TOKYO - National Olympic Stadium (50,339 -> 80,000)

[Jex7844]

I got it right!The best project won. ;D

[thebackdoorman]

Dorrell, GMP International, and to a lesser extent Tabaniouglu were the better designs in my opinion. Both Dorrell and GMP International would have made this stadium a world landmark, probably the most innovative stadium since the Munich Olympic Games. Instead though, Tokyo went for the brand value of Hadid. Lame for a city like Tokyo... the Hadid design offers nothing new or innovative, looks expensive and overall bland. I would rate Allianz any day above it. It looks more like an airport than like a stadium.

[fidalgo]

I fear that Zaha design would look much much worse in reality than in renders, IF she follows the design presented.

[Benn]

Her office is one of the few far out firms that tends to deliver a similar product to their seemingly renderings, some would argue they look to "plastic like" or are not contextual or are far too expensive, but they tend to deliver on whats promised. This actually seems like a pretty strong project in terms of its function as a stadium and has a nice sculpted quality in the tradition of Tange and Maki's sports projects in Japan. That having been said the Dorell.Gotmeh.Tane. project really challenged the program effectively and was looking to provide a very proper public park in the same footprint as the stadium which is worth an awful lot in a city as dense as Tokyo. As bland as their interior may have been the Dorell proposal is probably the strongest entry for me anyway, although the subissions from Cox, Hadid, GMP and Populous all certainly have strong merits to them.

[Mikesconstra]

Zaha Hadid Architects has won the international competition to build the new National Stadium of Japan. The Practice, which produced the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games, was selected ahead of 45 other international architecture firms for the US $1.62bn development.

The announcement was made in Tokyo by celebrated Japanese architect Tadao Ando, who chaired the judging panel. British architects Richard Rogers and Norman Foster were also judges. Making the announcement Mr Ando praised the fluidity and innovation of Hadid's design and how it complements Tokyo's landscape. "The entry's dynamic and futuristic design embodies the messages Japan would like to convey to the rest of the world," said Mr Ando at a press conference .

"It is an honour for us to be selected to build the new National Stadium of Japan. I would like to thank the Japan Sports Council, the competition jury and the people of Japan who will enjoy this magnificent new venue. I have worked in Japan for 30 years. Our three decades of research into Japanese architecture and urbanism is evident in our winning design and we greatly look forward to building the new National Stadium," Hadid said.

The stadium will become an integral element of Tokyo's urban fabric, directly engaging with the surrounding cityscape to connect and carve the elegant forms of the design. The unique structure is both light and cohesive, defining a silhouette that integrates with the city. The perimeter of the stadium will be an inhabited bridge: a continuous exhibition space that creates an exciting new journey for visitors.

http://www.constructionreviewonline....um-tokyo-japan

[RMB2007]

Some other renders of Zaha's winning design.





Second render is like a stingray looking at you:

[RMB2007]

[ory26]

Amazing stadium !!!

[Turkiiish]

Bravo !

[Moridin2002]

Stunning And finished 2018?

[RMB2007]

DGT's failed bid was pretty epic. Climbing all those steps would've been worth the view it offered:

[Benn]

That does look thoroughly spectacular

[Sebastianek]

Oh my God !

this one will be truly amazing, now let's hope that Tokyo will get the games...

seriously it will be one of the best stadiums in the world, Japanese are very good on futuristic buildings

[www.sercan.de]

Actually it will be built even if they lose the 2020 bid.
2019 Rugby WC will be played here

[Leedsrule]

Its ugly!

[BigB1967]

Originally Posted by Sebastianek

Oh my God !

this one will be truly amazing, now let's hope that Tokyo will get the games...

seriously it will be one of the best stadiums in the world, Japanese are very good on futuristic buildings

Has anyone ever noticed that what looks futuristic today typically looks dated 10 or 20 years down the road.

[Benn]

Depends on the project, the TWA terminal at JFK, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gym, Stadio San Nicola or the HSBC Tower in Hong Kong are 20-50 years old and still seem very modern in many ways. The Einstein Tower in Potsdam is from 1921 but could be fairly recent. Others fade into kitschy mediocrity its really a matter of the quality of the architecture not the style for me.

[alexandru.mircea]

There is stuff that looks even more futuristic now than in the first place, check out the Socialist Architecture thread.

[copa olympic]

Rugby: New stadium is real game-changer

By Michael Burgess

5:30 AM Sunday Dec 23, 2012



An artist's impression of the Tokyo stadium to be open in time for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

If the All Blacks reach the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, they will be playing in the most technologically advanced stadium the world has ever seen.

The old national stadium in Tokyo, the site of Peter Snell's glorious Olympic double (800m and 1500m) in 1964, is due to be knocked down by 2014 and replaced by the new 80,000 seat venue. The new design features a retractable roof and fully adjustable seating, which slides out to make room for an athletics track, or draws in to bring spectators close to the touchline for a rugby or football match.

"I think it will be the most modern stadium in the world," Japan Rugby Football Union chairman Tatsuzo Yabe told the Herald on Sunday. "We can change the shape by moving the seats - that is one of the most important things and means fans will be as close as possible."

Japan has a history of being able to construct sleek, modern stadia. They built several new venues for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and already boast a facility in Hokkaido that can switch to either a baseball or football venue.

The budget for the new stadium is a cool 130 billion ($1.85 billion), which would also be the most expensive stadium on the globe, surpassing the recently constructed New Meadowlands Stadium in New York, which hosts NFL teams the Giants and the Jets.

The winning design was submitted by London-based Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, after a worldwide competition that eventually attracted 49 submissions. The criteria was strict - apart from the 80,000 capacity, retractable roof and adjustable seating it also had to be environmentally efficient, complement the surrounding landscape, allow for smooth traffic and be ready for 2019. Hadid was the architect of the London Aquatic centre used at the recent Olympics, a focal point of the 2012 Games.

"We hope that the new stadium will become a tourist attraction in its own right," says 2019 Rugby World Cup Organising Committee CEO Koji Tokumasu. "It should be a spectacular structure and is a superb location with five metro stations within five minutes' walk."

It is ambitious undertaking and there are already some concerns about the budget, especially as the cost of the Hadid-designed Aquatic centre in London blew out from an original estimate of £72 million ($141 million) to £270 million.

Still, the Japanese approach differs markedly from New Zealand's stop-gap, half-measure approach for 2011 in partially renovating Eden Park.

"The National Stadium was built in 1958 so we had to update it," says Tokumasu, "you have to progress otherwise you will never get future FIFA World Cups or other big worldwide events. The most important thing in today's economy is to not spend too much money that will not last after the World Cup. If you make a stadium with extra seats and it stays forever, that will be good. But if it is just temporary that is no good."

Construction of the new stadium, which will also host the 2020 Olympics if Japan's bid is successful, is expected to be completed by 2018.

The New Zealand herald

[MS20]

So is this rectangular or does it at least have retractable seating? Can't have the national football team playing with a track.