8 August 2024
Episode 669
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Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be a great catalyst for urban transformation. This week we report from the French capital as it plays host to the world to find out more about its green initiatives, housing policies and sustainable architecture. Plus: what sort of city will be left for Parisians once the Games leave town?
8 August 2024
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How are the Olympic and Paralympic Games helping to accelerate the urban transformation of Paris? Monocle’s Tom Webb met up with Éric Lejoindre, the mayor of Paris’s 18th arrondissement, to find out more.
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Tayomara Gama is the sports leader for Gensler Europe and someone who is passionate about the transformative power that sports architecture can have to create better cities. She joined us to discuss the effect that sports development can have on the built environment.
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Like many cities around the world, Paris is battling a housing crisis. Jacques Baudrier, deputy mayor of Paris for housing and the ecological transition of buildings, tells us that despite the city being hard at work to implement fixes, there’s still a long way to go.
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Cécilia Gross, partner at VenhoevenCS architects, and Laure Mériaud, partner at Ateliers 2/3/4, tell us about their work in delivering the only permanent new building created for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and how it will help revitalise the neighbourhood Saint-Denis.
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