icon_the lost legacy
DESCRIPTION
This article explored the urban legacy of the Rio Olympics; the latest in a series of mega events to take place in the cidade maravilhosa which have failed to address urban inequality in a meaningful fashion. The article proposes that the IOC must amend their selection criteria to incorporate urban design legacy; a factor which is presently left out in favour of a venue based legacy strategy.TRANSCRIPT
4
W I L L I A M H E N L E Y - C V & P O R T F O L I O - 2016
WRITING
This article explored the ur-ban legacy of the Rio Olym-pics; the latest in a series of megaevents to take place in the cidade maravilhosa which have failed to ad-dress urban inequality in a meaning ful fashion.
The article proposes that the IOC must amend their selection criteria to incor-porate urban design legacy; a factor which is presently left out in favour of a ven-ue-based legacy strategy.
Cover Story for ICONJuly 2016