Good sports

2006-01-27T00:00:00

A long ramp leads down from the entrance hall into the elliptical covered pool. Lighting is by way of 62 circular skylights which draw light spots on the moving water.

Alvaro Siza's world-class sports centre in Barcelona is a model of urban planning. Can London achieve something similar for 2012? Graham Bizley takes a look. Photos by Morley von Sternberg

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