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Observations on the 2024 Paris Olympics Blog

In September 2017, Paris presented an ambitious vision to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a formal session in Lima, Peru.


Olympic Games 2024: What can host Paris learn from London 2012? Blog

As Paris gears up to host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2012 Stratford East Bank legacy project has some critical lessons learned to share.


A patchy track record? Why legacy is in the spotlight again post-Tokyo Olympics Blog

Hosting the Olympics is right up there on the list of global megaprojects in terms of scale, complexity, public attention and expense.


Tokyo 2020: what the postponed Olympics can teach us about crisis response Blog

Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier ask whether support for the Olympics is waning around the world


How can Rio 2016 follow the success of London 2012? Blog

Four years ago, 900 million people watched the spectacular opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics.


Room for improvement Blog

The word ‘legacy’ has rather grand connotations.


It's not rocket science Blog

Shortly after I became editor of Project magazine, I met with Dennis Hone.


Legacy: who delivers it and are there always benefits? Blog

Whenever I used to hear legacies I used to think of Victorian novels with gifts, endowments or inheritances being misplaced or misunderstood.


The Olympics one year on - has the legacy improved Britain's construction industry? Blog

The anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics has been a time for reflection on the impact the event has had on various different industries.


Our legacy Blog

It was the buzz word in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics and touched everyones lips legacy.


Observations on the 2024 Paris Olympics

In September 2017, Paris presented an ambitious vision to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a formal session in Lima, Peru.


Olympic Games 2024: What can host Paris learn from London 2012?

As Paris gears up to host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2012 Stratford East Bank legacy project has some critical lessons learned to share.


A patchy track record? Why legacy is in the spotlight again post-Tokyo Olympics

Hosting the Olympics is right up there on the list of global megaprojects in terms of scale, complexity, public attention and expense.


Tokyo 2020: what the postponed Olympics can teach us about crisis response

Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier ask whether support for the Olympics is waning around the world


How can Rio 2016 follow the success of London 2012?

Four years ago, 900 million people watched the spectacular opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics.


Room for improvement

The word ‘legacy’ has rather grand connotations.


It's not rocket science

Shortly after I became editor of Project magazine, I met with Dennis Hone.


Legacy: who delivers it and are there always benefits?

Whenever I used to hear legacies I used to think of Victorian novels with gifts, endowments or inheritances being misplaced or misunderstood.


The Olympics one year on - has the legacy improved Britain's construction industry?

The anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics has been a time for reflection on the impact the event has had on various different industries.


Our legacy

It was the buzz word in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics and touched everyones lips legacy.


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