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Front view of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, a facility that will be reused for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
On to the Next One

Autodesk named Official Design and Make Platform of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

installation view of Glenn Kaino: Bridge
Fist First

Glenn Kaino’s Bridge, an homage to Tommie Smith’s Olympic protest, debuts at Smithsonian American Art Museum

Eiffel Tower with beach volleyball court
Power Tip

Beach volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower? A temporary stadium with a sand court is built for the Paris Olympics

Chatillon Architectes renovated Grande Nef de l’Île-des-Vannes
Grande Nef de l’Île-des-Vannes

For 2024 Paris Olympics, Chatillon Architectes restores an arena by Anatole Kopp, Pierre Chazanoff, and Lucien Metrich

rendering of skateboarding and Olympic sports venues installed in Place de la Concorde
Drop-In

For the Paris Olympics, a temporary skatepark at Place de la Concorde furthers a rich history of urban activity

rendering of Paris Olympics riding ring at Versailles
Royal Riding Ring

For the Paris Olympics, a temporary arena renews an equestrian legacy on the grounds of Versailles

picture of Montreal Olympic Stadium
Big Ideas for the Big O

A design competition explores potential uses for reclaimed materials from the roof of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

exterior of Centre Aquatique Olympique
Ecozone

VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4 design Centre Aquatique Olympique in Saint-Denis, part of the banlieue’s “reurbanization”

Happy Friday

Daily digest: Paris 2024 Olympic torch designer selected, Chicago Bears new stadium, and more news

overhead rendering of an agriculture and athletics campus
Striving For Ag-cellence

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation unveils design for urban agriculture and nutrition center in East St. Louis

A tower lit up for the 2020 tokyo olympics
Greenwashing The Games

How sustainable really were the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

In today's news, alexis sablone goes to the olympics, and pictured here, a new supportive housing complex opens in brownsville
An Online Hermitage

Daily digest: Architect Alexis Sablone is skateboarding at the Olympics, Alan Jones bashes the RIBA board, and more

The tokyo skyline; it's in doubt whether the 2021 summer olympic games will go ahead
The Show Must Go On

Daily digest: The Tokyo Olympics will have no spectators, the Armenian American Museum breaks ground this weekend, and more

Rendering of translucent coverings with Milan 2026 winter olympics branded on them inside parco romana
Going for gold

Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s revitalized rail district will house Milan’s 2026 Winter Olympians

aerial view of planned olympics aquatic center in Paris
Come On In, the Water’s Fine

Dive into the winning design for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics aquatic center

A twisting white building, bisected in the middle
Gold Medal in Accessibility

Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum set to open in Colorado Springs

An image of a large gray building with a sweeping concave roof on the water.
Let the Games Begin

Construction of 2020 Olympic venues complete as cancellation fears loom

exterior view of the olympic tower in montreal
Scoring renovation gold

Montreal’s iconic Olympic Tower reborn as office complex

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