The Landscape Legacy of the Olympics, Part 1: The Client's Perspective

An interview with Professor John Hopkins and Dr Phil Askew who both worked for the Olympic Delivery Authority during the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. The interview focuses on their roles acting as "The Client" when the Olympic Park was being designed, developed and delivered.

This is the first of a series of ten interviews on the role of Landscape Architects in the Olympic Games.

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0:14 How did you get involved with the Olympic Project?
2:41 When did you start work?
3:33 Describe your role as Project Sponsor
5:14 Describe your role as Assistant Project Sponsor
6:36 How did the ODA structure and commission the landscape work?
11:52 Londons bid promised to be the greenest ever. Has it been delivered?
17:38 How would you describe the concept of One Planet Living?
22:48 How did you engage with the local community during the project?
28:12 What were the key challenges in this project?
31:41 What innovations were applied on site?
35:31 Describe the role of the horticulture trainees and apprentices on site
37:38 What was the biggest risk you took as the Client?
40:53 What was your biggest achievement?
43:05 What have you personally learnt from this project?
44:17 What key lessons should others take from this project?
48:41 How will the parklands change immediately after the games?
50:59 What did Landscape Architects bring to the project that no one else could?
52:34 What is the long term strategic role of the parklands within the wider regeneration of East London
55:58 Credits