"The Physical Fitness of Cities" is a two-part cultural program in conjunction with the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (February 8–24) and the Paralympic Winter Games (March 7–16), in Salt Lake City. The exhibition and symposium will both highlight state-of-the-art architecture, urban design, and transportation projects from cities throughout the world.

Sponsors: The event is presented by Salt Lake City Corporation and the United Nations Environment Program in cooperation with the 2002 Cultural Olympiad, the Olympic Arts Festival surrounding the Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympic Winter Games of 2002.

Purpose: This program will highlight design excellence of such significance that it merits celebration side-by-side with Olympic athletic achievements. As the Olympic Games is a record of superior athletic performance, the Physical Fitness of Cities program will establish an exclusive record of the world's city-building achievements.

The Exhibition: The "Physical Fitness of Cities" exhibition will be open to the public February 1–March 30. It will chronicle examples of best settlement building, including:
• architecture and landscape architecture
• transportation systems and accessibility
• air, land, and water management programs
• housing and cultural infrastructure projects
• social and environmental justice interventions.

Entries are due July 31. Projects must be complete, built, and in operation. They will be displayed in a traveling exhibition, plus a catalog and video. For an explanation of submission requirements and eligibility, visit www.fitcities.org.

Symposium: International leaders from the fields of architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, government, engineering, transportation, ecology, ethics, and the arts will convene a symposium around the themes of "Vision" and "Ethics" in city building, February 1–3, 2002. Participants will discuss ideas, explore questions, and view exemplary interventions upon the world's landscapes.

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