Digital Builder Ep 132: What It Takes to Deliver the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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By Eric Thomas
Updated: February 17, 2026
2 min read

In this episode of Digital Builder, host Eric Thomas sits down with Michael Baim, Vice President of Venue Infrastructure at the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Allison Scott, Director of Sustainability Growth and Engagement at Autodesk, to explore what it takes to deliver the LA28 Games with fewer than 1,000 days to go. As Los Angeles prepares to host the Olympic Games for a third time, and one of the most ambitious Olympic and Paralympic Games in modern history, Michael and Alli’s conversation highlights the scale, complexity, and collaboration behind LA28’s no-new-permanent venues plan, their ambitious commitment to build LA28’s footprint by adapting existing or building temporary infrastructure.

Michael and Allison discuss how Autodesk’s Design and Make platform, including Autodesk Construction Cloud, will help teams coordinate logistics, data, and planning across an unprecedented program. They also touch on balancing historic venue preservation with modern upgrades, the long-term community legacy LA28 aims to create, and opportunities for contractors, designers, and builders to get involved in bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to life.

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On this episode

We discuss:

  • The inception of Autodesk's role as the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Games and why it was a natural fit
  • The scale and complexity of retrofitting 40+ venues across the Los Angeles Metro Area
  • Why LA28 committed to a no-new-permanent-venues plan and what that means for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
  • How Autodesk Construction Cloud supports logistics, coordination, and digital planning
  • Balancing historic venue preservation with modern upgrades
  • The broader community and cultural legacy LA28 aims to create
  • Opportunities for contractors, designers, and builders to get involved via RampLA.org

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Eric is a Sr. Multimedia Content Marketing Manager at Autodesk and hosts the Digital Builder podcast. He has worked in the construction industry for over a decade at top ENR General Contractors and AEC technology companies. Eric has worked for Autodesk for nearly 5 years and joined the company via the PlanGrid acquisition. He has held numerous marketing roles at Autodesk including managing global industry research projects and other content marketing programs. Today Eric focuses on multimedia programs with an emphasis on video.