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- Rios $800 million Olympic Park sits nearly abandoned after 2016 games Fri, 24 Feb 17, 1:14amLast year, during the 2016 Summer Games, it would have been hard to imagine the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro sitting empty in the hot Brazilian sun. Sadly, this is what has become of the space today. Despite having been...
- Why did this Olympic diving pool suddenly turn bright green? Thu, 11 Aug 16, 1:27amAfter concerns over the water quality near Rio de Janeiro beaches before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, now a supposedly clean Olympic pool has inexplicably turned green...
- The Rio Olympic Village is unfit to live in with exposed wires and blocked plumbing Wed, 27 Jul 16, 10:19pmThe preparations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games have been anything but smooth. The city has suffered a financial crisis and a police strike, contributing to major setbacks in the enormous...
- Nissan is gifting gilded Leaf EVs to winning Olympic Athletes Tue, 26 Jul 16, 11:33pmWho would even want to win a gold medal when you could have a golden electric car? Some gold medal winners at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games hosted in Brazil will also take home a special prize from Nissan: a shiny gold...
- Body parts wash up on Rio beaches just weeks before the Olympics Sat, 2 Jul 16, 12:00amA little more than a month from now, Olympic volleyball players will be spiking balls in the sand on the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
- Body parts, police protests, and financial strain plague Rio just weeks before Olympics Fri, 1 Jul 16, 8:00pmA little more than a month from now, Olympic volleyball players will be spiking balls in the sand on the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
- Gigantic Energy-Generating Waterfall Skyscraper Could Power the 2016 Rio Olympics Wed, 1 Aug 12, 5:30amRead the rest of Gigantic Energy-Generating Waterfall Skyscraper Could Power the 2016 Rio Olympics Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "solar energy", 2016 Olympics, 2016 rio olympics, eco design, eco...
- Over A Thousand Terraced Green Roofs Grace JDS’s Olympic Port Proposal for Rio Sat, 30 Jul 11, 1:49amRead the rest of Over A Thousand Terraced Green Roofs Grace JDS’s Olympic Port Proposal for Rio Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, eco residences, green...
- Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics is a Giant Energy Generating Waterfall Sat, 20 Mar 10, 2:45amThis renewable energy generating tower located on the coast of Rio is one of the first buildings we’ve seen designed for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and boy, is it crazy! (In case you didn’t notice, it’s also a waterfall.)...