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Olympic stadium is dubbed the 'vol-au-vent'
Evening Standard23 Nov 2007
It will cost £500 million to build and will be the centrepiece of the London Olympics.
But it seems architectural experts believe the Olympic stadium in Stratford resembles a kitsch canapÈ.
A poll of architects and building design experts by Building magazine to find a nickname for the circular stadium came up with a runaway winner: the volauvent.
Magazine news editor Sarah Richardson said: "These days no major new building is complete without a nickname, usually coined long before the first brick is laid.
"So when the designs for the Olympic stadium were unveiled last week, we asked readers to send in their suggestions.
"Although the stadium was instantly denounced as uninspired, it certainly inspired the imaginations of our readers.
"We had all sorts of suggestions - from Frisbees to hovercrafts and potties to jelly moulds via a whole picnic's worth of flans, quiches, trifles and puddings.
"However, the vol-au-vent rose above all the others."
Reader views (5)
Which contractor is making money of the London taxpayers again?
- Georgie, Islington, London, 26/11/2007 10:53
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It looks like a loo seat, which is very apt when you think of how the progress is going so far, it could do with a flush to get rid of the organisers.
- Trevor Roll, London, 26/11/2007 06:33
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It could be called a black hole - after all, 500 million, potentially doubled and then doubled again by the time they finish it would simply suck in cash on a cosmic scale.
- Rogan, Dallas TX, 24/11/2007 15:55
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In my experience vol au vents always flop! No surprises on the choice of name then.
- Gh, London, 24/11/2007 13:48
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Looks more like an onion ring. Vol-au-vent is a rubbish nickname!
- Paul, London, 23/11/2007 13:31
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