The Aquatics Centre’s permanent shape can be clearly seen as the first panes of glass were installed today. The temporary seating stands, which held 15,000 seats for Games-time, have been removed revealing the incredible Zaha Hadid design.Now the first of 628 panes of glass have been installed and the Centre – which will open to the public from spring 2014 – is beginning to take shape. Some Facts: There are 628 panes of glass in total – 314 panes each side. The panes of glass are 1500mm x 3000mm with a few larger / smaller. In total, the glass covers 2,800m². The standard weight is 250kg. The heaviest piece is 377kg. The total weight of the glass is 148,470kg or 74.235kg each side. It will take 70 days to put the glass in – 35 days per side. It takes a team of six to install each pane 10 panes of glass will be installed each working day