The Guardian: Zaha Hadids Tokyo Olympic stadium slammed as a monumental mistake and a disgrace to future generations Located in the historic outer gardens of the Meiji Shrine, on the site of the existing 50,000-capacity 1964 Olympic national stadium, Hadid’s 80,000-seat venue is planned to writhe across the park in her trademark style of intertwining white sinews, with broad arches rising up to 70m high. The London-based, Iraqi-born architect says the scheme is the result of “three decades of research into Japanese architecture and urbanism,” and promises it will be an “integral element of Tokyo’s urban fabric, directly engaging with the surrounding cityscape”. Yet opponents have pointed out it is grossly out of context, looking like a gigantic bicycle helmet plonked down in the gardens, and standing in flagrant breach of the 15m height limit in force in the area. theguardian/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/nov/06/zaha-hadids-tokyo-olympic-stadium-slammed-as-a-monumental-mistake-and-a-disgrace-to-future-generations
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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