Sunken Olympic stadium will be "engineering first"

By Helen Crump Helen Crump Helen Crump 2007-10-01T17:28:00

The designers of the 2012 Olympic stadium are proposing sinking parts of the structure up to 20ft into the ground, as the Olympic Delivery Authority promises an “engineering first”.

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