| The Jerde Partnership | www.jerde.com | The Jerde Partnership | www.jerde.com
Los Angeles was the only city to bid for the 1984 Olympics. Following a string of disasters in Munich in 1972, Montreal in 1976 and Moscow in 1980, no city was willing to take the risks. Los Angeles itself was so afraid of losing money, city council passed a resolution that no municipal funds could be spent on the Games. Faced with the challenge of organizing the 1984 Olympics with little time or money, Chairman Peter Ueberroth turned to Jerde to design the Games. Jerde armed a team of designers with a kit of inexpensive, lightweight design parts that carried through every element - from major facilities to sports equipment, highway signs to event programs, even judges' blazers. Jerde's solution integrated 130 venues scattered across Southern California and transformed the city of Los Angeles into a cohesive Olympic community that was televised to half the world's population. It also kept to the budget, helping achieve the first profitable Olympics in nearly 50 years.
| Site Area | 1,609 square kilometer |
| Program | 75 Sports and Arts Festival Venues |
| 3 Olympic Villages | |
| 12 Transportation Centers | |
| 10 Freeway Signage Programs | |
| 30 Boulevard Graphics Systems | |
| 1,300 square meters Conservatory | |
| 800 square meters Art Gallery | |
| Awards | 2004 City Legacy Award (First Annual), AIA, Los Angeles Chapter |
| 1985 Honor Award, AIA | |
| 1985 Special Citation, American Institute of Graphic Arts | |
| 1984 Certificate of Commendation, County of Los Angeles | |
| 1984 Special Award for Excellence, AIA, California Council | |
| 1984 Special Award, Los Angeles Beautiful | |
| Client | Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee |
| Graphic Design | Sussman/Prejza |
| Consultants | John Aleksich & Associates |
| Brian & Susan Anuskewics | |
| Archisystem | |
| Beck & Graboski Design Office | |
| Daniel Benjamin | |
| Pamela Burton & Company | |
| Vitto Cetta & Associates | |
| Communication Arts + Michael Jurdan, Inc. | |
| Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall | |
| Annette del Zoppo Productions | |
| The Design Works | |
| EDAW, Inc. | |
| The Feola/Deenihan Partnership, Inc. | |
| Glenwood L. Garvey & Associates | |
| Doron Gazit | |
| Hinsche & Associates | |
| Gere Kavanaugh Designs | |
| LAX Studios | |
| TW Layman Associates | |
| Albert C. Martin & Associates | |
| Neuhart/Donges/Neuhart Designers, Inc. | |
| Peridian Group | |
| Barton Phelps & Associates | |
| POD | |
| Rachlin/Roberts Architects AIA, Inc. | |
| Michael Sanchez Design Associates | |
| Victor Schumacher Architect | |
| Peter Shire | |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | |
| Greg Spiess, AIA | |
| Jan Steward | |
| Lois Swirnoff | |
| Randall Walker | |
| Ware & Malcolm Architects, Inc. | |
| Emmet L. Wemple & Associates | |
| Ted Wu Design Consultants |
Scaffolding Tower (Full Experiential Photo)
Olympic Tower (Full Experiential Photo)
Banners (Full Experiential Photo)
Inside Scaffolding (Full Experiential Photo)
Medal Ceremony (Informational Image)
Scaffolding Tower (Informational Image)
Kit of Parts (Informational Image)
Sonotubes Cluster (Informational Image)
Sonotubes Sidewalk (Informational Image)
Village Entry (Informational Image)
Stars (Informational Image)
archery scaffolding (Informational Image)