Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they get built anyway for the games, everybody has kind of wishful thinking about what the afterlife of these spaces is going to be. If there is not demand for it before the Olympics, there's probably not going to be demand for it afterwards.
Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out. - Gary Hustwit
Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.
- Gary Hustwit
Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games. - Gary Hustwit
Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.
Who know what life is going to be like. I mean, there was no demand for the spaces before. It's not like people were flocking to Sochi before; they j… - Gary Hustwit
Who know what life is going to be like. I mean, there was no demand for the spaces before. It's not like people were flocking to Sochi before; they j…
If the Russian government continues to pump money into it and makes their national teams train in Sochi and just sort of prop it up as a point of pri… - Gary Hustwit
If the Russian government continues to pump money into it and makes their national teams train in Sochi and just sort of prop it up as a point of pri…
In some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics. - Gary Hustwit
In some bigger cities, I don't think people really realize these structures were built for the Olympics.
Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they get built any… - Gary Hustwit
Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they get built any…
We were talking to shop owners or ordinary people who were living in these buildings now. A lot of the Olympic Villages were turned into housing. - Gary Hustwit
We were talking to shop owners or ordinary people who were living in these buildings now. A lot of the Olympic Villages were turned into housing.
So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there, or some sort of memory o… - Gary Hustwit
So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there, or some sort of memory o…
Like for Putin it's really about hosting this two-week [Olympic] party and showing it off to the world.It's a pride thing. It's a big PR exercise for… - Gary Hustwit
Like for Putin it's really about hosting this two-week [Olympic] party and showing it off to the world.It's a pride thing. It's a big PR exercise for…
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