All Building 2012 articles – Page 31
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NewsBig name architects missing from Olympic velopark shortlist
David Chipperfield, David Morley and Flacq make shortlist of eight but Fosters, Make and Marks Barfield miss out
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NewsNovel marketing ploy for 2012 flats
Apartments could be named after the athletes who stayed in them during the 2012 Olympics
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NewsSkills legacy scheme launched for Olympic locals
ConstructionSkills and Housing Forum initiative aims to get 4000 local people on construction training schemes
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NewsOlympic swimmers to move from Pudding Mill river
Eels, bream and pike living in a river on the 2012 site will be stunned and transferred to the River Lea
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News20% of Olympic site now clear
Every building demolished is being photographed to enable designers to identify recyclable materials
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NewsODA courts cycling guru for velodrome
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is set to sign up the world’s leading track specialist to design the velodrome for the 2012 Games.
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NewsODA hires Corby as consultant
Paul Corby, the former national construction officer of M&E union Amicus, has been hired as an independent consultant by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
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NewsConstruction grants for Olympic jobs
Opportunities Fund to allow disadvantaged Londoners to benefit from the Olympics
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ODA and unions clash over agency staff
Tensions between the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and trade unions deepened this week, appearing to jeopardise the 2012 construction commitments on industry best practice.
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NewsODA has ‘spent’ 70% of construction contingency
About £350m of £500m construction safety net is earmarked for projects already under way
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NewsNew construction targets announced for London 2012
'Demolish Design Dig' phase of Olympic delivery to be achieved before end of the Beijing Olympics
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NewsCabe praises Olympic masterplan
Masterplan offers strong framework for Games says Design for London and Cabe joint review
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First Olympic infrastructure tenders go to market
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has put contracts for the infrastructure for the Olympic park out for tender this week.
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NewsOlympic stadium: if you’re not a VIP bring a brolly
Designs by HOK Sport do not include a roof, but may provide shelter for executive area
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NewsBovis regroups to tackle Olympics
Bovis Lend Lease restructures as it prepares to tackle Stratford City and Olympic Village
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FeaturesThe final analysis
Tessa Jowell has now given us the final, definitive, official budget for the London 2012 Olympics, and it’s a huge increase on the 2005 figure. Or is it? Mark Leftly crunches the numbers
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NewsFalse self-employment costs £2.5bn a year
Clampdown of fraudulent benefit claims in construction could pay for 2012 Olympics says union
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Rogers pulls out of Olympic velopark
Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has pulled out of the race to design the Olympic velopark and has ruled out involvement in any other large venues for the 2012 Games.
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Jowell set to announce final cost of Games this week
As Building went to press, intense negotiations were continuing between the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the government over which of them would manage the contingency funds for the Games.
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