Nature space and timeline events (popup shop and sports)

The Olympics often experience severe “white elephant” phenomena due to surplus venue equipment and inadequate post-Olympic planning, leading to underutilized infrastructure and wasted resources. In this thesis project, I aim to create a green, eco-friendly architectural space coexisting with sports facilities, offering diverse pop-up shops for global visitors during the 2028 Olympics on a brownfield site located in the Arts District of Los Angeles. My project addresses soil pollution, aiming to mitigate post-Olympic wastefulness. Through phytoremediation, my proposed structure will restore contaminated soil and construct vertical forests. Utilizing lightweight steel structure, the project is intentionally versatile, allowing for future reconfiguration and reusability. During the Olympics, Los Angeles will attract tourists to visit, and post-game, the site will continue to host popular sports like tennis, squash, and beach volleyball and community focused programming giving back to the Arts District community beyond the event.