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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

LDA Design Consulting Limited

The initial design concept was developed around six principal design themes reflecting the resources within and adjacent to the site. These included water, infrastructure and urban form, connectivity, topography, vegetation and biodiversity and use and activity.GI plays a crucial role in supporting the delivery of more than 75 per cent of the commitments set out in the Olympic Delivery  Authority’s (ODA’s) Sustainable Development Strategy. These include:

  • ensuring that all buildings are completely accessible by public transport, walking and cycling
  • meeting biodiversity and ecology targets by creating a species-rich habitat of at least 45ha
  • constructing the parklands with recycled aggregates and certified and legally sourced timbers
  • conforming to all recognised inclusive design standards
  • reducing carbon emissions through on-site renewables
  • managing flood risk.

Delivering the legacyThe transformation and long-term legacy of the parklands was always the primary focus for investment. Of every £1 the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) spent on venues, transport and infrastructure for the Olympic Games, 75p was spent on legacy.Management responsibilities were clearly set out in the parklands’ planning application in 2009, stating that the ODA would be responsible for operating the parklands through to their handover to the London Legacy Development Corporation after the Games. ‘Towards a 10-Year Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan’, prepared by the ODA, set out the principles required for the long-term management of the park. 

Overview

Location

Location 

East London

Category

Urban/suburban green space

Landscape Architect

LDA Design Consulting Limited

Client

Brief

To establish an exemplary 21st-century sustainable park through a strong focus on design, innovation and creativity.

Awards

East London

Details

Project Team

Following the wider strategic masterplanning of the site by Aecom, landscape architects LDA Design and Hargreaves Associates led the landscape masterplanning and detailed design of the parklands and public realm. Arup and Atkins were the landscape engineers, and a number of other landscape firms including HED, Vogt Landscape, Macfarlane Wilder, Grant Associates, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Place Design were also involved in the design of specific sites within and outside the park.

Local planning authority or government body

Year Completed

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Technical's

Planting

Enhancing biodiversity The detailed design of the park delivers the Olympic Park Biodiversity Action Plan target of 45ha of new ecological habitat, ensuring that there is no net loss of biodiversity habitat. Small but important areas of existing woodland and waterside vegetation of ecological value were incorporated into the parklands design and flora and fauna were protected, including the collection of seeds and the reintroduction of rare native black poplar trees. The design of the park also enhances biodiversity by making connections to other important areas of habitat outside its borders.

Materials

Contractors 

LDA Design Consulting Limited

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Location

East London

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