For any country hosting a large event, major planning effort is required to cater to the influx of people and to also promote the greatness of the host city whilst it's in the international spotlight. Auckland will be hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2011. An issue that has been identified is the lacking provision of a large outdoor area for people to gather and celebrate. The Auckland City Council has bought a large wharf area, known as 'Queens Wharf'.
Design submissions have been called upon to develop this site. The vision for it is to be 'party central' for the World Cup. However, with the time pressure faced the site will be developed temporarily to cater to the needs the World Cup demands and a more permanent design will be put in place later on. This is a stunning site, and it would be a shame to make an ad-hoc permanent development there.
London faces a similar issue in 2012 with the advent of the Olympic Games. With this event being so large in scale, the city wants to portray itself in a positive light to the international audience, but likewise suffers from time constraints. Submissions have been called for a tourist attraction that can help symbolise the games and make the city stand out. A submission of note is 'The Cloud'.
This is a visually stunning but also rather complex design. It acts as an observation deck but also a broadcaster of information. Another neat feature is that it's completely self sustaining. Even though this monument may not be selected, the team working on it hope to build it. More information can be found at the projects website: http://www.raisethecloud.org/
Let's hope Boris Johnson really gets behind this!
As Monet said... “Without the fog, London wouldn’t be a beautiful city”.
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