The Most Architecturally Significant Olympic Venues | All Things Architecture

The Olympics have a rich architectural legacy that spans the world. From Athens to Paris, the Olympic Games provide architects, as well as athletes, with the opportunity to show the world their talents. Join us for a trip back to explore some of the most architecturally significant Olympic venues in history.
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The Yoyogi Gymnasium, by Kenzo Tange, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games has a significant importance in postwar Japan, and was used as well in 2020 (2021). The National Stadium built for the 2020 Olympic Games has multilayered wooden eaves combined with local vegetation, making it more "invisible", and is a response from Kengo Kuma to the "monument architecture" that he believes is represented by Tange's project.