Eye In The Sky – FT Weekend Magazine
Over two years Giles Price has been taking aerial photographs of the construction sites for the Rio Olympics. The vantage point afforded him a view of the murky politics of urban development.
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The Olympic tennis arena, 2016.
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The Olympics Aquatic Stadium under construction, Barra da Tijuca, 2015. This is a temporary structure and will be dismantled after the Games.
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The Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca, 2016. After the Olympics, the complex will be renamed “Ilha Pura” (“Pure Island”) and sold off as luxury apartments.
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The Olympic tennis arena, 2016. The complex has 16 hard courts and a capacity of 19,000. Some courts are temporary but others, including the centre court – named after the Brazilian tennis star Maria Esther Bueno – will be permanent.
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The whitewater stadium, 2016. It holds 25 million litres of water and has two slalom courses: a 250m competition course and a 200m training course.
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Barra da Tijuca, 2016. As part of the wider pledge made during the city’s bid to host the event, polluted waters close to the Olympic site were supposed to be cleared ahead of the Games.
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The toll station for the new expressway in the west of the city, 2016. Two lanes are designated exclusively for the rapid transit bus system, BRT Transolímpica.
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The Live Site outdoor entertainment area, 2016. It can accommodate up to 25,000 visitors, who will be able to watch the games on the semi-circle of screens.
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