Learning mission to Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games
We are embarking on our next learning mission to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games from 8 to 16 February.
Site Visit: Milan's Scalo Porta Romana
Our site visit to Milan’s Scalo Porta Romana, a major regeneration project being catalysed by the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Village.
Site Visit: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and London Stadium
Our site visit to London explore the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Stadium and wider Stratford area.
New Report: Games in Cape Town could deliver 12,000 new homes
Our new study finds that meeting an Olympic Games could deliver 10,000–12,000 new homes for Cape Town, representing a major housing legacy for the city-region.
New study: Cape Town has 84% of venues required for a potential future Olympic Games
Eighty-four percent of the competition venues for a potential future Olympic Games in Cape Town and the Western Cape are either existing or could be temporary, creating a solid foundation for a future bid.
Site Visit: Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes Village
Our site visit to construction site of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Athletes Village in Seine Saint Denis, in the north of Paris.
Case Study: The London Olympic Park and Lower Lea Valley Regeneration Strategy
A study of the planning discipline behind London’s Olympic Park — and the lessons Cape Town can draw from a Games designed for legacy, not spectacle.
What if Cape Town had won its bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games?
If Cape Town had won the 2004 Olympic bid, how would its housing, sports venues, public transport, tourism and everyday life have changed?
How Barcelona used the Olympic Games to transform the city
Rashiq Fataar explores how Barcelona used the 1992 Olympic Games to accelerate a pre-existing urban vision, reconnecting its seafront, investing in public space and embedding political will into long-term city-making.