Rio2016 Olympic Park Masterplan

Urban Designer part of the winning submission team for the largest of Rio’s four Olympic clusters and Legacy Masterplan. The plan covers 120 hectares and will create a long-term sporting legacy through a national Olympic Training Centre. Similar to AECOM’s work in London, the project for Rio outlines the park’s Games-time operation and long term usage. In ‘Olympic Games mode’, the design ensures the best conditions for the staging and operation of the sports event. In addition to the design of public spaces and back-of house areas, AECOM designed permanent and temporary sports venues for the Games. In ‘Legacy Mode’, it ensures the feasibility of new developments in a sustainable manner. The Masterplan sets out plans for a new urban district to be developed in the years following the Games. The urban plan also includes the transition from ‘Olympic Games Mode’ to ‘Legacy Mode’ while conserving the site’s environmental features. After the Games, this group of venues will form South America’s first Olympic Training Centre and will become a catalyst for discovering and developing sporting talent.