Video and description by BCMF Architects. (website)
The Deodoro Sports Complex was designed by BCMF Architects (Bruno Campos, Marcelo Fontes and Silvio Todeschi) for the Rio 2007 Pan-American Games, including in the same cluster the Shooting, Equestrian, Archery, Hockey and Modern Pentathlon facilities. All venues already meet international standards, and will need just minor adjustments and complements for the Rio 2016 Olympics. The cluster is already a world-class legacy, which has successfully triggered the renewal and further development of important suburban region.
The SHOOTING CENTER has approximately 50.000m2 of built area, landscaped on a 150.000m2 site along one of the most important access vectors of the city (a hybrid of avenue and motorway). The project deals with the complex issues of a unique suburban context comprising of a military neighborhood, a densely populated favela, a rough industrial area and a vast wild landscape all mixed together. Few materials, strong horizontal lines and an enigmatic grid of wooden baffles predominate in this stark venue located on a trapezoidal plot in a breathtaking valley surrounded by mountain peaks.
AWARDS: Golden Medal at the 1st IAKS LAC Award (International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities / Section Latin America and Caribbean) in 2010; “Special Prize” in the IOC / IAKS 2011 Award in Cologne, Germany.
Rio 2016 is fast approaching! In this post you find an overview of the most recent news items.
Venues
Rio 2016 receives top global sustainability certificate for organisation of major events
The work of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee to deliver the Olympic and Paralympic Games – and a positive legacy – in a sustainable manner has been recognised with the award of the top global certificate for the sector.
Barra Olympic Park, heart of the Rio 2016 Games, 97 per cent complete
Rio Olympic Veldodrome in Barra and Youth Arena in Deodoro are venues that show most progress in monthly update, while lanes in Olympic swimming pool become visible
Rio 2016 confirms that preliminary water polo matches will be played at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
The water polo tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will contested entirely in Barra Olympic Park, the main venue cluster, after organisers confirmed that the preliminary matches would take place in the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. The knockout phases had already been confirmed to take place in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in the second week of the Games, after the swimming competition (6-13 August) has finished.
Rio 2016 Olympic Games track cycling test event dates changed
The Rio 2016 track cycling test event has been moved from 18-20 March to 29 April-1 May to allow more time for the installation of the track. The Aquece Rio International Track Cycling Challenge will see the Rio Olympic Velodrome become the fifth of the seven new venues being constructed in Barra Olympic Park to host a test event.
Aerial images reveal the new Olympic face of Rio de Janeiro
With less than seven months until it hosts the biggest sporting event on the planet, Rio de Janeiro is beginning show its new face. The finishing touches are being put to new sports venues, two new Olympic Parks have taken shape and the infrastructure projects that will help the city’s residents and sports fans travel around the city are nearing completion.
Introducing Carioca Arena 1… the new home of Olympic basketball
It will host the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Pau Gasol in August, and on Tuesday (12 January) Carioca Arena 1 became the first Rio 2016 venue to be unveiled this year. The 16,000-seat arena, the largest in Barra Olympic Park, will host its first action this Friday, when the basketball test event begins.
Rio 2016 to unveil eight new venues during 25 test events over next five months
It may be more than six months until the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but there will be plenty of Games-related sporting action in the city before then. Starting with basketball on 15 January, Rio de Janeiro will host 25 test events (20 Olympic, five Paralympic) in five months, following on from the 20 held last year and in 2014.
Small fire in Barra Olympic Park does not cause injuries or damage to venues
Air conditioning will be provided in all bedrooms and communal facilities at the Rio 2016 Athletes’ Village, organisers have promised today following reports such facilities would be sacrificed in order to reduce costs.
The Road Races and Time Trials will take place in the city of Tokyo, starting and finishing at the iconic Imperial Palace Garden, and showcasing Tokyo’s stunning backdrops.
The BMX events will take place at a purpose-built temporary facility at Ariake in the centre of Tokyo with 5,000 seats.
The Track cycling events will take place at the Japan Cycle Sport Centre in Izu, in the Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 120km from Tokyo. The existing velodrome will undergo significant refurbishment, and the seating capacity will be increased.
The Mountain Bike events will take place at the Japan Cycle Sport Centre in Izu on an existing course, adjacent to the velodrome, which will be newly renovated to meet the Olympic standard. The course will feature the spectacular Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
Brazilian bribery laws “very probably” broken during Rio 2016 construction process, investigator admits
More than BRL R$37.6 billion (£6.6 billion/$10 billion/€9.4 billion) worth of construction contracts for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics are being investigated as part of a long-running Brazilian police investigation into corruption at state-run oil firm Petrobras, an investigator has revealed.
Rio 2016 promise adequate air conditioning will be provided in Olympic Village
Air conditioning will be provided in all bedrooms and communal facilities at the Rio 2016 Athletes’ Village, organisers have promised today following reports such facilities would be sacrificed in order to reduce costs.
Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow committed to sustainability on the road to Rio
As the countdown to the Olympic Games Rio 2016 continues, Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow has been working closely with the local Organising Committee to help reduce the environmental impact of the Games, while also creating a positive social legacy in the host country.
The IOC, Worldwide TOP Partner Atos and the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 have officially opened the Technology Operations Centre for the 2016 Games. The official opening came during the 12th Project Review of the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is an important milestone in the preparations for the Olympic Games next summer.
Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics
Last week’s Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators long resisted bills to make it a crime.
Giant building from where images of Olympic and Paralympic Games will be transmitted was one of the most complex construction projects, says city mayor
Preparations at Rio 2016 canoe slalom venue “picking up in intensity” ahead of test event, says ICF
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have claimed preparations at the Rio 2016 canoe slalom venue “have been picking up in intensity” in recent weeks ahead of this month’s test event.
Sailors welcome announcement of courses and schedule for Rio 2016 Olympic regatta
With three courses inside Guanabara Bay and two in open ocean, competitors say diversity of racing areas means best all-round sailors will top the podium
The match schedule for the next Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments has been unveiled, with the iconic Maracana stadium set to host both finals.
Rio de Janeiro’s domestic airport will close for four-and-a-half hours a day during the 10-day Olympic sailing competition on Guanabara Bay, the government has announced.
When it comes to city planning, digital urbanism is a rapidly developing field. Add a global event such as the Olympics into the mix and having a digital strategy becomes an essential element of any city.
