All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV 2012 articles
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Olympic venues: The legacy
A year after London hosted the 2012 Games, Ike Ijeh looks at how quickly work is progressing to convert the venues for public use
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Olympics firms rush for licence to plug 2012 work
Exclusive: Government scheme to bypass No Marketing Rights Protocol attracts 752 firms in first 10 days
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Olympic marketing 'gag' finally lifted
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV 2012 campaign victory as the government announces £2m for new licence scheme for 2012 firms
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London Olympics will come in ‘under budget’
The National Audit Office predicts £377m underspend
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A growth spurt for the UK economy
Richard McCarthy: We need some of that Olympic go-getting spirit to get our economy on track
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Olympic legacy: Time to collect our gold medals
It may have been a rocky road but London 2012 has given the world a taste of UK construction’s quality. Now it’s time to make good on the legacy the Games has left us with
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Star performers: The Olympic venues in practice
Watching the Olympic buildings fulfill their roles during the Games was a triumph - will they live up to legacy expectations too?
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Olympic memories: Peter Sell
Davis Langdon’s Peter Sell recalls staring at a scrapyard that was to become the aquatics centre and realising the enormity of the task ahead
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Olympic memories: Pernilla Ohrstedt
The Olympic Beatbox pavilion designer looks back at the nervous creation of a complex structure and a rooftop afterparty with medal-winning athletes
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Olympic memories: Mike McNicholas
Atkins’ 2012 project director reflects on the journey from excavating 200 million m3 of soil to watching a gold medal winner in Taekwondo
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Olympic memories: Mark Reynolds
Olympic delivery partner CLM’s deputy programme director explains how he changed the course of the stadium design to remove over £100m of cost
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Olympic memories: Zaha Hadid
Architect of the aquatics centre Zaha Hadid singles out the moment that the American swimming team thanked UK construction for the Olympic venues
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Exposing the Olympic marketing gag
Peter Murray on how he and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV have campaigned for firms who worked on the Olympics to get the recognition they deserve
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Olympic memories: Andrew Weir
The unforgettable moments of London 2012 for Expedition’s project director were an athlete’s realisation of a great achievement and the crucial point in assembling the Velodrome
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Olympic memories: Mike Peasland
Tthe acquatics centre contractor boss shares his Olympic highlights, including an inspirational performance in the main stadium
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Reflecting on London 2012: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's first tablet-only edition
Top industry figures including Zaha Hadid share their memories of the Olympics in our first ever tablet-only edition
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Engineers' Olympic effort celebrated on YouTube
Film from the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Olympic Delivery Authority already seen by 9,000 people
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ArcelorMittal Orbit: Out of this world
Tickets for Olympic tower sell out, despite criticism from architects
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London 2012: the venues in action
Despite the controversy over empty seats the Games venues are proving popular. And so too is the ArcelorMittal Orbit
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Heatherwick-designed cauldron highlight of opening ceremony
The Olympic stadium was finally put to use on with the opening ceremony of London 2012