(photos: Martijn Giebels)
Rio 2016; The return of Golf
Image: Hanse Golf Course Design
Golf returns to the Olympic Summer Games after an absence of 112 years. The sport was featured in the Olympic program in 1900 (Paris) en 1904. (St. Louis) The Rio 2016 golf course is designed by Hanse Golf Course Design and situated in the Barra-zone. (Reserva Marapendi, close to the Olympic Park)
Image: Hanse Golf Course Design
Helsinki 1952; Swimming Stadium
Helsingin uimastadion
(architect Jorma Järvi)
Photo: Martijn Giebels
Swimming
Photo: 1952 Summer Olympics official report
Waterpolo
Photo: 1952 Summer Olympics official report
Olympic Park
Photo: 1952 Summer Olympics official report
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Helsinki 1952; Olympic Stadium
Helsingin Olympiastadion
(architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti)
Photos: Martijn Giebels
Opening Ceremony
Photo: 1952 Summer Olympics official report
100m Final
Olympic Park
Photo: 1952 Summer Olympics official report
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Rio 2016; Sailing venue polluted
(Image: Gray Line Tours)
Olympic sailing venue the ‘most polluted’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic sailors on Saturday checked out the venue for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Many didn’t like what they saw. “I’ve been sailing all over the world for 20 years now, and this is the most polluted place I’ve ever been,” said Allan Norregaard, a Danish bronze medalist in the 2012 London Olympics. “It’s really a shame because it’s a beautiful area and city, but the water is so polluted, so dirty and full of garbage.”
Source: The Florida Times – Union
Sochi 2014; Future of the venues
Nice video from NBC about the future of the Sochi 2014 venues.
What will become of the new Sochi Olympic stadiums once the Winter Games conclude?
NBC 9NEWS in Denver reports that three of five new venues in the Olympic park area will be picked up, unbolted and taken to other Russian cities.
Beijing 2008; Venues
Are portable venues the future of Olympic Architecture?
This article by Brandon Smith is worth to read:
The Future of Olympic Architecture Is Portable
The London 2012 Basketball Arena: A temporary venue.
Photos: Martijn Giebels
London 2012; Transformation Aquatics Centre
The transformation of the Aquatics Centre is almost finished. Two nice pictures from @waypointtweet on Twitter:
The outside of the London Olympic Aquatic Centre #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/qnCZDXkj2i
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
The London Olympic Aquatic Centre – most stunning aquatic facility I've ever seen #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/ADFKBrK5vI
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
London 2012; Olympic Park site architecture
Architects Amanda Levete and Piers Gough and critic Charles Jencks give their verdict on the key venues of the London Olympic site
Video: The Guardian