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PostSubject: 2012 Volleyball Stadium Announced   2012 Volleyball Stadium Announced Icon_minitimeSun Nov 14, 2010 3:01 am

Atkins and Populous have penned the new temporary beach volleyball stadium that will sit in Whitehall in London for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Located on Horse Guards Parade the 15,000 seat stadium has been designed to work as two segments. The first of those is an octagonal stand that surrounds the court intimately, with a larger C shaped stand providing a second tier of seats. Arranged at each of the four corners of the stadium will be floodlights whilst two practise courts are sited adjacent to the stadium between it and Whitehall with a further six planned for St James's Park.

Contrary to some erroneous press reports, the height of the bowl will not be 62 metres. Standing overlooking no less than three different conservation areas it has actually been planned to relate to the surrounding roof lines rather than dominate its surroundings.

Perhaps one surprising thing about the stadium is it will have no roof - even the 2000 Olympics stadium on Bondi Beach had a roof for the corporate and media area. With weather in London undependable at best, and Wimbleon having even been forced into a third week, this may prove shortsighted and leave the competition at the mercy of the rain gods, not least because 108 matches are planned.

Construction will take only six weeks, and begin immediately after the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth the Second on the 5th of June, another event that will utilise Horse Guards, albeit for a more formal use. It goes without saying that the scheme will be complete in time for the 2012 Olympics.

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