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From: Architexturez <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 12:10:12 +0530
Olympic masterplanner quits
25 May, 2007
By Vikki Miller
Foreign Office Architects leaves over fears that design of Olympic park
has been dumbed down
Foreign Office Architects (FOA), the creative leader of the group
designing the Olympic park, has quit the masterplanning team.
The firm walked out on the consortium last week over what are understood
to be fears that the design quality of the plan had been dumbed down.
A source close to the Olympic park scheme said FOA had been frustrated
by the focus on budget rather than design. The source said: “They came
up with great ideas that have subsequently been pared down.”
An FOA spokesperson said: “FOA has chosen to focus on competitions for
specific Olympic projects, where it will be best placed to deliver value
to the design of the Games and its legacy.”
The firm is still on the shortlist to design the Olympic velopark.
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