Overview of the seminar Looking for Legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure

By The City Factory

Major sports infrastructures are a great asset when it comes to the remodelling of a city. They are a unique opportunity to launch large urban renewal projects, and they also answer the need for social cohesion. To achieve legacy, these facilities have to be designed anticipating the decades to come. This means conceiving facilities which... en savoir plus

After the Games

By Richard BROWN

Presentation of Richard Brown, Strategy Director of the Olympic Park Legacy Company at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure".  en savoir plus

Economic Impact of major sports infrastructure

By Bridget ROSEWELL

Presentation of Bridget Rosewell, Consultant Chief Economic Adviser of The Greater London Authority, at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure". Bridget Rosewell talks about the economic impacts of major sports infrstructure and... en savoir plus

Sports infrastructures

By John BARROW

Presentation of John Barrow, Senior Principal in the consulting firm POPULOUS, at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure". en savoir plus

The Olympics and Urban Regeneration

By Kay HUGHES

Presentation of Kay Hughes, Project Sponsor and Principal Design adviser of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure".  en savoir plus

Co-creating the digital city

Some 75 percent of French people consider that digital sciences have made useful contributions to the transportation sector; however, one in three do not consider that digital technology is useful for the environment, agriculture or art. Those are the findings of a barometric survey presented by the Institut National de Recherche en... en savoir plus

The reversible city ? (only available in french)

Study on “The reversible city?” by students in the regional and urban planning graduate program at ENPC (École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées) (national school for bridge and road construction) in partnership with The City Factory. en savoir plus

Contactless technology in the service of mobility

By Didier Durand

Didier Durand, Director of Orange Wireless Mobile Services, addresses the following question: How can contactless mobile services contribute to mobility? en savoir plus

Toward strategies designed to enhance the drawing power of intermediate metropolises

How can quality of life be enhanced in “intermediate metropolises,” which may be defined as medium-sized cities whose scope is primarily regional? This was one of the key questions raised by the International Urban Development Association (INTA) at its annual congress, which was held in Lyon and Grenoble from November 6 to 10. en savoir plus

New technologies designed to serve mobility or vice versa ?

Thursday, November 24 - Nice

Growing urbanization brings about considerable challenges. To meet these challenges while enhancing quality of life for urban residents, the city as we know it today must undergo a true revolution. This revolution depends massively on information and communication technologies. The City Factory has considered new technologies designed to serve... en savoir plus