Olympic Park media centre shortlist announced

During the Games the broadcast and press centre will provide 24 hour, state of the art facilities to the 20,000 international and domestic accredited broadcasters, wire services, print journalists and photographers.

After 2012 the IBC/MPC buildings, which are located in the London Borough of Hackney, will offer a significant business opportunity for users, investors, developers and other organisations.

The new facilities, set in the largest urban park to be created in Europe in the last 150 years, will provide around 1.3 million square feet (120,000 square metres) of employment space, first class public transport links, and walking and cycling routes.

The shortlisted candidates are:

Babcock & Brown with Balfour Beatty and BDP Architects
Bouyges with Development Securities and Hopkins Architects
Carillion with Igloo and Allies & Morrison Architects
Rosemound with Norwest Holst and Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson Architects.

Olympic Delivery Authority Chief Executive, David Higgins said:

"The broadcast and press centre will deliver world-class facilities for the world's media during the Games and will create massive local business and employment opportunities in legacy so today's announcement of a shortlist of such capable candidates is good news for the Games and good news for east London."

Media Enquiries

Contact the Olympic Delivery Authority Press Office on 020 3 2012 700.