Sport
Sports Architecture
Design thaw: Hydro by Foster + Partners
Parametric modelling freed up the design development of Foster + Partners’ Hydro, writes Felix Mara
Loose fit, raw energy: Olympic Energy Centres by John McAslan + Partners
Rather than a white elephant, for the ODA McAslan designed a lean, rust-red monument of a power plant in Stratford, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Hufton + Crow
Stirling Prize 2012: Olympic Stadium by Populous
‘Those watching the Olympics on telly were struck by its graphic simplicity: it looked good in 2D, an icon in the purest sense,’ writes Rory Olcayto
The flame game: Heatherwick's Olympic cauldron
The visual spectacle of Heatherwick Studio’s Olympic cauldron was hand-crafted in the workshop and refined with digital modelling, writes Felix Mara
Overlay crafting: Eton Manor Sports Complex
With its temporary Games overlay destined to be swept away for very different legacy uses, Eton Manor Sports Complex called for a sophisticated design strategy – and that is what Stanton Williams provided, writes Felix Mara
What the doctor ordered: Penoyre & Prasad’s Olympic Village Health Centre
Speed of delivery, response to context and design quality make Penoyre & Prasad’s East Village Health Centre an instructive object lesson in civic architecture, writes Rory Olcayto. Photography by Tim Soar
Olympic treatment
Lyall Bills & Young’s secluded water recycling plant in the Olympic Park sets the standard for similar utilities, says Amanda Birch
Orbit: Awkward, bizarre, sublime
Felix Mara experiences the eccentric ArcelorMittal Orbit tower and sculpture at close quarters. Photography by Simon Kennedy
Marathon not a sprint
Hattie Hartman gives a venue-by-venue guide to London’s ‘Green Olympics’, from cable-net roofs and low-carbon concrete, to the site’s infrastructure
The Big Three
A lightweight stadium, a daylit Velodrome and a pool that pioneers low-carbon concrete
Slideshow: All 89 covers for the Architects' Journal of June 16, 2011
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