[LONDON] Olympic Games Information Pavilion Competition

INTRODUCTIONThe Olympic Games sees the biggest and most prestigious sporting event in the world being staged for the unprecedented third time in London next year, thus making London the first city in the world to host the modern summer games for a third time.

London is the largest urban zone in the European Union with a cosmopolitan population of over 7.7 million residence. The London Games is being eagerly anticipated by millions of sporting fans around the world. The Games, which officially kicks off on the 27th July 2012 will see the arrival of world’s top athletes and their team officials representing various participating nations, international dignitaries, the Games officials and not to mention millions of supporters and fans.

AIM OF THIS COMPETITIONThe aim of this International competition is to design a temporary, freestanding information pavilion within the world famous Trafalgar Square in the Heart of London during the 2012 Games. The competition hopes to achieve the following:_Encourage and reward design excellence at a small scale which integrates function, structure, detailsand the spirit of the games._Research, respond to and highlight the unique aspects of designing an information pavilion that will be used by visitors during the games._Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal.COMPETITION STRUCTUREThis is a single stage Competition with the aim of identifing the most appropriate proposal, which best satisfies the general and specific objectives of the contest.Read more at http://ac-ca.org/project