No involvement of London’s people in its choice of shape.
Site-London’s Olympic Park-Stratford, London. Height-115 metres. Cost £19 million-donation from Laksmai -Mittal-Steel Magnate including £3,1 million from a London Authority. Design-by Amish Kapoor; Architect-Ushida Findlay. Construction overseen by Cecil Balmond of ARUP.Steelwork by Watson Steel Structures, Ltd. of -Rowan-Severfield, Plc. ( Consideration being given for a 3rd Floor restaurant). Visitors-estimated- 700-per hour. 2 x viewing platforms-capacity 150 each. Admission- £15-adults; £7-children. Rise by internal lift, descend by 455 x steps’ staircase. Comments- ” A drunken party-animal of a building”- Jonathan Jones, ‘The Guardian’-11/5/2011. Questions- Is the tubular steel -work- rust- proof-? future maintenance cost & safety?. Is ugliness a virtue? See also Blog No 124.
Information-Wikipedia. WILL THIS BE A LEGACY OF LONDON HOSTING THE OLYMPIC GAMES?
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