Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London were not just a global sporting spectacle: they represented a landmark in large-scale spatial planning and coordinated implementation. London’s bid and preparation ...

Paris is basking in an Olympics induced glow-up. With the Games en ville – that’s in town, for any non-French speakers – the authorities have injected some serious funds into their capital. Most ...