This guide describes the buildings created for the London 2012 Games, including both permanent and temporary structures built for the Olympic Park and venues across the city. Two of Britain's most incisive and entertaining writers on contemporary architecture and design, Tom Dyckhoff and Claire Barrett, examine what's been built, who designed the work and how it is set to transform London itself. Considering the human as well as the architectural stories behind the designs, they also look at how the programme for the 2012 Games has pioneered a new level of sustainability and explore the lasting legacy of London 2012.
Tom Dyckhoff is a writer, broadcaster and architecture critic. He wrote and presented the recent Channel 4 television series
The Secret Life of Buildings, the BBC2 series
Saving Britain's Past and was for nine years architecture critic of
The Times. He also writes a weekly column for
The Guardian, and is honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Claire Barrett is an award-winning editor and journalist. She works for housing developer, Hab, is Programme Director of INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors and Associate Editor at Elle Decoration. Previously Editor of Grand Designs Magazine, she has also written for many publications, including The Sunday Times, Dwell and The Architectural Review.