The Architect · George · London
Lee Valley VeloPark (Olympic Velodrome)
I visited during construction. The roof geometry is determined entirely by the cycling track banking below. Form follows function at its most literal and most beautiful.
Hopkins Architects' Velodrome is the finest single sports building in London. The double-curved roof — a hyperbolic paraboloid in timber — is structurally honest and visually perfect.
— George, The Architect
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