The new quarter on Stratford waterfront at the gateway to the site will bring together organisations showcasing exceptional art, dance, history, craft, science, technology and cutting-edge design.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Sadler's Wells are planning to occupy the new development, with the University College London also looking to occupy a neighbouring site south of Anish Kapoor's Orbit sculpture.
A spokesperson for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London Legacy Development Corporation, the organisation responsible for developing and managing the Park, told Event it was very early days but that "the cultural quarter is likely to house event spaces".
The spokesperson added that given that Sadler's Wells is to occupy the building, a theatre space would be available but also said there would be additional spaces for hire within the quarter itself, as well as space at the planned V&A Museum.
The Mayor of London announced today (21 July) plans for the site are to be brought to life through an international design competition to find a team to design Olympicopolis.
The Mayor’s vision for Olympicopolis takes its inspiration from the achievements of Prince Albert, who used the proceeds of the 1851 Great Exhibition to create Albertopolis – the 86-acre site around Exhibition Road in South Kensington that is today considered one of the world’s pre-eminent scientific, educational, artistic and cultural hubs.
Alongside the competition, the Mayor has also announced that to maximise the unique potential of the Olympicopolis initiative and wider strategic plans for regeneration and growth at Stratford, he has asked Transport for London to 're-zone' the three Stratford stations (Stratford, Stratford International and Stratford High Street) from zone 3 to zone 2/3 effective from January 2016, at a net cost to TfL of around £7m annually.
The move will benefit commuters and visitors travelling to the stations at a lower cost, boosting the commercial attractiveness of the area.
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