2024-12-22T17:43:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/40493173/more-than-just-a-field-of-also-rans Nam Henderson 2012-03-06T16:53:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78kuiekb8a3u49da.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Basketball Arena, by architects Wilkinson Eyre, is one of two venues that can be taken apart into kit form and transported. This one, which seats 12,000, consists of a tent-like membrane stretched over a random arrangement of curved forms. The chief of the 2016 Rio Olympics has expressed an interest in taking it to Brazil</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/3/5/1330954279164/Basketball-Arena-006.jpg"></p> <p> From a octopus-tentacle shooting range to a multicoloured rubber bridge, Steve Rose looks at the hidden architectural highlights of London 2012&nbsp;Olympics. While three major venues have dominated public and media attention; the main Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre, and the Velodrome, Rose focuses on the broader legacy. From sewage, water and transportation infrastructure, to power substations and temporary venues "<em>here are some of the highlights so far</em>".</p>