Clare Newton

To celebrate one year on from the 2012 Games, ExCeL London commissioned Clare Newton & Equinox Partners to utilise the Olympic and Paralympic pictograms that symbolised the 12 disciplines held within their halls. To recognise the key officials involved and the four Gold medal winners who contributed to the success of the Games for Great Britain.

ExCeL London was the most complex venue in the history of the modern Olympic Games. They were host to 7 Olympic and 6 Paralympic sports, a fleet vehicle depot, broadcast       ....... compound, training venues and the London headquarters ........for the Olympics Volunteer Selection Centre.   

ExCeL was divided into five sports halls with capacities ranging from 6,000 to 10,000.  2,790 athletes competed in these arenas over the Olympic & Paralympic Games with 495 medals being awarded. Team GB won 4 gold medals – 3 in boxing and one in Tae Kwon Do; 2 silvers and 3 bronze.  Additionally, the Paralympic Team won 3 silver and 6 bronze medals.

The twelve 1 metre square, waterjet-cut porcelain tiles were combined with internally-illuminated, laminated glass and housed within fabricated stainless steel frames.

Weighing in at 50kg for each panel, substantial reinforcement of the existing structure was required, so new steel channel sections were mounted within the curtain wall to which the panels were bolted.

       The graphic console at the foot of the 5 metre-high

       display factually describes ExCeL’s achievements in 2012 and features photos and handcastings of London Mayor, Boris Johnson; Lord Coe, Chairman of the British Olympic Committee and the 4 Gold metal-winning GB athletes, Jade Jones, Nicola Adams, Luke Campbell and Anthony Joshua – all set a height that allows full public interaction, especially with ExCeL’s younger visitors.