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Atlanta 1996 Olympic Village

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In Atlanta, Usa

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City Atlanta

Country Usa

Year 1996

Program University Campus

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Site area 1400000 sqm

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Density 0 far

Population density 15000 inh/ha

Home Units: 0

Jobs 0

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Residential 0 %

Business 0 %

Commercial 0 %

Civic 0 %

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The Olympic Village for the 1996 Olympic Games was created through a combination of existing buildings and new dormitories located in the existing Georgia State University campus.
The university didn’t have student dormitories prior to the Games. The construction of new buildings helped boost the college’s reputation and intake of students from other regions after the Games.
The new apartment buildings followed the local architectural style of the existing buildings on campus.
The construction of these apartments also aligned with larger development plan of the city of Atlanta, to solve shortage of housing.
During the Games the common areas were decorated with temporary tensile walkways, pop-up shops and amenities.
The Georgia Tech Plaza was created as a central meeting space and featured a fountain and amphitheater.
Info’96 terminals were small centers dispersed throughout the site, which provided athletes with internet services. The internet was a newly developed concept at the time.

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