| London | Chicago | |
| Olympic size | ||
| 80,000 seats | 80,000 seats | |
| Post-Olympic size | ||
| 25,000 seat stadium | 5,000 seat amphitheatre | |
| Mayoral Hyperbole | ||
| " . . . the best stadium ever constructed anywhere on the planet.” - Ken Livingstone | ". . . will create an urban legacy that will outlive the end of the Olympic Games" - Richard M. Daley | |
| Original Cost Estimate | ||
| £280,000,000 ($590,000,000) (2004) | $300,000,000 (September, 2006) | |
| Latest Cost Estimate | ||
| £496,000,000 ($1,044,000,000) (November, 2007) | $366,000,000 (June, 2007) | |
| Initial Reaction to Revised Design | ||
| "a bowl of blancmange" | still awaiting first revision |
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article2824547.ece
ReplyDeletegood critique of london stadium, shame that the FOA scheme was "used/unused"
they dont really look that similar to me all stadiums kind of look the same the way all cars kind of look the same. The chicago one clearly has a hair flip
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