Demos Projects on the 2012 London Olympics
The Olympics are a reflection of the world that creates them - a heady mixture of optimism, unfullfilled expectations and collective global dreams. For cities they represent an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent themselves in buildings, events and social innovations.
- East London Advertiser - Green Olympics gets Ken's backing ken launches GReen Olympics - interesting. This perhaps is the angle to be developed if London is going to show "global leadership" through the Olympics rather than just using it as a city-repositioning excercise 2nd October 2006
- Beijing to back media freedom during Olympics: Jowell?|?Reuters.ca BOCOG assure Jowell that journalists will be free to report as they please in beijing 12th September 2006
- Sydney Olympic Games Information Info on benefits of the Sydney Olympics 22nd August 2006
- Digital Art Galleries by British Artists site specifically showing off the skills of British Artists. Interesting maybe from a cultural diplomacy type angle for the Olympics 21st August 2006
- twelve principles for a green olympics Regeneration & Renewal - 18 August 2006 The Olympic Delivery Authority has published its first progress report on the steps it is taking to ensure the 2012 London Olympics are environmentally friendly and leave a healthy and sustainable legacy. 18th August 2006
- Telegraph | Sport | Games aiming to give youngsters taste of Olympic ideal "Bringing the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to the UK and the tremendous excitement that comes with these events means more children will be given the chance to participate in sport and physical activity. - er maybe - lowdown on where they're up to with the youth games. 14th August 2006
- London 2012 News Cuttings This is a site set up in August 2006 to monitor news and coverage of the London 2012 Olympics. 10th August 2006
- London Development Agency and its role in the 2012 Olympics Outlines the LDA's role in the Olympics, its vision of the Olympic Park, and its role in generating business and stimulaing London's economy. 10th August 2006
- Transforming Tate Modern A cubist-style glass extension of the Tate Modern building, aimed to be finished by 2012. Represents concept of ‘a museum for the twenty-first century’. New visual symbol for London?