Two permanent bridges join to form a soaring ‘ribbon’ arch, defining an enduring place at the heart of the Olympic Park. Between them a temporary public piazza is created for the period of the Games by five movable bridges which afterwards become legacy gifts, helping connect and regenerate surrounding areas.
- Client:
- Olympic Delivery Authority
- Team:
- Benedetti Architects
- McDowell+Benedetti (to July 2016)
- Jane Wernick Associates
- XCO2
- Richard Wentworth (artist)
- Craft Pegg
- Sutton Vane Associates
- Faithful + Gould
- Status:
- Selected short-list competition 2007
- Published:
- Building Design
- Architects Journal
- Icon
- Awards:
- BD Infrastructure Architect of the Year 2014
- “...an elegant and beautiful structure that captures the imagination...”
- Jury Report - Olympic Delivery Authority
