Can architecture function as a catalyst for change? Did building ten amazing stadiums throughout South Africa actually encourage urban development and facilitate social change? Or are stadiums just stadiums, and is the World Cup just another big sporting event that is fun for the season, but fails to make a long term impact on the cities that host it?
White Elephants is a short documentary that investigates the legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa through a series of (exclusive!) interviews and footage. Focusing on the forgotten monuments of the international sporting spectacle, this film explores the long term expectations of the event.
This video captures the pulse of Tokyo by showing how people move through the various manifestations of the city. Tokyo Youth are used as a lens to depict the independent nature of Japan’s future generation.
Filmed in Tokyo from 03/16/13 to 03/18/13 for USC Graduate Urban Design Studio PPD 531
