Though it seemed a compromise was met last October, when Japan’s minister of education, Hakubun Shimomura announced plans to reduce the cost and scale of the Zaha Hadid-designed Tokyo Olympic Stadium, the debate rages on.
Pritzker laureates Toyo Ito and Fumihiko Maki have launched an online petition to “defend the ginko tree-lined landscape of blue sky and Jingu Outer Gardens” from the construction of Hadid’s “oversized” stadium.
View the petition on Change.org
The #LondonAquaticsCentre has officially launched! Book now to enjoy the world's best pool. http://t.co/U5wh7E2auo pic.twitter.com/zXFMqh1SLr
— GLL (@GLL_UK) March 1, 2014
Day 2 of opening at the worlds greatest pool. All going swimmingly. Book your swim online http://t.co/1gqI79wu8q pic.twitter.com/i0pCokq1Zo
— Better (@Better_UK) March 2, 2014
See the stunning new shots of the Aquatics Centre, as well as new time-lapse footage, at http://t.co/pUOAZNdDTg pic.twitter.com/HPrCReVQUm
— Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (@noordinarypark) December 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/jr_booth/status/408525977472733184
London Aquatics Centre at night, photo by Gordon Haws. http://t.co/LKDL71rgvT #London2012 #Legacy
— Arch. of the Games (@archofthegames) December 8, 2013
The 2020 Olympic Stadium (designed by Zaha Hadid) will be 25% smaller than planned. The scaling down follows after weeks of criticism against the size of the original proposal.
The transformation of the Aquatics Centre is almost finished. Two nice pictures from @waypointtweet on Twitter:
The outside of the London Olympic Aquatic Centre #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/qnCZDXkj2i
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
The London Olympic Aquatic Centre – most stunning aquatic facility I've ever seen #wpfacilitiestour13 pic.twitter.com/ADFKBrK5vI
— Waypoint (@waypointtweet) November 14, 2013
ArchDaily reports that the opposition to Zaha Hadid’s stadium proposal is growing.
Full article: http://www.archdaily.com/436900/
