2012 broadcast centre steel frame complete

The 4,500 tonne steel structure of the International Broadcast Centre for the London 2012 Olympics has been completed in just 10 weeks. The International Broadcast Centre (IBC), combined with the Main Press Centre (MPC), will support around 20,000 television and radio broadcasters, journalists and photographers during the Games, and will have an estimated audience of four billion people worldwide. In legacy, the facilities will create just under 900,000 square feet of business space, potentially generating thousands of new jobs.

Large enough to house five jumbo jets, the steel frame of the IBC will provide studio and office space during and after the Games. The IBC's foundations are complete, with work on the roof lining underway. Elsewhere, work is about to start on the flooring and external cladding of the building. The foundations of the MPC - which will provide office space during the Games and in legacy - are 50 per cent complete and should be finished later this year.

The IBC/MPC combine state-of-the-art utilities, power, digital connectivity and an innovative mixture of permanent and temporary elements designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate a range of potential legacy tenants and uses. The IBC/MPC also offers the potential for design features to be altered such as replacing cladding with windows.

The London Development Agency (LDA) has been leading the legacy planning for the Olympic Park site and work will now be taken forward by the new Olympic Park Legacy Company. The overall master plan for the Park and detailed uses and designs will evolve over the coming years and the legacy of the IBC/MPC site will be influenced by the eventual occupiers of the building.