This is Zaha Hadid’s original winning design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium, which was also due to host several matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. It was cancelled shortly after at the request of the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, after costs ballooned to 252bn yen (£1.3bn), almost twice the initial estimate.
The government was forced to apologize for wasting billions of taxpayers’ money, as it had already paid around 6.2bn yen to Hadid, as well as other architects and construction firms, when it cancelled the stadium.
The stadium’s size and futuristic design drew criticism from some architects and Tokyo residents, with it being likened to a bicycle helmet, spaceship, turtle and a toilet seat.
While Japan blamed rising costs on the stadium’s design, Hadid’s firm said organizers had practically guaranteed that costs would rise by selecting a limited number of domestic construction companies too early in the process.
malgoya on June 9th, 2017 at 12:26 UTC »
This is Zaha Hadid’s original winning design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium, which was also due to host several matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. It was cancelled shortly after at the request of the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, after costs ballooned to 252bn yen (£1.3bn), almost twice the initial estimate.
The government was forced to apologize for wasting billions of taxpayers’ money, as it had already paid around 6.2bn yen to Hadid, as well as other architects and construction firms, when it cancelled the stadium.
The stadium’s size and futuristic design drew criticism from some architects and Tokyo residents, with it being likened to a bicycle helmet, spaceship, turtle and a toilet seat.
While Japan blamed rising costs on the stadium’s design, Hadid’s firm said organizers had practically guaranteed that costs would rise by selecting a limited number of domestic construction companies too early in the process.
SexyMrSkeltal on June 9th, 2017 at 12:58 UTC »
That looks like it could be a screenshot from a Cities:Skylines 2.
Screamyy on June 9th, 2017 at 13:14 UTC »
I'll never forgive that building for what it did to Steve Irwin