Author Archives: Sven Daniel Wolfe

Olympic limits: the sporting mega event comes to town

By Sven Daniel Wolfe 11 June 2024 Essays

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The Olympic city continues to grow beyond planetary boundaries

Ephemeral Olympics: the carnival spirit of LA 1984

17 August 1984 By Derek Walter

At the 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles explores a new way to…

Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre versus Michael Hopkins’ Velodrome: a London Olympics face-off

24 July 2012 By Peter Buchanan

Style versus synthesis: two Olympic arenas reveal two very different design strategies

Rio Olympic legacy: a cause for concern

29 May 2015 By Francesco Perrotta-Bosch

The 2016 Olympics should have been the perfect opportunity to herald a…

AR June 2024: Sports

10 June 2024 By Manon Mollard, Eleanor Beaumont and Kristina Rapacki

Caruso St John Architects | NP2F | Taller Héctor Barroso | Octavio…

Since 1896, The Architectural Review has scoured the globe for architecture that challenges and inspires. Buildings old and new are chosen as prisms through which arguments and broader narratives are constructed. In their fearless storytelling, independent critical voices explore the forces that shape the homes, cities and places we inhabit.

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