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Martin Richman creates “One Whirl” for Olympic Park bridge and underpass

Posted on December 8, 2010 by jjlescure

Using recycled materials helps make the artwork ecologically friendly. Image courtesy ODA. Central Saint Martins BA (Honours) Fine Art alumnus Martin Richman won a competition organised by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to incorporate an art commission into one of … Continue reading →

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CCW Associate Dean leads Camberwell’s contribution to East London schoolchildren newspaper project

Posted on November 6, 2010 by jjlescure

David Webster, Associate Dean of Further Education at CCW (Camberwell Chelsea Wimbledon) was the key lead in UAL’s contribution to a Shoreditch Trust community engagement programme and magazine special edition commissioned by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the Contemporary … Continue reading →

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A rock solid legacy – ceramic project at glazing stage

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jjlescure

Alexandra Hill and the final design of her ceramic mural. Central Saint Martins BA (Hons) Ceramic Design graduate 2010 Alexandra Hill, whose grandfather headed up the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, told us about her London 2012 legacy project for East … Continue reading →

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Olympic Terra – cleansing soils with flowers

Posted on June 21, 2010 by jjlescure

Victoria Lee at the Central Saint Martins Degree Shows 2010. Photo by Jaime Leme. Industrial activity and waste management in East London had contaminated the soils of the future Olympic Park for decades. London 2012 has long been cleaning the … Continue reading →

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Art on the Olympic Park: Inside/Out Phase Two – Apply by 21st June 2010

Posted on June 9, 2010 by jjlescure

An artist impression of the Olympic Park Parklands, in Games time and in legacy. Credit London 2012 With Phase Two of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Inside/Out programme now on, two opportunities have arisen to manage and deliver high quality artist-led … Continue reading →

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Olympic site model displayed at 2009 Degree Show

Posted on June 6, 2010 by jjlescure

Olympic site model at LCC Summer Show, June 2009. Visitors to the London College of Communications’ 2009 Summer Shows had the opportunity to see a model of the London 2012 Olympic site designed by LCC FdA Interior Design students. The … Continue reading →

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Anish Kapoor to design UK's largest sculpture for Olympic Park

Posted on April 1, 2010 by jjlescure

The ArcelorMittal Orbit project, south of the Olympic Stadium in Stratford Designed by Anish Kapoor with Cecil Balmond/Arup. Image by Arup. Chelsea College of Art and Design alumnus Anish Kapoor was given the commission of a lifetime yesterday to design an … Continue reading →

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A rock solid legacy

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Andy

Ally Gill-Villegas is a student working on her CSM BA Ceramic Design graduation project. Her engagement with the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad finds its roots in her grandfather’s contribution to the Mexico 1968 Games.

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