Golden Disruption: Creating a Sustainable Game

Abstract

As the world cheers on the most elite athletes, they see a beautiful and modern city. Behind the television screen is a city full of displaced citizens and gentrified communities. Once off the screen the people of the cities are left with abandoned facilities that created only a brief interruption to their lives. Through analyzing the underserved community of South-West Baltimore, this thesis explores the idea of an Olympic design that brings positive change to host cities. By strategic planning and design Olympic facilities can transform underserved communities. This thesis will explore a sustainable approach to urban Olympic design that seeks to avoid the pattern of displacement and abandonment that causes irreversible damage to individual lives and entire communities during past Olympic cycles.