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It seems controversy over the new National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics isn’t over yet.
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- (2020 Olympics • architecture • design • National Stadium • plagiarism • sports • Tokyo)
Japan’s Newest National Stadium Design is Decided, but is it the Best Choice?
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Master Blaster
Nov 17, 2012
Since its construction finished in 1958, Japan’s National Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo has served its nation proud. It was the field of play for the 1964 Summer Olympics and survived the 2011 Tohoku earthquake unscathed.
However, with the 2019 Rugby World Cup scheduled, it was time for a makeover to the tune of (pinky finger to lips) a billion dollars!
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- (architecture • National Stadium • Tokyo • Zaha Hadid)
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