Yesterday was perhaps know best for the day of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Today, I'm going to review the most iconic piece in the London Olympics: the centerpiece know as the National Stadium in London which has undergo an interesting transformation from it's conceptual work to the actual design.
Original concept:
This is the original concept which at first appears to be a very plain looking stadium, but the sheer size and the scale of the rotating animation of the running man is an excellent homage to the ancient Olympic games which I think is a great piece of engineering, but otherwise the original concept is largely devoid of substance save for the nice bridges that border a river that leads to the stadium.
Final Concept:
This is the final stadium which is under construction in this picture - the major additions are the pointed triangles which were added to this design which I believe along with the jagged edges of the entrance nicely sums up a staple of British culture: the royalty - the stadium is representative of the crown of England, which has been one of the few surviving monarchies left in the world and perhaps the most famous of royalties. I believe this is a great and simple tribute to British culture - the triangles also host giant television screens which is another reference to the crown as the sparkling screens emulate the "jewels" on the crown - much akin to the "Jewel on the Crown" - India. Otherwise, the rotating image of the sprinter is removed but is retained during the opening ceremony which a man appears in the crowd to run across the stadium inside. This is a simple yet effective building and I think that the British could not do better than this after the spectacle after the Beijing games in 2008.
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