How the sound of the Olympics is created – 3,600 microphones and counting
The modern-era Olympics are among the largest sporting events in the world – but relatively few people actually get to watch the action live and in person. So the four-yearly Games have proved to be an important driver for audiovisual progress. The Tokyo 1964 Games were the first...
High Tech Helpers set to debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic’s
Tokyo 2020's Organising Committee has unveiled the first Tokyo 2020 Robot Project helpers. These high tech robots will be tasked with assisting spectators in wheelchairs during the 2020 games. The Tokyo 2020 Games are a unique opportunity for us to display Japanese robot technology [...] This project will...
#EngineeringTheOlympics: International Broadcast Centre by AECOM
The International Broadcast Centre is the largest building in the Olympic Park, and while visually it might not have the impact of The Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Handball Arena or the Arenas Cariocas its technical stats are staggering. Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes described the project was one of the...
#EngineeringTheOlympics: The Olympic Velodrome
Unlike custom built venues, the Olympic Velodrome was originally intended as a re-use of the legacy velodrome from the Pan American Games. When refurbishment proved too costly and a new velodrome was built. Located in Barra Olympic Park, the Velodrome was one of the last of the...
#EngineeringTheOlympics: Handball arena by AND Architects
UK based Architects AndArchitects, who created six temporary buildings for the last games in London, are behind the 25,000m² Handball arena used during this years Games. The stadiums box-shaped marks it out as one of the most unusual buildings built for the games. It is enveloped by rains...
#EngineeringTheOlympics: Tennis Centre by GMP
Based in Hamburg, GMP Architekten is the architecture firm behind the Tennis Centre. The Tennis Centre can accommodate up to 18,000 spectators during the Games and 10,000 seats after the Games. Purpose-built for the Games, the Olympic Tennis Centre features 16 courts. Unlike other 'nomadic' building which will...