Velodrome London 2012 Olympic Games

Winners

Hopkins Architects

Process

2 Stage design competition.

Stage 1: Expression of Interest and Stage 2: design phase with eight teams.

Our involvement

• Designing the right competitive process in close consultation with ODA
• Researching and identifying potential competitors to alert to the competition
• Advertising the competition in print and on-line media
• Writing the competition rules
• Appointing an Architect Assessor to write the competition brief
• Planning the competition timetable and budget to meet client requirements
• Acting as point of contact for the competition
• Ensuring a clear and ethical process
• Briefing the jury panel
• Briefing competitors
• Managing the competitive process
• Liaising with the client’s procurement team to ensure a compliant process
• Advising on and then managing the scoring/evaluation procedures
• Arranging and facilitate interviews and presentations
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Creating an audit trail
• Assisting with press and media enquiries and coverage
• Competition administration
• Debriefing and follow up

Facts

• This was a very high profile competition of national significance and that, once announced, attracted interest from around the world.
• The competition was widely advertised to attract international as well as national teams.
• This was a prestigious client group and consultation throughout the organisation was necessary at all stages of the competition.
• The ODA was looking to appoint high quality designers with whom they could develop innovative and striking design solutions. This new stadium had to be cutting edge and make a statement about cycling and the set a gold standard for London 2012.
• The competition involved a rigorous procurement route based on the OJEU processes.
• The ODA was a multi-layered organisation and we were involved in managing the competition through an approval process involving numerous stakeholders and presentations to senior decision makers.