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📆We’re excited to announce that from 14th September 2024, #Olympia will play host to #OffTheShelf, a pavilion specially commissioned for London Design Festival! 🙌 📢“Off The Shelf” is a new creation by renowned artist and craftsperson #RioKobayashi and award-winning engineering firm Webb Yates Engineers, and will be Kobayashi’s first large scale installation. The pavilion borrows ideas from Olympia’s historic architecture and mixes them up with the traditional Japanese wooden homes of Kobayashi’s childhood. 🌱As well as its ambitious design, Off The Shelf has been designed to host other craftspeople and designers with #OnTheShelf, a lively programme of events, workshops and activities. Kicking this off will be an exhibition of living sculptures by plant biologist #CynthiaFan, whose work explores plant morphological development. Curated by Company, Place, Off The Shelf will be at Olympia until 28th February 2025. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3WLXX4V #LDF24 #OffTheShelf #OlympiaUK #WestLondon

🎉Last month, we were thrilled to be able to bring all our partners together for the first time to update them on our progress and hear about what they have in store for their venues at Olympia.   📰Things are ramping up and we will have lots of exciting announcements in the weeks and months to come! Make sure you don’t miss a thing by following us on social media and signing up to our #LoveOlympia newsletter > https://bit.ly/4buKfsN

We were delighted to welcome Howard Dawber, Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Growth, to Olympia yesterday, and to show him around the 14-acre site. Olympia is set to become a new home for the creative industries in #London, and we look forward to carrying on working with the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London to support the sector and promote all that London has to offer for business

📢The news is out! Des Gunewardena will be opening a new restaurant in the Grade II* listed #PillarHall at #Olympia, and we couldn’t be more excited! The 30,000 sq ft space will feature a new restaurant, café, bar, outdoor dining, speakeasy and a 600-capacity music and events venue, and will be designed by Robert Angell Design International. Pick up your copy of The Times today to find out more.   We’re delighted to welcome Des as part of Olympia, which already includes new citizenM hotels and Hyatt Regency hotels, exciting new restaurant and bar spaces by Incipio Group, the largest purpose-built theatre in London for 50 years, which will be operated by Trafalgar Entertainment, a new 4,400-capacity live music venue by AEG Presents, Wetherby Pembridge School by Inspired Education Group, and of course the wonderful Olympia Events halls.   Watch this space for more news, and make sure to follow us to stay up to date with the latest on London’s newest destination for #culture and #creativity.   #Olympia #London

If, like us, you can’t wait for the launch of the newly transformed #Olympia, we’ve got just the thing! Tune into Monocle to hear Lloyd Lee and John Hitchcox talk to Andrew Tuck on #TheUrbanist podcast about what’s to come for #London’s newest destination for the world's best creatives. If you want to stay up to date with what’s happening at Olympia and in west London, sign up to our #LoveOlympia quarterly newsletter and follow us here, on Instagram and on our newly launched TikTok!   #Olympia #London 

Our new glass canopy is looking spectacular in the sunshine! Find out more about the making of this iconic structure which will become synonymous with #Olympia, and about what we have in store for the destination, in this designboom piece ⬇️ #Olympia #London #architecture

We're happy to reveal that our glass canopy for the reimagined London Olympia has now completed. This construction milestone marks a pivotal moment in the project, which will see Olympia evolve from an exhibition destination to a global cultural landmark. Once completed OlympiaUK, developed by Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International and designed in collaboration with SPPARC, will feature hotels, bars, restaurants, a music hall, a new theatre, a performing arts school and offices.  Central to the design is 2.5 acres of new publicly accessible open space and a roof garden with views over the capital. This is where the canopy will stand, sheltering visitors and providing a visual nod to the historic (and carefully restored) neighbouring halls. Clearly visible from the bustle of Hammersmith Road below, the structure will tempt pedestrians to ascend the escalators and investigate, creating new connections with the street.  Constructed by Laing O'Rourke and Octatube, the studio's canopy is formed of five large curved structural steel arches, each with a span of 22 metres. The transparent roof, constructed of 520 rectangular low-iron glass panels, covers nearly 1,000 square metres with a pleated glazing motif inspired by the façade of the 138 year old Grade II* listed Grand Hall, designed by Sir Henry Edward Coe. John Hitchcox, Chairman at YOO Group, said: "This soaring structure will represent Olympia's welcoming embrace, encouraging visitors to explore the vibrant tapestry of culture and entertainment woven into the heart of the new Olympia." Thomas Heatherwick added: "Olympia was once a people's palace - a place to come together and experience unusual things. Having lost its way over the years, we're now working to bring back its original spirit and make Olympia open and available to everyone." Thomas spoke more about the project in an interview with The Times on Monday. You can read that here: https://lnkd.in/e6x_tVBs Photography: Raquel Diniz Humanise.org Eliot Postma Carlos Parraga-Botero Consuelo Manna Andy McConachie Teodor Cozma

Introducing “Hello Olympia”, your new interactive chat experience at #Olympia! As London Tech Week lands in Olympia Events at OlympiaUK for the first time this week, we're thrilled to unveil “Hello Olympia”, an AI-driven tool powered by Hello Lamp Post, which will help you stay up to date with all the exciting things taking place at Olympia. Stay tuned as we embark on this innovative journey together, with “Hello Olympia” evolving alongside our development. Keep an eye out for on-site signage with QR codes to unlock access to “Hello Olympia” and join us as we shape Olympia's transformation! #Olympia #HelloOlympia #LondonTechWeek #AI

If you want to find out more about the work we’re doing to restore “Britain’s grandest exhibition centre” and to build London’s newest creative destination around it, read the article in The Times (link below). Thomas Heatherwick, Heatherwick studio, delves into the epic transformation we’re delivering in West London, whilst emphasising the need for engaging, character-filled buildings that truly connect with people and communities. From a new theatre and music venue, to new restaurants, bars and state-of-the-art office space, Olympia will be one of the world’s greatest showcases for the creative industries, open for all to enjoy.   The newly finished glass canopy, almost 1,000 square metres in size, will be an iconic part of the transformed Olympia, and you can already spot it from street level! Don’t miss it next time you’re in the area.   Full article available here https://lnkd.in/gs722-v4 #Olympia #ThomasHeatherwick #UrbanDesign #Architecture

A huge thank you to everyone involved at CREtech London 2024! Special thanks to our Chief Digital Officer, Linda Chandler for representing Olympia brilliantly on the panel alongside industry luminaries. Linda shared invaluable insights, emphasizing the intersection of technology and physical real estate, paving the way for interconnectedness. And a big thank you to Emily Wright for hosting. As we continue to innovate, Olympia is committed to fostering collaboration within our industry! #CREtechLondon #UrbanRegeneration #Innovation #OlympiaLondon