Rio 2016: reframing the legacy

towards an inclusive city

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

A. Fuchshuber Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

L.M. De Carvalho Filho Spatial Planning and Strategy - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
T. Herdt Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Anneliese Fuchshuber
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Published Date

01-07-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The process of globalization of the economy created the idea of a global urban hierarchy. Within this context, the Olympic Games and its legacy started to be seen as a tool for cities to attract large scale investment and be projected in this global economic perspective. In the case of the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, massive dislocation of people and substantial public investments in exclusive areas left behind a legacy of empty venues, gentrification, and real estate speculation, further contributing to increasing the already existing social-spatial inequality within the city. This project proposes building upon this legacy of the Olympics to create more inclusive planning for the city of Rio de Janeiro, reintegrating segregated areas into the city and designing strategies for better use of Olympic venues. It focuses on the possibilities of acting on the legacies left behind once the Games are over in order to revert the negative social and spatial impacts of hosting such a mega-event and put them in the agenda of future urban plans.