The Olympic City
In a project that will be of paramount interest to Londoners in 2013, director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized) has been working with photographer Jon Pack to document the legacy of the Olympic Games in former host cities.
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Olympic mascot pile-up in Beijing
As well as visiting London to document our post-2012 comedown, the pair has also visited Athens, Beijing, Barcelona and Moscow, among other Olympian cities, for the Olympic City project.
Source: Gary Hustwit and Jon Pack
The Olympic Village in Rome
On their travels, Hustwit and Pack have discovered Olympic sites that have sat unused for decades, some that are still being used and some that have been retrofitted and turned into houses, malls, churches – even prisons.
Source: Gary Hustwit and Jon Pack
The Igman Olympic ski jumps in Sarajevo
The Olympic City project is now being developed into a book, featuring around 200 photos and a foreword from New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.
Source: Gary Hustwit and Jon Pack
Found photo at Beijing’s Olympic Green
Designed by Paul Sahre, the hardcover book is available in a limited run of 1000 copies.
Source: Gary Hustwit and Jon Pack
The Olympic stadium in Helsinki
Photos from the Olympic City project are also going on show at PowerHouse Arena in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York, from 21 June-10 July.
Source: Gary Hustwit and Jon Pack
Ben’s narrowboat, London
For more information and to pre-order the Olympic City book, visit olympiccityproject.com.
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