Episode 67 - Rick Barrett
Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective
English - September 15, 2020 23:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHistory Sports olympic games paralympic games sloc salt lake 2002 slc ocog storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rick Barrett, Principal and Design Director at MIG and formerly with Bechtel, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls how a cross-country drive in his youth inspired him to attend college in Utah (recorded 4 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.
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WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Rick!
03:04 - Entry into urban planning
PRELIMS
06:13 - The beauty of Cache Valley
10:01 - Managing a venue design team
QUARTERFINALS
13:15 - The creation of Olympic Medals Plaza
16:13 - "We're not going to change horses midstream"
SEMIFINALS
21:18 - Gravel testing
25:03 - Transport simulations
FINALS
27:57 - Fireworks and tents
33:15 - Headliners
MIXED ZONE
35:12 - Tornado time
39:12 - Games impact
COOL DOWN
44:04 - "The final leg of the marathon"