The 2012 London Olympic Basketball Stadium Is a Groundbreaking Recyclable Venue

Completed a full year in advance, the groundbreaking <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/london-olympics">2011 London Olympics</a> Basketball Stadium is designed to be deconstructed and recycled. Every four years thousands of spectators converge on a lucky country pre-determined to be the best host for that year's <a href="https://inhabitat.com/hopkins-architects-completes-londons-2012-olympic-velodrome-stadium/">Olympic Games</a>, and until now, that privilege has been bestowed mostly on countries who could afford the mammoth building projects necessary to accommodate the throng. This could change with the innovative white-clad, recyclable basketball stadium, which was designed jointly by <a href="http://www.skmconsulting.com/">Sinclair Knight Merz</a>, <a href="http://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/">Wilkinson Eyre</a> and <a href="http://www.kssgroup.com/">KSS</a>.

The 2012 Olympic basketball stadium is already complete - a full year ahead of schedule.

Unlike past Olympic stadiums, the 2012 basketball stadium was designed to be disassembled and reused elsewhere.

Made from a lightweight steel and wrapped in white cladding, the stadium is easy to take apart.

A temporary stadium not only reuses scarce materials but also enables poorer countries to bid to host future Olympic Games.

This new approach to the games could usher in a new era of more sustainable stadiums.

The basketball stadium is initiated!