SnOasis - World's Largest Indoor Ski Centre
A rather odd proposal, this is SnOasis, the worlds largest indoor ski centre. Construction is to start soon, and it is built on the site of an old contaminiated quarry, so no green belt land being destroyed.
The primary slope is so large that it is of international competition standard, while the snow will be real and the structure reach a height of over 100m. The site will house several smaller slopes, several hundred homes, a 4* hotel, golf courses, a bobsleigh run, several ice rinks, a football stadium and an arena, and a new park. It will also become home to Britain's Winter Olympic Team.
Its location is just outside Ipswich, which is a town due north-east of London. The site is also next door to the Great Eastern Main Line, a major commuter line into London (journeys taking around 1hr10mins), and the developers have proposed to build a station to serve the nearby community and the development.
The site is due to be completed in 2010, although 2011 is probably being more realistic.
Falmer Stadium, 23,000 - U/C
Twickenham Stadium, 82,000 - U/C
The South Stand is internally finished, but still requires some external work. The first picture shows what the complete stadium looks inside, the south stand is to the far left. Pic from Flickr
Two pictures by CharlieP illustrating the exterior, some work still to be done
