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Discover the Venues of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

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As the spotlight now shifts to Los Angeles, the 2028 Summer Olympics present a different approach from a built environment and urban planning perspective. Officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, LA28 is scheduled to take place from July 14–30, 2028.

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OMA and WITH Architecture Studio announce Perth Concert Hall renovation plans for 2028

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The expectation is for renovations to be complete by the end of 2028. A much-needed restoration of the building's plinth will be enacted in addition to refurbished lobbies on both building levels One and Two, with a new foyer and musicians’ lounge/patrons' area added to the former.

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AIA Los Angeles pens open letter to 2028 Olympics & Paralympics organizers

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The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA) has released an open letter sent to organizers of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of its members, encouraging their strategizing with the chapter toward outcomes they say will be a “big win” for multiple stakeholders in the community.

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California's first EV-charging roadway to be built at UCLA before 2028 Olympics

Archinect

The project comes as part of a multimillion-dollar grant to UCLA ahead of its hosting of the 2028 Olympic Village. The grant will also fund a new transit hub between the UCLA bus depot and a planned UCLA/Westwood Metro station that would connect to the future D Line subway extension.

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Paris' hostile Olympics architecture worries Los Angeles advocates ahead of 2028

Archinect

The worry that Los Angeles may attempt a full-scale homeless 'cleansing' ahead of the 2028 Olympics has always been present as the statistical realities make too apparent: At least 75,000 people currently live without housing in L.A. Typically, hostile architecture is more subtle."

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LA moves up Convention Center expansion plan to clear 2028 Olympics hurdle

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The Los Angeles City Council moved to finalize plans for the long-awaited expansion of the Los Angeles County Convention Center in downtown. Populous will be leading the design work for the project, which includes a landscaped component from OLIN as was previously reported in March of 2022. billion project kicks off in 2025.

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Pharrell Williams calls for architecture competitions to return to Olympics at LA 2028

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Speaking at an event at the Frank Gehry-designed Louis Vuitton Foundation building to mark the opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, William suggested that he would like to see the arts competitions return to the games in 2028. "At The idea [is] we get to put the arts back in, and maybe by 2028.