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Celebrating London 2012 Evening Reception

Posted on May 11, 2012 by ieveson

A rare bout of sunshine greeted guests to UAL’s Celebrating London 2012 evening reception: a portent, with any luck, to a bright summer ahead of art, culture and sport. The mood inside the Platform Theatre at Central Saint Martins was … Continue reading →

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Musical Torch in the Cultural Olympiad

Posted on March 8, 2012 by ieveson

In October last year, the Musical Torch collaboration between the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields and Central Saint Martins started through a simple conversation. As a result, students from CSM’s MA Creative Practice For Narrative Environments worked with … Continue reading →

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ParalympicsGB visual identity extension

Posted on October 20, 2010 by jjlescure

“We felt the lion head looked more powerful, determined and focused”, say students. A group of four students from Central Saint Martins MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environments worked on a six-week placement with ParalympicsGB to create the look and … 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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In the fringes of London 2012

Posted on April 20, 2010 by jjlescure

Hilary Powell in the greenfields of East London. Dr. Hilary Powell’s artistic and cultural work on the Olympics is a gold mine for people interested in urban landscape transformation, the impact of London 2012 on local communities in the East … Continue reading →

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Film Nation: Shorts invites young people to enter London 2012 competition

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jjlescure

From Podium, the Higher Education and Further Education unit for London 2012 The project invites 11-25 year olds to make films celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic values of respect, courage, excellence, friendship, equality, determination and inspiration in a filming genre … Continue reading →

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David Hillman designs Olympic stamps

Posted on March 23, 2010 by jjlescure

From the London College of Communication Snapshot Blog: Image courtesy of David Hillman (more stamps). LCC Graphic Design alumnus David Hillman has designed thirty stamps to celebrate the 2012 Olympics. The first set of ten stamps was released on 22 October 2009, … Continue reading →

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Students invited to enter Coubertin Olympic Awards

Posted on February 9, 2010 by hpanton

Teams of university and business school students are being invited to enter the inaugural Coubertin Olympic Awards and win a prize of £2000! The competition is challenging students to write a research essay on how the Olympic ideals of fairness, … Continue reading →

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