'Greenest ever Games': how the Paris Olympics hopes to inspire a new era of global sporting events

Organisers say they are setting a precedent by using existing or temporary venues for most events and focusing on low-carbon building for the restBeneath the undulating wooden roof of the Paris Olympics' new aquatics centre, the architect Laure Mériaud hoped the groundbreaking low carbon building would bring a kind of calm to the intersection of motorways near the Stade de France stadium in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis."It's not just about technical innovation," she said. "It's about creating a more pleasant, greener space for local people's daily lives here after the Games." Continue reading...