Has Paris Cracked the Code for a More Sustainable Olympic Games?

Plus: How Paris built the first bicycle-accessible Summer Games.

The Olympic Aquatics Center, designed by Ateliers 2/3/4/ and VenhoevenCS, will be built mostly with wood.Photographer: Métropole du Grand Paris

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