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Added: Thursday, 5 June 2008 16:56 BST
Anonymous, Bristol, United Kingdom
I think the ODA should be applauded for refusing to be drawn into providing an unnecessary 80,000 seat stadium. London does not need another Wembley; it needs a large capacity stadium for 3 weeks - and a 20,000 athletics stadium which is fit to accommodate high class competition for decades to come. This solution provides both - would critics be happier to see two venues built, with one standing empty for 350 days a year?
As for architectural merit, this response is an intelligent and well considered proposal. I see nothing 'iconic' about any olympic stadium between Munich and Beijing - this is the setting for the greatest show on earth; it is not the reason to attend in the first place.
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Added: Monday, 2 June 2008 17:03 BST
Anonymous, Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom
I find the consent dumbing down of the architecture somewhat embarrassing. If we can not afford a high quality standard of architecture for the games, I don't see why we bothered to bid for them!
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Added: Sunday, 1 June 2008 02:34 BST
Anonymous, Sydney, Australia
Well it’s definitely value for money, but not much else. How can we be seriously proposing this? The question is why we are bothering if we cannot do the job properly. The whole ' legacy' mode is a sham and what we are now ending up with is crude and simplistic design to appease the press’s obsession with overspending. Well be it on your head that we have the naffest Olympics on record. You know who you are.
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Added: Friday, 30 May 2008 14:16 BST
Anonymous, New York, United States
Whilst I understand the need to keep the project in budget, from what I can see in these images it looks out of scale for what is really a global event. It seems provincial and and once again for the British Olympics a disappointment. Why cant we truly step up to the mark? Peter Cook should stick to teaching if this is the best he can do!
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Added: Friday, 30 May 2008 14:16 BST
Anonymous, New York, United States
Whilst I understand the need to keep the project in budget, from what I can see in these images it looks out of scale for what is really a global event. It seems provincial and and once again for the British Olympics a disappointment. Why cant we truly step up to the mark? Peter Cook should stick to teaching if this is the best he can do!
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