The challenge of urban design in securing post-event legacies of Olympic Parks
Date
2017-12-05Author
Latuf de Oliveira Sanchez, R
ESSEX, Stephen
Subject
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Olympic Parks demand a very distinctive built environment in order to function for their primary purpose, namely to host major sporting competitions. These spaces, however, require substantial reconfiguration in the post-event mode to ensure viable, mixed use and liveable places. This paper evaluates the challenges of transforming Olympic Parks, using evidence from four past hosts: Munich (1972), Sydney (2000), London (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016). The discussion raises questions about retaining the ceremonial focus of the Olympic Park and whether a more decentralised model might make the associated urban design and planning legacies more deliverable for future host cities.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Journal
Journal of Urban Design
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pagination
278-297
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