The Athletes Village that Influenced Contemporary Urban & Ecofriendly Design
Channel: John Croissant
Date: 14/07/2022

It doesn't matter how big you are, you can still impact the world.

In 1993, the IOC officially selected Sydney as the host for the 2000 Olympics. This video explores the contemporary history of the Australian suburb Newington, which was picked up in the 1990s by the New South Wales Government in conjunction with developer groups Mirvac and Lend Lease to create an athletes village and new residential suburb unlike any seen in previous Olympic games, forever influencing both domestic and international urban design.

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USED MATERIAL

Sources:
1. "Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics" from Wikipedia, https://bit.ly/3o6K9B2
2. "Newington - A Brief History" from Parramatta History and Heritage, https://bit.ly/3ANY3Q9
3. "Newington, New South Wales" from Wikipedia, https://bit.ly/3AQnFw4
4. "Wastewater reuse" from YourHome, https://bit.ly/3O0bBLu
5. "Past Projects" from Mirvac, https://bit.ly/3aFl5y7
6. "Lend Lease Development Projects: Newington" from Lend Lease, https://bit.ly/3uOGU5k
7. "Newington a shining light in build-up to the Games" from Financial Review, https://bit.ly/3aDZBlk
8. "Inflation calculator" from Reserve Bank of Australia, https://bit.ly/3RBsJtV
9. "How Newington and Sydney’s Olympic Village became a world-renowned neighbourhood" from Domain, https://bit.ly/3uMZyui
10. "Newington (NSW) 2021 Census All persons QuickStats" from Australian Bureau of Statistics, https://bit.ly/3P2D14G
11. "Thomas John Pascoe" from Monument Australia, https://bit.ly/3IAcidn
12. "Toby Long" from LinkedIn, https://bit.ly/3yGCxuc
13. "Peter Cotton" from LinkedIn, https://bit.ly/3yGC62O
14. "Environmental achievements of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games" from Olympic World Library, https://bit.ly/3aE0A50
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16. "These abandoned Olympic venues look so sad" from CBS News, https://cbsn.ws/3o1n3vR
17. "Housing Prices in Australia: 1970 to 2003" from Macquarie University, https://bit.ly/3yGDB1a
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19. "How Sydney 2000 Olympics kickstarted a housing revolution" from News.com.au, https://bit.ly/3c9WOk8

Music Used:
1. "Through the Crystal" by Jeremy Blake
2. "Parisian Funk" by DivKid
3. "Rising Sun" by DivKid
4. "The Golden Present" by Jesse Gallagher
5. "It Maintains, Eyes Change" by Puddle of Infinity
6. "New Morning" by TrackTribe
7. "Spruce Tree" by Ashley Shadow

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VRCHAT WORLDS FEATURED

1. "Mario Kart Stadium" by RinKaga523, https://bit.ly/3uOctMp
2. "Virtual Office" by CitrusXue, https://bit.ly/3Pvu57T
3. ".japanese city" by 4liceD, https://bit.ly/3uMntdr
4. "Quiet Apartment" by eekpie, https://bit.ly/3IFjG7u
5. "Soft Space" by ~Sam, https://bit.ly/3RxnA6g
6. "Summer in Suburbia" by -Stray-, https://bit.ly/3aFCvL5
7. "Suburban House" by nomic, https://bit.ly/3o2dSvi

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CHAPTERS

0:00 The 1993 IOC Meeting
0:42 Introducing Newington
1:52 The Newington Development Plan
4:42 Ecofriendly & Greenfield Design
6:26 Disagreements in the Project
8:03 Making a Liveable Athletes Village
8:46 The Tragedy of Thomas Pascoe
10:18 Newington Enters the Market
10:51 The Olympic Games
12:01 The Appraisal of Newington
13:28 Present Day Newington
15:29 Conclusion & Outro