2012 Olypmic Velodrome Preview on crane.tv

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Andrew Weir and Klause Bode discuss sustainability and holistic design as it relates to the much anticipated London Olympic Velodrome site in this interview with crane.tv.

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The hot favourite for the annual 16th RIBA Stirling Prize, Hopkins Architects' 2012 Olympics Velodrome is a hyperbolic structure with an impressive a double-curved, ultra light roof covered in red cedar wood and inspired by the race tracks.

Alongside aesthetic considerations, the Velodrome is constructed with utmost care for eco-sustainability. Crane.tv chats to engineers Andrew Weir at Expedition Engineering and Klaus Bode at BDSP to hear about how they created one of the Olympic Park's most complete structures.