All ΠΤ°Ι΅ηΜ¨ 2012 articles β Page 9
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Government puts Olympic village up for sale
ODA calls for expressions of interest from developers for up to 4,000 homes
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NewsTrack goes down at 2012 velodrome
Facility on course to be first Olympic park venue to reach completion
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Four firms win Β£900m Olympic temporary structures job
Bovis Lend Lease, Turner & Townsend, Capita Symonds and Rider Levitt Bucknall have won a Β£900m framework deal for temporary structures during the Olympic Games, ΠΤ°Ι΅ηΜ¨ understands
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NewsBidding starts for Olympic stadium legacy
Potential anchor tenants for the Olympic stadium have six weeks to get their bids in
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Scrapped turbine for Olympic park cost almost Β£1m
The Olympic Delivery Authority spent almost Β£1m working up plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic park only for it to be scrapped last month, the organisation has admitted.In accounts published last week, the ODA said the proposal for a 130m-high turbine had incurred βabortiveβ costs of Β£842,000 for ...
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NewsConverting 2012 stadium into West Ham's ground will cost Β£180m
Karren Brady says extension of roof and other modifications would cost up to Β£180m
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Comment
Video: London 2012 venues under construction
Watch Tim Crockerβs stunning film of Londonβs 2012 Olympic venues
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CommentGreen 2012 expertise in danger of being lost
Government departments must harness the sustainable expertise gained from building the 2012 London Olympics
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NewsTwo years to go to London 2012
Olympic officials and athletes tour Olympic Park to view construction progress
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NewsODA bosses claim Β£56,000 in expenses
Construction director claims most while chief exec spent just Β£99 entertaining
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Features2012 countdown: The aquatics centre
Since the aquatics centreβs 160m-long roof was lowered into place last year, work on the Zaha Hadid-designed venue has continued to power ahead
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Features2012 countdown: The temporary basketball venue
The Olympics may need a basketball venue the size of an aeroplane hanger, but London can probably get by without one after theyβre over. So theyβve made the whole thing demountable
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Features2012 countdown: Higgins on the big make or break year
David Higgins has spent the past two years trying to rebuild a swath of east London during the worst recession for decades. The ODA boss tells how heβs kept the project on track - and why the struggle isnβt over yet
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Features2012 countdown: Infrastructure
The Olympics isnβt just about show-stopping stadiums. In fact, the budget for venues is Β£700m less than the cost of the no-frills enabling works, roads and utilities
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Features2012 countdown: The stadium
One year from now, the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium has to be ready. Will it make it?
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2012 countdown: It starts here β¦
Forget the World Cup. The biggest show on Earth is the Olympics, and the good news is weβve already won it
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Features2012 countdown: Jonathan Edwards and the Olympic village
Donβt worry. Jonathan Edwards hasnβt fallen on hard times since winning gold at Sydney in 2000. Rather, Locog is using his expert knowledge to help with the delivery of the Β£1bn Olympic village, right down to the fixtures and fittings
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Features2012 countdown: The velodrome
The plan with the velodrome was to make it as lean as a racing bike, says Chris Wise, one of its designers
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Features2012 countdown: The Games in numbers
The sheer scale of the 2012 project makes it a statisticianβs dream. Here are a few figures, from the biggest buildings to the barest bones β¦