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This is just an example of smart Scandinavians being 3 steps ahead again. I wonder what'll happen with the Brazil built Olympic villages.

hardlianotion 10y ago
Weren't some of the Brazilian Olympic Village reused from the London Olympics? This was going to be a big deal four years ago.
mstade 10y ago
Let's be honest, we do some dumb shit too, just like everyone else. But this particular story I like very much. It was laughed at by a lot of people before the development began, it was too expensive, nobody would like it, the design was terrible etc.; and now it's a highly sought after area to live in Stockholm. I'm quite proud of my neighborhood, I'm sure you can tell. I've lived there for over nine years as well, so I've seen the developments up close all this time, and it's been an amazing transformation! When I first moved in, it was mostly a construction area. Thankfully we had a grocery store and most other necessities in place very early on, but other non-essentials like pubs and the likes took a while. It's still a quiet part of town (which I like) but now we have a couple of really nice restaurants and such in place as well. I think in a world filled with terribly planned urban developments, Hammarby Sjöstad[1] stands out as an example where you can get things right. (They got a lot of things wrong as well, but have largely managed to successfully course correct along the way.) [1]: http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2014/02/12/hammarby-sjostad-a-new-generation-of-sustainable-urban-eco-districts/ http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2014/02/12/hammarby-sjostad... (This link says the bid was for the 2012 olympics, which I think is true as well, but the initial planning was for the 2004 bid I believe and when they failed they continued with the planning and tried again for 2012. I may very well be wrong though.)

hardlianotion 10y ago

Weren't some of the Brazilian Olympic Village reused from the London Olympics? This was going to be a big deal four years ago.

mstade 10y ago

Let's be honest, we do some dumb shit too, just like everyone else. But this particular story I like very much. It was laughed at by a lot of people before the development began, it was too expensive, nobody would like it, the design was terrible etc.; and now it's a highly sought after area to live in Stockholm. I'm quite proud of my neighborhood, I'm sure you can tell. I've lived there for over nine years as well, so I've seen the developments up close all this time, and it's been an amazing transformation! When I first moved in, it was mostly a construction area. Thankfully we had a grocery store and most other necessities in place very early on, but other non-essentials like pubs and the likes took a while. It's still a quiet part of town (which I like) but now we have a couple of really nice restaurants and such in place as well. I think in a world filled with terribly planned urban developments, Hammarby Sjöstad[1] stands out as an example where you can get things right. (They got a lot of things wrong as well, but have largely managed to successfully course correct along the way.) [1]: http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2014/02/12/hammarby-sjostad-a-new-generation-of-sustainable-urban-eco-districts/ http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2014/02/12/hammarby-sjostad... (This link says the bid was for the 2012 olympics, which I think is true as well, but the initial planning was for the 2004 bid I believe and when they failed they continued with the planning and tried again for 2012. I may very well be wrong though.)