Comments on: Design Flaw Restricts View at Zaha Hadid’s Olympic Aquatic Center http://inhabitat.com/design-flaw-blocks-view-at-zaha-hadids-olympic-aquatic-center/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Keiserwillhelm http://inhabitat.com/design-flaw-blocks-view-at-zaha-hadids-olympic-aquatic-center/comment-page-1/#comment-390432 Keiserwillhelm Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:12:52 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=416323#comment-390432 All 17,500 seats can see the majority of events. For the 10m dive only 8000 can see without using a secondary screen. LOCOG only required 5000 seats with uninterrupted views for the 10m dive, Zaha gave them 3000 more than that. LOCOG sold more tickets than the 8000 (5000 originally) they were supposed to for the 10m dive. They did not inform people purchasing the non-10m-dive seats that they would need to watch a portion of the dive on a screen. While I believe the design could have been more utilitarian and functional, she is not to blame completely and to call it a "design flaw" is irresponsible. All 17,500 seats can see the majority of events. For the 10m dive only 8000 can see without using a secondary screen. LOCOG only required 5000 seats with uninterrupted views for the 10m dive, Zaha gave them 3000 more than that.

LOCOG sold more tickets than the 8000 (5000 originally) they were supposed to for the 10m dive. They did not inform people purchasing the non-10m-dive seats that they would need to watch a portion of the dive on a screen. While I believe the design could have been more utilitarian and functional, she is not to blame completely and to call it a “design flaw” is irresponsible.

]]> By: Marko http://inhabitat.com/design-flaw-blocks-view-at-zaha-hadids-olympic-aquatic-center/comment-page-1/#comment-390197 Marko Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:15:24 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=416323#comment-390197 Still, someone had to pay to construct those 2400 unsaleable seats! Still, someone had to pay to construct those 2400 unsaleable seats!

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