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Author
JERDE,SP&CO
City
Los Angeles
Country
Usa
Year
1984
Program
University Campus
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Site area
670000 sqm
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Population density
7000
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Description
- The Olympic Village for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games was accommodated in the existing university campuses of various universities like USC located in and around Los Angeles.
- The Olympic Games was to be financially sustainable, so not many new buildings were constructed. A large part of the architecture was temporary using repurposed materials such as scaffolding, cardboard and Sono tubes.
- A design system was created to create a “kit of parts” for the various tents, kiosks, scaffolding arches that were to be placed throughout the city connecting the various venues.
- The creation of the design system enhanced wayfinding and created a sense of place.
- Scaffolding was extensively used in the Village to indicate boundaries of the campus in the form of arches and towers.
- The collaboration of architects and designers led to a bold, colourful and graphic design- inspired temporary architecture throughout the Olympic venues. The aesthetic helped indicate the festive environment and was named “Festive Federalism”
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