RedBall Project at London 2012: Interview with Kurt Perschke
In making a public work I am very conscious of the history of sculpture in public places, its origins in monuments, and how that leads - for better or worse - into a »
The Cultural Olympics: Interview with Caterina Loriggio
While sports play a central role in any Olympics, the cultural side is just as important. For the last four years, LOCOG and its partners have been organising the »
Know Your Olympics: The Friendly Games
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Melbourne, Australia When: 1956 The Games »
Know Your Olympics: Live from the Land of the Rising Sun
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban »
Know Your Olympics: The Modern Model
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Los Angeles, USA When: 1984 Private »
London Olympics 2012
Urban Times is proud to present its London Olympics 2012 feature series. From now until the Games in July and August this year we will be taking an in-depth look at all things Olympic, from the sportspeople and the event planners, to the wider impact on London and the UK, to similar world-class events.
Tech-tastic Bodies [Infographic]
After Urban Times’ Tech Day and the launch of the UK tour of the Olympic Flame last week, there is no better time to appreciate the technological advancements in sporting prosthetics in recent decades. The below infographic from eBuyer and the University of »
Know Your Olympics: The Rise of Professionalism in the Games
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. »
Know Your Olympics: The Modern Model
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Los Angeles, USA When: 1984 Private financing »
Know Your Olympics: Live from the Land of the Rising Sun
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. »
RedBall Project at London 2012: Interview with Kurt Perschke
Kurt Perschke‘s world famous art installation of a 15-foot inflatable red ball will grace UK shores this summer as part of the Cultural Olympiad. The New »
Know Your Olympics: The Friendly Games
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Melbourne, Australia When: 1956 The Games Head »
The Cultural Olympics: Interview with Caterina Loriggio
While sports play a central role in any Olympics, the cultural side is just as important. For the last four years, LOCOG and its partners have been organising the »
Know Your Olympics: Viva Mexico
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Mexico City, Mexico When: 1968 The Games of Peace The slogan for the Mexico Games was “The »
London 2012: Walking the CSR Talk
Today, almost every large and reputable organization has a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plan. It’s pasted all over websites, included in annual financial reports, used in advertising and even acts as a tactic »
Know Your Olympics: The Roman Games
The 2012 Games will be the 30th time the Modern Olympics have been held. What have the Games looked like in the past? Get to Know Your Olympics with Urban Times. Where: Rome, Italy When: 1960 Italy hosted its first »