paris olympics 2024 | architecture and design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/paris-olympics-2024/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 TOP 10 fashion phenomena of 2024 https://www.designboom.com/art/top-10-fashion-phenomena-2024-12-20-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/top-10-fashion-phenomena-2024-12-20-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:15:18 +0000 thomai tsimpou | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106800

here’s a look back at the top 10 fashion stories that captured our imagination during the past 12 months.

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paris mayor’s plan to permanently keep olympic rings on eiffel tower faces sharp criticism https://www.designboom.com/design/paris-mayor-olympic-rings-eiffel-tower-criticism-09-04-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/paris-mayor-olympic-rings-eiffel-tower-criticism-09-04-2024/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:30:51 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1087393

the decision has faced opposition from the descendants of gustave eiffel, the tower's original engineer.

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mathieu lehanneur’s balloon-shaped cauldron rises to celebrate the paralympics’ opening https://www.designboom.com/design/mathieu-lehanneur-balloon-shaped-cauldron-paralympics-08-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/mathieu-lehanneur-balloon-shaped-cauldron-paralympics-08-29-2024/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:35:01 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1086307

the metallic balloon-shaped cauldron ascended once again to celebrate the beginning of the paralympiad.

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volocopter’s eVTOL completes crewed test flight at a vertiport in paris amid 2024 olympics https://www.designboom.com/technology/volocopter-evtol-crewed-test-flight-vertiport-paris-2024-olympics-aerodrome-saint-cyr-lecole-08-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/volocopter-evtol-crewed-test-flight-vertiport-paris-2024-olympics-aerodrome-saint-cyr-lecole-08-08-2024/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:30:14 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1083017

the 18-rotor volocity has performed its test flight at the aerodrome of saint-cyr-l'école, the dubbed first commercial vertiport.

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iconic footwear parts form kinetic sculpture to celebrate breakdancing’s olympic debut https://www.designboom.com/art/iconic-footwear-parts-kinetic-sculpture-breakdancing-olympic-debut-1520-lazerian-liam-hopkins-daren-newman-08-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/iconic-footwear-parts-kinetic-sculpture-breakdancing-olympic-debut-1520-lazerian-liam-hopkins-daren-newman-08-08-2024/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:50:25 +0000 LAZERIAN https://www.designboom.com/?p=1082820

lazerian's sculpture shapes an avian form symbolizing the fluidity and spontaneity of breakdancing.

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edra furnishes casa italia for paris 2024 olympics welcoming athletes into scenic journey https://www.designboom.com/design/edra-furnishes-casa-italia-paris-2024-olympics-08-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/edra-furnishes-casa-italia-paris-2024-olympics-08-07-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:32:56 +0000 eirini ilia I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1078854

casa italia and edra furnish le pré catelan, a 19th-century pavilion with 'ensemble,' aligning with the olympic spirit and the motto liberté, égalité, fraternité.

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paris 2024 olympics ‘alter egos’ come out as custom electric motorbikes by DAB motors https://www.designboom.com/technology/paris-2024-olympics-custom-electric-motorbikes-dab-motors-studio-08-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/paris-2024-olympics-custom-electric-motorbikes-dab-motors-studio-08-07-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:01:38 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1082437

each shade represents a sport: surfing for blue, tennis for green, basketball for yellow, boxing for red, and skateboarding for black.

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tatsuya tanaka recreates paris olympics with miniature sculptures from household items https://www.designboom.com/art/tatsuya-tanaka-paris-olympics-miniature-sculptures-everyday-objects-08-06-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/tatsuya-tanaka-paris-olympics-miniature-sculptures-everyday-objects-08-06-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:30:17 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1082333

tanaka skillfully uses a variety of everyday object to depict athletic scenes, including fencing, swimming, and even the newly introduced breakdancing.

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kinetic mirror pavilion’s living facade rhythmically reflects french monument for paris 2024 https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kinetic-mirror-pavilion-living-facade-french-monument-paris-2024-gonzalez-serrano-studio-j-af-architecture-08-02-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kinetic-mirror-pavilion-living-facade-french-monument-paris-2024-gonzalez-serrano-studio-j-af-architecture-08-02-2024/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:10:41 +0000 J-AF https://www.designboom.com/?p=1081499

the installation features 572 3D printed pieces, CNC-cut wood structures, and nearly 600 laser-cut mirrors.

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ring resin chandelier sculptures by miguel chevalier illuminate athletes’ village for paris 2024 https://www.designboom.com/art/ring-resin-chandelier-sculptures-miguel-chevalier-athletes-village-paris-2024-ondes-de-lumiere-08-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/ring-resin-chandelier-sculptures-miguel-chevalier-athletes-village-paris-2024-ondes-de-lumiere-08-01-2024/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:45:18 +0000 La Fabrika https://www.designboom.com/?p=1078177

miguel chevalier draws from the movements of the seine river to create the concentric wave-like light installations.

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