...David Waboso, CBE, CEng, FREng, FICE The London Underground railway played an integral role in delivering the successful London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The games – the first ever public transport games – demonstrated the vital role of the railway in London. This paper explores the legacy...

...Andrew Nicholls, MSc, CEng, CEnv, MICE, MCIWEM London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games resulted in over £60 million of investment into the canals and rivers of the lower Lea valley. This paper describes the largest regeneration and restoration programme ever undertaken...

...Paul Pennington, CEng, MICE The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games equestrian events were staged at the historic Greenwich Royal Park. The temporary facilities had to be designed to be constructed, operated and demounted with minimal disruption or long-term effects to the park, at the same...

...David Palmer, CEng, FICE; Duncan Ker-Reid, CEng, MICE; Nilani Venn, MCIWEM; Anna Bruni, MEng Flood mitigation measures delivered at the London 2012 Olympic Park have reduced flood risk to more than 4000 residential and commercial properties, improving the quality of life for thousands of east...

...Colin Naish, BEng, PhD, CEng, MCIWEM, MAPM; Selina Mason, MSc, Dip Arch (Cantab), ARB The transformation of London's Olympic Park after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has set a new benchmark for future host cities in terms of the speed with which the park and its venues have been...

...Kathryn Firth, BArch, MAUD The master plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was fundamentally inward facing. One of the primary tasks of the London Legacy Development Corporation is to ensure the five new communities in and around the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – which...

...Jennifer Daothong, MSc; David Stubbs, BSc, CEnv, FCIEEM The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games' commitment to sustainability provided a strong foundation for legacy. This applied across all venues, infrastructure and green space originally built for the games and has stimulated significant...

...Alison Nimmo, CBE, BA, BPI, FRICS, MRTPI; Simon Wright, BSc, CEng, FICE, MAPM; David Coulson, ACIOB This paper describes the innovative and complex process of planning and designing a major programme of temporary venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It sets out the unique...

...Ian Crockford, BEng(Hons), MBA; Mike Breton, MSc, CEng, MICE; Fergus McCormick, MSc, MA, CEng, MIStructE, MSt; Philip Johnson, BA, DipArch, Riba The UK Olympic Stadium, which will host athletic events and the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

...Richard Arnold, BSc, MRICS; Chris Banister, BA, BArch, RIBA; Andrew Weir, MSc, CEng, MICE, MIStructE; Davendra Dabasia, MSC, ICIOB; Dean Goodliffe, BSc The 6000-seat Velodrome is host venue for track cycling during the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games as well as the centrepiece...

...John Hopkins, DipLA, MLA, ASLA, FLI; Phil Askew, MA, DipLA, Dip, Hort, CMLI; Peter Neal, BA(Hons), DipLA, MDes, DipEcology, CMLI The parklands and waterways are the natural, living heart of the Olympic Park in London. Their inception, design, delivery, management, maintenance and monitoring...

...Ian Crockford, BEng(Hons), MBA; Malcolm Nelson, BSc; Stuart Fraser, MCIOB; Gordon Mungal, BSc, CEng, MICE; John Nicholson The Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is an iconic venue designed by acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid. It is dominated by a spectacular 11 000...

...David Baird, MSc, CEng, MICE; Mark Thurston, MSc, IEng, MAPM; Chris Triggs, CEng, MICE; Hugh Corrigan, MSc, Eng, MICE, MCIMEM; Stephanos Samaras, DIC, CEng, MIStuctE The £673 million Olympic Park structures, bridges and highways project is one of the largest for the London 2012 Olympic...

...Jan Hellings, MBA, PhD, DIC, MSc, CEng, FICE; Martyn Lass, MSc, CEng, MIStructE, MICE; James Apted, PhD, CEng, MICE; Ian Mead, MSc, CGeol, CSci, FGS Selecting the Stratford site for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provided an opportunity to regenerate a rundown area of historical...

...David Twine, MSc, MICE; Howard Shiplee, FCIOB, FICE; Mark Thurston, MSc, IEng, MAPM The complex and challenging project to move two sets of existing power lines from pylons into tunnels was fundamental to unlocking the Olympic Park site for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the first...

...Ruari Maybank, BEng, CEng, MIET; Jackie Roe, BEng, CEng, MICE; Ian Guest, BEng, MCIBSE; Bruce Laidlaw, BSocSC(Econ), MSc; Daniel Hatton, MChem, AIGEM The UK Olympic Delivery Authority is responsible for providing infrastructure to serve the biggest sporting event in the world and support the long...

...Loraine Martins, BA; Kevin Bowsher, QPM; Scott-James Eley, BA, (Hons); Guy Hazlehurst, MPhil Workforce diversity was a significant feature of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This paper describes how, based on a commitment to inspire change, the Olympic Delivery Authority...

...Dan Epstein, MSc; Richard Jackson, MSc; Peter Braithwaite, MSc, CEng, CEnv, DIC, FICE, MCIWM, SiLC The challenging sustainability commitments of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games reflect a comprehensive approach to minimising the impact of the games on the environment while promoting...

...Hugh Sumner, MBA, BEng, CEng, FICE This paper provides an overview of how the UK's Olympic Delivery Authority, its delivery partners and others have worked together to facilitate the huge logistical challenge of transporting spectators to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the world's...

...Dennis Hone, MA, CPFA; David Higgins; Ian Galloway, BSc, FICE, FIMechE; Kenna Kintrea, BSc, MBA The UK's Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) was established in 2006 to construct the new venues and infrastructure required to host the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These responsibilities were...