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Madrid crowdNo success like failure

Antonio Arimany, managing director of Madrid 2016, explains how two consecutive unsuccessful Olympic bids have actually helped the city.

The city of the future

Tokyo is building itself into the city of the future – and this is intimately linked with the Olympic Movement.

Car free host cities

How London, Stockholm and Rio de Janeiro are improving their environment by controlling congestion.

LED technologies

Barcelona is undergoing a major upgrade of its traffic management system. LED technology can help to ease the flow.

Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski (right) was one of 17 basketball coaches who visited 19 elementary schools around Chicago on April 14 2009
A cradle of community sports

Bidding for the Olympic Games provided Chicago with the opportunity to ignite the interest of young people in sports.

“A new city through sport”

Mercedes Coghen, CEO of Madrid 2016, describes how the Olympic Movement is already transforming Madrid.


Mayor of London: The technologies and techniques that London will need to employ.
Designing for life: J Parrish, architectural director of ArupSport on Singapore Sports Hub.
SA2010: promoting peace and harmony in a troubled continent.
Building An Urban Eden: Tim Smit CBE, founder of the Eden Project's vision.
Yeosu: Host to Expo 2012, reflecting Korea’s concerns for the marine environment.
Dubai: How is Dubai coping with its astonishing rise and is an Olympic bid imminent?
Ukraine: Failing to be ready for Euro 2012 would be a major blow to development
Las Vegas: New development projects seek to transform the American tourist destination
Vancouver: The 2010 Winter Games development is steering towards sustainability
London's modern railway: A complete orbital suburban network around the city
Dennis Pieprz: Architect of Beijing’s Olympic Green
Delhi’s race against time: Can the city become world class before 2010?
Green desert city: Masdar will be a zero carbon, zero waste city in oil-rich Abu Dhabi
Delhi’s race against time: Can it be turned into into a world class city before 2010?
Volunteering : Making the most of their vast potential requires significant investment
National Theatre Beijing : An exclusive tour of a magnificent structure
Greening the Games : Realising environmental benefits of sustainability planning
Light emitting diodes : Two North American cities lead the way by switching to LEDs
Olympic Overlay : How Sydney 2000 changed operational planning approach
Detecting Substances : Security companies train dogs to detect explosives
Green planning : How Sydney succeeded and what London can learn
Road user charging: Electronic road tolls keep traffic flowing at major events
Sustainability in Stockholm: Setting a high benchmark in new urban developments
Kuwait emerges: The world’s first 1km-high building takes shape in the Middle East
Lessons from Sydney: The urban design manager talks to Host City
Linking emergency services: How the US is pushing to link up its communication networks
Official websites: Substance over style
Olympic towers: Panoramic views provide fantastic legacies for host cities
Transport networks: An ambitious pan-European communicative transport system
Registered Travel: How frequent travellers to Orlando pass through security quickly
Turning Torso: Acclaimed Athens 2004 architect, Santiago Calavatra's new project

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