olympic aquatic centre

[The Wookiee]

What a horrible ugly building that is

 

[Sheebo]

I really like it if it's the one i'm thinking of - though i could be thinking of the velodrome

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

You need to picture it without the temporary seating on each side. Post games that will go and whats left will look amazing.

http://www.london2012.com/photos/2011/7/an-aerial-view-of-the-aquatics-centre.php These show it quite well. Will see the inside of it myself this evening!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Personally, when finished, it will look amazing, along with the velodrome.

agree temporary seating is not ideal...

 

[adrian29uk]

I don't care what it looks like. I am more worried what is going to happen after the Olympics. Do you think they might open this to the general public afterwards or are they going to be knocking it down and filling it in.

Would be absolutely crazy if they knock anything down. This could be the hub for all future athletes to use.

 

[Last Summer]

It looks like a giant sanitary towel to me!

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I don't care what it looks like. I am more worried what is going to happen after the Olympics. Do you think they might open this to the general public afterwards or are they going to be knocking it down and filling it in.

Would be absolutely crazy if they knock anything down. This could be the hub for all future athletes to use.

Not going to be knocked down! The whole park is going to made into part of the local area, rather than an isolated desolate wasteland like other Olympic parks

 

[Easy 10]

Capacity of 17,500 for the Games.

And weighing in at a mere £242m.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Capacity of 17,500 for the Games.

And weighing in at a mere £242m.

Zaha Hadid and 'sticking to budget', are not terms that have mixed very often, but she has delivered some spectacular buildings.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

It looks like a giant sanitary towel to me!

That is the first thing I thought when i saw it.

 

[Easy 10]

Zaha Hadid and 'sticking to budget', are not terms that have mixed very often, but she has delivered some spectacular buildings.

And at spectacular costs. Thats almost 3 Amex's.

 

[APACHE]

Expensive, no problem, get the taxpayers to pay for it and then give it away.

 

[Drumstick]

They should do what China did with their old Olympic swimming pool, I'm flying out to Beijing on the 7th and will be testing the facilities at the AquaCube it looks amazing!

 

[Peterrhodes]

There now at opening event wahoo!

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I was lucky enough to be in the crowd at the aquatic centre last night. Is a fabulous building. The roof from the inside looks amazing. I was though expecting for it to be really humid inside like most swimming pools are, but it was perfectly cool.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Oh wow now that is an ugly building!

 

[ShandyH]

Oh wow now that is an ugly building!

I think the wings come off once the games are over. Then it will look much better.

 

[Birdie Boy]

I think the wings come off once the games are over. Then it will look much better.

Lol... so millions and millions of people worldwide will see this building looking shit and then when nobody is looking afterwards it will look great!