ArcelorMittal Orbit in London

ArcelorMittal Orbit

Construction | Public space | London | Groundbreaking 2010 | Completed 2012 | 115.0 meter / 377.3 feet | Views 1132 | Added by Chris Bakker, 5 Apr 2010



Dezeen Mail #101

17 May 2012 google.com - 6 days ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

We just sent the latest issue of our Dezeen Mail newsletter, which leads with the completion of London’s Olympic venues and, in particular, our readers’ horrified reaction to Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture (above). One commenter described as an “evil scientist’s lair“. Also included in this issue are all the latest jobs, competitions (including how to win a £520 bike), music tracks plus the usual round-up of the best stories and comments from...
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Slideshow feature: London 2012 architecture

15 May 2012 google.com - 1 week ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

Slideshow feature: this week marks the completion of the gigantic red ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. The tower is the last of the permanent structures to be completed for this summer’s games, so here’s a roundup of them all including sports venues by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Populous. (more…
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Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Now

14 May 2012 inhabitat.com - 1 week ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

Read the rest of Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Now Complete in London Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 'sustainable architecture', 2012 London Olympics, 2012 olympics, Anish Kapoor, arcelormittal, arcelormittal orbit, cecil balmond, eco design, eco sculpture, eco tower, eco-art, green architecture, green art, Green Building, green design, London, London [...]
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ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond

14 May 2012 google.com - 1 week ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

Construction of the controversial 115 metre-high sculpture that artist Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond designed for the London 2012 Olympic park is now complete. (more…
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‘Spectacular’ lightshow planned for Orbit tower

19 April 2012 co.uk - 1 month ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond’s ArcelorMittal Orbit tower in east London is to be lit up every night with a 15 minute-long lightshow
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Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond’s Olympic sculpture is “a gro

31 October 2011 google.com - 7 months ago by Urbika. 0 comments.

Dezeen Wire: The Guardian’s architecture critic Jonathan Glancey explains that the much-criticised ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture, designed by Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond for next year’s Olympics in London, has been an easy target for jokes but that it demonstrates Britain’s manufacturing capabilities and says it “may even effect buildings of the future just as the Eiffel Tower and the Crystal Palace did” - The Guardian
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