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07/08/2025: LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, Designing the 2012 London Olympics: A Sustainable Approach to Legacy Planning Tuesday, July 7, 2025, 12pm-1pm Eastern

07/08/2025: LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, Designing the 2012 London Olympics:  A Sustainable Approach to Legacy Planning Tuesday, July 7, 2025, 12pm-1pm Eastern

1 hr. Webinar

Level: Intermediate

Item#: RV-W070825

SME: Anonymous

 Planning an Olympic Games is a difficult and complicated process that takes years. Potential host cities are required to submit proposals years before the games, and the winning proposal is awarded seven years before the start of the Games. For the 2012 Olympics, London submitted a proposal that encompassed 15,000 pages, provided detailed design and program for all of the planned events, and focused on the resulting legacy of the games after they were completed. This presentation looks at the selection process, the designs for the games, how they changed in the years leading up to the games, the focus on economic/cultural/environmental sustainability, and the impact the games of had on revitalizing East London.
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Course Objectives
  1.  Identify the complexities of large-scale design and planning for projects such as the Olympics
  2. Explore different approaches that have been used in designing Olympics, World Cup Games, and similar projects. 
  3. Discuss the design and planning strategies for the 2012 London Olympics and how they lead to sustainable, viable solutions.
  4. Determine which design and planning strategies worked for the 2012 Olympics and which were less effective.
  5. Examine how the 2012 London Olympics led to facilities that promote health, safety, and welfare.
  6. Discuss trends in large-scale planning and what we can expect from future Olympics.