Rio 2016 handball arena will dismantle to become four schools
Rio 2016: the handball arena set to host events during the Rio Olympics next month is designed to be taken down and rebuilt as schools around the city (+ slideshow). More
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Kim Jones reinterprets classic Nike designs to create compact travel kit for Olympic athletes
Movie: in this exclusive video Dezeen produced for Nike, fashion designer Kim Jones unveils his compactable collection of clothes and shoes designed for athletes travelling to the Rio 2016 Olympics. More
Nike unveils shoes for a 100-metre sprinter at the Rio 2016 Olympics
Rio 2016: sports brand Nike has revealed the running shoe that Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will wear while competing at this summer's Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. More
Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course includes rainwater-collecting canopy by Rua Arquitetos
Rio 2016: Brazilian studio Rua Arquitetos has completed the golf venue for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which features a tree-like canopy that collects rainwater to irrigate the course (+ slideshow). More
Denise Schindler to become world's first Paralympic cyclist to use 3D-printed prosthesis
Future Makers: German athlete Denise Schindler is working with Autodesk to become the first cyclist to compete with a fully 3D-printed prosthetic leg at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (+ movie). More
BMW redesigns racing wheelchair for Paralympic athletes
Rio 2016: car brand BMW has worked with the US Paralympic team to create a racing wheelchair that they claim to be both faster and more comfortable than previous models. More
Adidas unveils Team GB kits for Rio 2016 by Stella McCartney
Rio 2016: Adidas has unveiled its kits for the Team GB athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics, designed by fashion designer Stella McCartney around a new coat of arms. More
New logos chosen for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games
A pair of chequerboard designs by Japanese artist Asao Tokolo have been unveiled as the new official logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games, after the original designs were ditched amid claims of plagiarism. More
Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveils shortlisted logo designs
Tokyo 2020 Olympics has unveiled a shortlist of four new logo designs, after the original logo by Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano was abandoned following accusations of plagiarism (+ slideshow). More
Henning Larsen reveals maritime-inspired pavilion for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Rio 2016: Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has unveiled designs for a beach-side pavilion in Rio de Janeiro, which will host sporting, music and culinary events during this year's Olympic Games. More
New images show £1.3 billion masterplan for London's Olympic Park
New images have been unveiled of the proposed Olympicopolis, a new cultural district at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park designed by architects Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell + Tuomey. More
Los Angeles unveils logo to accompany 2024 Olympic bid
The logo to support Los Angeles' 2024 Olympic bid features a multicoloured angel-like figure in reference to the city's name (+ movie). More
Richard Meier's first project in South Korea is a waterfront hotel for the Winter Olympics
American architect Richard Meier says his first Korean project, the Seamarq Hotel, has qualities that are similar to influential homes he designed in the 1960s and 70s (+ movie). More
Belgian designer abandons plagiarism lawsuit over Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo
Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who claimed that one of his designs was plagiarised for the recently ditched Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo, has dropped his lawsuit against event organisers. More
Tokujin Yoshioka reveals alternative vision for Tokyo Olympic stadium
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed his own vision for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, which he was not permitted to enter into the design competition (+ movie). More
Kengo Kuma denies plagiarising Zaha Hadid's Tokyo stadium design
Kengo Kuma has rubbished claims by Zaha Hadid that his replacement design for her scrapped Tokyo Olympic stadium has "remarkable similarities". More
Zaha Hadid refuses to hand over copyright for unpaid Japan stadium designs
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are refusing to pay Zaha Hadid for her scrapped stadium design until she gives up all copyright on the project and signs a gagging order. More
Zaha Hadid accuses Japanese government and architects of collusion over Tokyo stadium
Zaha Hadid has accused Japanese authorities and architects of colluding over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium project, and says that Kengo Kuma's replacement design has "remarkable similarities" to her own. More
Kengo Kuma beats Toyo Ito to win Japan National Stadium competition
Japanese officials have selected a wooden lattice design by Kengo Kuma for the new National Stadium in Tokyo, which will be the centrepiece for the 2020 Olympics. More
Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito unveil competing bids for Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito have designed rival proposals to build the 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium, replacing Zaha Hadid's competition-winning design. More