Below is some of the press coverage that the View Tube has gathered since it opened:

TreeHugger.com

Called the View Tube, this stunning cafe is made out of lime green recycled shipping containers. Perched on a hill overlooking the site of the London 2012 Olympics, it is a cafe, a look-out and a gallery space.

It is also much more: a social enterprise, serving as a focal point for the arts, environmental classes, local artists as well as an education centre for the community...

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Container Cafe gets 4* from Timeout

If you wanted contemporary East London packed up in a box, this would be it - made out of recycled shipping containers painted a vivid yellow-green, community venue View Tube has all of new East End life epitomised within.  Read the full story here

The View Tube, a new visitor and community venue on The Greenway next to the Olympic Park, has been officially opened today (28 October) by the Minister for the Thames Gateway.

Shahid Malik visited the community facility which is made from recycled shipping containers and includes a café, education, arts and information spaces, bicycle hiring and a magnificent viewing platform, joining residents and visitors at the one and only community place where you can see the Olympic Park taking shape. Read the full story here

‘View Tube’ over the London Olympic Park

View Tube shortlisted for planning award

In the Community Scale Project category, View Tube is among the shortlisted entries, entered by the Olympic Delivery Authority. Made from lime green recycled shipping containers, View Tube is a new community and visitor facility with an unrivalled view of the Olympic Park.  Read the full story here

View Tube : Olympic Park Viewpoint & Cafe

I noticed this yellowish/greenish building appear some months ago and mistook it for a temporary venue for construction workers, like those near the Olympic Stadium. In fact it is the so-called View Tube...  Read the full story here