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May 15, 2013

The 2012 London Olympics organizing committee pledged to deliver "the world’s first truly sustainable” games. But how can monumental,expensive architecture built for a short period be sustainable?

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30.01.2012 im focus ecopia3_5
30.01.2012 im focus ecopia3_5

Through material- and energy-saving building methods used on the Velodrome or allowing for buildings like the award-winning Olympic Aquatic Center, designed by Zaha Hadid, to be partially built back.  A whole new district of Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to be completed by 2016 with the focus on infrastructure rather than building sports palaces.  The world-famous Maracanã Stadium is being renovated, while the world’s first environmentally certified soccer arena is under construction in Manaus. 

Ecopia - Part 3 # 23.02.2012 # In Focus # englisch