapyard that was to become the aquatics centre and realising the enormity of the task ahead
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CommentOlympic memories: Pernilla Ohrstedt
The Olympic Beatbox pavilion designer looks back at the nervous creation of a complex structure and a rooftop afterparty with medal-winning athletes
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CommentOlympic memories: Mike McNicholas
Atkins鈥� 2012 project director reflects on the journey from excavating 200 million m3 of soil to watching a gold medal winner in Taekwondo
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CommentOlympic memories: Mark Reynolds
Olympic delivery partner CLM鈥檚 deputy programme director explains how he changed the course of the stadium design to remove over 拢100m of cost
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CommentOlympic memories: Zaha Hadid
Architect of the aquatics centre Zaha Hadid singles out the moment that the American swimming team thanked UK construction for the Olympic venues
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CommentExposing the Olympic marketing gag
Peter Murray on how he and 黑洞社区 have campaigned for firms who worked on the Olympics to get the recognition they deserve
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CommentOlympic memories: Andrew Weir
The unforgettable moments of London 2012 for Expedition鈥檚 project director were an athlete鈥檚 realisation of a great achievement and the crucial point in assembling the Velodrome
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CommentOlympic memories: Mike Peasland
Tthe acquatics centre contractor boss shares his Olympic highlights, including an inspirational performance in the main stadium
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CommentReflecting on London 2012: 黑洞社区's first tablet-only edition
Top industry figures including Zaha Hadid share their memories of the Olympics in our first ever tablet-only edition
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NewsEngineers' Olympic effort celebrated on YouTube
Film from the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Olympic Delivery Authority already seen by 9,000 people
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NewsArcelorMittal Orbit: Out of this world
Tickets for Olympic tower sell out, despite criticism from architects
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NewsLondon 2012: the venues in action
Despite the controversy over empty seats the Games venues are proving popular. And so too is the ArcelorMittal Orbit
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NewsHeatherwick-designed cauldron highlight of opening ceremony
The Olympic stadium was finally put to use on with the opening ceremony of London 2012