20 Fenchurch Street (The Walkie-Talkie)
20 Fenchurch Street is a new skyscraper under construction in the City of London designed by Rafael Vinoly. 39 stories of office space topped by a public sky garden offering year round access and views across the river and City skyline. Dubbed 'the walkie-talkie', the tower expands in size at it reaches its top, seemingly to 'loom' over the river, whilst opening up space for a public plaza and garden at its base. No sound
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Hopkins' London 2012 Olympic Velodrome
Designed by Hopkins Architects, the 2012 Olympic velodrome with be situated in the north of the London Olympic Park and be an iconic centrepiece for the cycling and BMX events during 2012 before becoming the UK's premier cycling facility.
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Northern Line - All Around The World
Released in June 2000, All Around The World was the third single from the boyband Northern Line and reached number 27 in the UK singles chart. In June 2007, Zak 'Ziggy' Linchman from the band entered the UK Big Brother house, being the first male contestant to enter the house for that series.
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View of the London Olympic Park from Holden Point, June 2009
The London 2012 Olympic Park and neighbouring Stratford City development is Europe's largest construction site. The former contaminated industrial site in the Lower Lea Valley to the east of the city is being transformed into a new urban park the size of Hyde Park, and will contain several new sporting venues for the London 2012 Games, as well as an Olympic village which after the Games will be turned into affordable housing. The Stratford International station will whisk spectators to and from Central London in seven minutes on the Eurostar Javelin service, and the neighbouring Westfield shopping centre will bring jobs and further investment to the local area.
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London Olympic Stadium, June 2008
The site of the London Olympic Stadium in June 2008. With four years to go until the Olympic Games in 2012, the site is being reshaped, remediated, and the stadium 'bowl' has appeared on the Stratford landscape.
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London 2012 Olympic Games Aquatic Centre Animation
Designed by the award winning architect Zaha Hadid, this Aquatic Centre in Stratford, East London forms a key legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games. With a capacity of 20000 spectators during the Games, the two 50m swimming pools and 25m diving pool will be turned into a 3500 capacity after the Games, forming the British capital's leading facility for aquatic sports.
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Greenwich Peninsula - East London
A major redevelopment for East London. www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk Credits Thanks to DarJoLe for providing the construction photo, and thanks to elfabyanos for the music. www.skyscrapercity.com
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