All Olympics articles
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OpinionHow cities are redefining the meaning of Olympic legacy
As Olympic venues evolve from fleeting showcases to lasting urban assets, how we design for these huge international events reveals profound societal shifts, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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FeaturesChampioning sustainability: How Paris 2024 is reshaping the future of the Olympics
The Paris Olympics is embracing an approach pioneered by London in 2012 and taken to the next level, utilising existing venues and temporary structures as much as possible, Ben Flatman writes
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BlogsDesigning for Champions
RIBA president Angela Brady premiers her Olympic architects documentary
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BlogsIt's what we've all been waiting for
At last architects can salute an Olympic gold medallist from within their ranks
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Blogs
A shiny shortlist and fast-tracking the registration process in Japan and New Zealand
If only all competitions made the shortlist public... the entries for the Calgary National Music Centre tell you nearly everything you need to know about the practices on the shortlist.In other news, the UAE struggles to produce innovative architects says a local tutor (not really news, but nice to ...
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Blogs
Is Russia telling porkies about their Olympic site?
Looks like Russia has been rumbled. Apparently their "big building site" for the 2014 Winter Olympics has hardly been touched and is hosting guerrilla gardeners.And poor Calatrava, whose design for the World Trade Centre transport hub took a bit of a battering earlier this week, has now had his design ...
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Blogs
Knocking down Mies and Russia's Olympics
Apparently, Russia is ahead of schedule for delivering the 2014 Winter Olympics site. Fingers crossed it's more Bird Nest than Broadcast Centre.And one Chicaho tribune blogger argues that it's ok to known down a Mies building because it's not so pretty - blasphemy or a fair point?Olympic Projects Ahead of ...