New British Architecture
With less than a year to go, all the main venues at the London 2012 Olympic site are now either complete, or very nearly so. So far, access to the park for photography has been limited, so we're particularly pleased this week to be able to bring you a full set of pictures of the recently completed Aquatic Centre, by one of our contributors, Paul Riddle. Zaha Hadid's creation has been described as “a poem in concrete and steelâ€, and you can see why. The curved concrete geometry has been inspired by the look and feel of water in motion, and the main competition and diving pools sit under an undulating wave-like roof. Two white temporary seating stands currently attached to the main structure will be removed after the games are complete.
It's the time of year for the now well-publicized architecture pavilion at the London Serpentine Gallery. This summer the temporary structure has been designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, known and respected for quiet contemplative architecture, in tune with its surroundings. Entry to his pavilion is via a dark corridor, which leads to an inner courtyard with a central strip of planting. Simple seating is arranged underneath an overhanging canopy, creating a space for reflection. Zumthor is also presently working on another project in Britain, a house for Living Architecture, and we hope to bring you pictures of that as soon as it's complete.
Other highlights this week include a new office space for the influential online architecture and design magazine Dezeen, located in the London neighborhood of Stoke Newington, and the new recording, transmission and post production studios for British Sky Broadcasting in the UK, designed by Arup.
To see a full set of photographs of these, and all the other new British architecture projects recently into the archive, click on the links below. All the images can be purchased and downloaded from our interactive website, www.viewpictures.co.uk.


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