Fair Play: Olympics as catalyst for a socio-spatially inclusive city. The case of Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics

The thesis investigates the socio-spatial framework of Rio 2016 Olympics and proposes a strategy and design intervention using the Olympic plan as a starting point for reducing some socio-spatial issues in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

The Olympic Adventure: Post-use of the Olympic legacy

The Olympic host cities have been facing difficulties with the post-use of the legacy of the Olympic Games. When organizing the Games, big plans for the city arise and during the event, the city shows its beautiful venues. However, after the Games the venues remain empty and unused. The post-Olympic period offers too little demand for the...

Olympic aftermath: Olympic Games as a catalyst for urban regeneration in Rotterdam

This master thesis is the result of a graduation project for the MSc program in Urbanism at the faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology. It aims at making a strategy to use the Olympic Games as a catalyst for urban regeneration in Rotterdam. Although the Games in itself are a short-term event, the impact on the host city and...

Olympic Legacy Development, the Road to Success

The legacy of the Olympic Games proofs to be problematic for many former host cities. A legacy most of the cities were after when bidding for the Games, only with a different outcome in mind. Large-scale urban areas within cities with empty stadiums and Olympic parks as a result. The post – Olympic period offers to little demand for the created...