2.Urban Spectacle: Infrastructure and the Olympics

DATE: Saturday 7, December
VENUE: Faculty of Science Bldg.1, Koshiba Hall

Panel 2 takes the case study of Olympics planning to weigh the balance of vision, construction, and impact on cities. The Olympics offer a global framework while focusing on the lessons from individual cities and regions. What is the relationship between the business model of Olympics development and cities’ concrete needs as captured by urban planning and design? Does urban planning incorporate and advance the needs of cities and their citizens in Olympics case studies?

MODERATOR

Dianne Harris

Senior Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

SPEAKERS

Franz Prichard

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University

Yoshimi Shunya

Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo

Bruno Carvalho

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Imaizumi Jugo

Director, Japan Sport Council

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