Olympic architecture : building for the summer games / by 423264 Gordon, Barclay F.

Analysis of the 1966 Summer Olympic Games on real estate markets in Atlanta by Simmons, Susan M. (Susan Marie), 1970-

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The risk of dengue for non-immune foreign visitors to the 2016 summer olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento, Greenhalgh, David, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Amaku, Marcos, Lopez, Luis Fernandez, Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Ximenes, Raphael, Struchiner, Claudio José, Massad, Eduardo

“…Background Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will host the Summer Olympic Games in 2016. About 400,000 non-immune foreign tourists are expected to attend the games. …”
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Flexible stadium design in the context of Olympics and Post-Olympics usage by Beacham, Oliver (Oliver Edward)

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Olympic urbanism: past, present and future by Smith, Andrew, Gold, John Robert, Gold, Margaret

“…More recent shifts have also contributed to making the Olympic Games an essentially urban event. The Summer Games have always been associated with major cities, but the Winter Games have now also been urbanized, with large cities like Beijing, Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver hosting the Games since the Millennium. …”
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Building an artifact : an Olympic archery venue for Williamsburg, NYC by Braddock, William Jonathan, 1977-

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Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…The fourth and fifth parts analyse approaches to implementing remediation, with respect to the key event spaces for two of the twenty-first century’s Summer Games: Homebush Bay, which housed the Olympic Park for Sydney 2000; and the Lower Lea Valley, which served the same function for London 2012. …”
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Tales of the Olympic city: memory, narrative and the built environment by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…This paper is concerned with issues of memory and remembering in Olympic host cities. After a contextual introduction, it employs a case study of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP), the main event space for the London 2012 Summer Games, to supply insight into how to read the urban traces of Olympic memory. …”
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Legacy, sustainability and Olympism: crafting urban outcomes at London 2012 by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…The latter part of the paper illustrates these ideas with regard to the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. It analyses the ‘One Planet Games’ concept, how this was developed for the bid, and how it was subsequently put into practice, commenting particularly on the carbon footprint, the creation of the Olympic Park (as sustainable legacy) and the promotion of sustainable living. …”
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Choices and benefits : alternative access and venue sites for Ä°stanbul Olympics by Alkan, Özgür, BaÅ ak, 1977-

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The Olympics as a social opportunity : Integrated social housing in Rio de Janeiro by Kaertner, Anna (Anna M.)

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A real options analysis of Olympic Village development : how design flexibility adds value by Martinson, Robert J., S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Creating games worth bidding for by Cain, Robert A.(Robert Alva)

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Framing the future: sustainability, legacy and the 2012 London Games by Gold, Margaret, Gold, John Robert

“…Since then, the Olympic movement has striven to be more proactive in championing sustainable events management and in promoting positive environmental legacies through its bidding procedures for the Summer and Winter Games, its technical manuals and the Impact Studies that monitor a city’s performance. …”
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The "L" is for living : creating urban development linkages with affordable transit-oriented housing by Davis, Omari Akil

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Environmental sustainability of mega-sport events: A comparison of initiatives in developed and developing countries by Konstantaki, M.

“…Lohman and Dredge (2012) have noted that even though humans are a fundamental part of the natural environment, leading policy makers such as the International Olympic Committee, have created policies that solely consider impacts to the physical environment (i.e. transportation and pollution) while ommiting other equally significant environmental impacts such as community displacement (Porter et al., 2009), use of facilities after the event (Hiller, 2006) and uneven distribution of benefits within the host community (Gaffney, 2010).This paper will review the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of mega-sports events such as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the World Cup. …”
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Singapore breakers' run-up to the next stage by Chia, Kun Liang, Lee, Jia Ying, Yong, Hui Ting

“…Breaking, hip-hop culture's oldest known dance, is set to make its Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Summer Games. Despite Singapore’s bronze medal achievement at the 2019 SEA Games Breaking Men’s Single, the country’s competitive breaking scene is still a far cry from powerhouses in Asia like Japan and Korea. …”
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Point of departure : landscape, memory and change as passage for design by Ames, Richard M. (Richard Mansur)

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Transportation planning for mega events : a model of urban change by Kassens, Eva

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The classification of skateboarding tricks : A transfer learning and machine learning approach by Muhammad Nur Aiman, Shapiee, Muhammad Ar Rahim, Ibrahim, Muhammad Amirul, Abdullah, Rabiu Muazu, Musa, Noor Azuan, Abu Osman, Anwar P. P., Abdul Majeed, Mohd Azraai, Mohd Razman

“…The skateboarding scene has arrived at new statures, particularly with its first appearance at the now delayed Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Hence, attributable to the size of the game in such competitive games, progressed creative appraisal approaches have progressively increased due consideration by pertinent partners, particularly with the enthusiasm of a more goal-based assessment. …”
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