The Winter Olympics could melt away due to climate change
Only one out of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics in the past 50 years will have a suitable climate...
How will Los Angeles' 2028 Olympics impact the environment?
Hosting the Olympics is a huge honor for cities. At the same time, it's an expensive burden. As Los Angeles plans...
Architect chosen to design sustainable 2026 Olympic Village
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, also known as SOM, will design the Olympic Village for the upcoming 2026 games...
Those Olympic anti-sex beds? They’re actually for recycling.
Among all the news about the Tokyo Olympics, you might have heard one particularly wild story about the beds in...
An Olympic climbing center is the star of a eco-friendly park plan
Ferry Meadows, a 1,700-acre park in Peterborough, England, is transforming. A 10-year master plan for the site...
2022 Asian Games Park in Hangzhou is sustainably designed for legacy use
When New York-based architecture firm Archi-Tectonics won an international design competition to masterplan the...
Proposed skating rink uses melted ice to sustain wetland habitats
Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, the $40 million Lee Valley Ice Centre in London will feature two Olympic-sized...
Renewable energy to power 2024 Olympic aquatic center
The architectural team of VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ have revealed plans for a timber aquatic center in Paris,...
The Olympic House sets a new green building standard
The International Olympics Committee has a brand-new home in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stunning new Olympic House...
Tokyo's Olympic medals will be made from recycled phones
Next Summer, the top athletes in the world will compete in the Tokyo Olympics and those who come out on top will...
Japan considers adopting daylight savings time for 2020 Summer Olympics
This summer's deadly heatwaves in Japan have caused government and Olympic officials to consider the benefits...
Nissan to debut its self-driving taxis in Japan
Nissan will begin testing its Easy Ride self-driving taxi service in Yokohama, Japan on March 5, 2018, with plans...
Asif Khan unveils the “darkest building on earth” for the 2018 Winter Olympics
Britain-based architect Asif Khan unveiled a super-black pavilion at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that he describes...
Brazil declares official end to Zika virus epidemic
It’s time to pack your bags! For the past 18 months, travelers have been wary of visiting Brazil due to the mosquito-borne...
The Tiny House of Slow Town is ready for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games
The house was built in Gangwon city, the host city for the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and one of the...
