The text for this post is: Modernity, space and national representation at the Tokyo Olympics 1964, by C. Tagsold
The text talks about the Olympic Games which were held in Tokyo in 1964. Japan had had a major role in WWII and had, therefore, been banned from several Games afterwards. Sport was one of the way in which the country was reinventing itself and improving its image; it was Japan's way of showing how much it had progressed since the war. Tokyo was the new capital of the country, making the country more modern.
Some of the buildings were new and others were redeveloped; for example the stadium and National Gymnasium were newly designed, but the Olympic Village came from redeveloped buildings.
The most famous buildings of the Games does not include the stadium, surprisingly; this was very 'conventional'. However, the National Gymnasium and Annex of the National Gymnasium were more architecturally interesting, using curved lines and geometrics.
To me this shows that the central building in the scheme does not necessarily have to be the most spectacular; for me one of the most architecturally interesting buildings of the London 2012 Olympics was the Zaha Hadid Aquatics Centre and the Stadium was just another structure for athletics whiles the Aquatics centre used form and design, influenced by the internal uses.
The text talks about the Olympic Games which were held in Tokyo in 1964. Japan had had a major role in WWII and had, therefore, been banned from several Games afterwards. Sport was one of the way in which the country was reinventing itself and improving its image; it was Japan's way of showing how much it had progressed since the war. Tokyo was the new capital of the country, making the country more modern.
Some of the buildings were new and others were redeveloped; for example the stadium and National Gymnasium were newly designed, but the Olympic Village came from redeveloped buildings.
The most famous buildings of the Games does not include the stadium, surprisingly; this was very 'conventional'. However, the National Gymnasium and Annex of the National Gymnasium were more architecturally interesting, using curved lines and geometrics.
To me this shows that the central building in the scheme does not necessarily have to be the most spectacular; for me one of the most architecturally interesting buildings of the London 2012 Olympics was the Zaha Hadid Aquatics Centre and the Stadium was just another structure for athletics whiles the Aquatics centre used form and design, influenced by the internal uses.