As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024, SOLIDEO, the agency created to deliver the venues, is placing the social and ecological legacy of the Games at heart of the design process. Development of the new Olympic Village is planned in La Seine-Saint Denis and will become a leading example of sustainable design, demonstrating how rich biodiversity can thrive in dense urban areas.

Paris 2024 marks a new era for the Games – one that is more environmentally friendly and supportive. The sober Games concept is 95% based on existing or temporary equipment to limit pressure on habitats. A specific preservation strategy will assess and manage the Games’ impact over five sustainable pillars. Urban biodiversity plays a central role and includes remarkable and ordinary biodiversity – nature that should be left untouched and nature that should be integrated as much as possible. Paris 2024 will go beyond preservation by identifying regeneration opportunities for the urban sites serving the Games.