Zaha Hadid Architects Entry No.17 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
Tadao Ando and the Japan Sport Council (JSC) have announced the eleven finalists who will compete in the final round of the international competition for the New National Stadium Japan. With the reconstruction, the National Stadium hopes to attract world-class events with the world’s largest spectator capacity and the world’s finest hospitality. The new stadium is already committed to hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup and is slated for competition in 2018.
Tadao Ando describes: “Our wish is to see a stadium designed by someone who shares this earth, with wisdom and technology that looks to the future of out planet.”
The finalists after the break…
Cox Architecture pty LTD:
Cox Architecture pty LTD Entry No.2 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
Populous:
Populous Entry No.9 – Courtesy of Japan Sport CouncilUNStudio / Yamashita Sekkei Inc.:
UNStudio / Yamashita Sekkei Inc. Entry No.12 – Courtesy of Japan Sport CouncilZaha Hadid Architects:
Zaha Hadid Architects Entry No.17 – Courtesy of Japan Sport CouncilTabanlioglu Architects Consultancy Limited Company:
Tabanlioglu Architects Consultancy Limited Company Entry No.24 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane / Architects & A+Architecture:
Dorell.Ghotmeh.Tane / Architects & A+Architecture Entry No.26 – Courtesy of Japan Sport CouncilAzusa Sekkei Co., Ltd.:
Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd. Entry No. 32 – Courtesy of Japan Sport CouncilToyo Ito & Associates, Architects:
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects Entry No. 33 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
SANAA + Nikken Sekkei Ltd:
SANAA + Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Entry No. 34 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
gmp.International GmbH:
gmp.International GmbH Entry No.35 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
Mitsuru Man Senda and Environment Design Institute:
Mitsuru Man Senda and Environment Design Institute Entry No.37 – Courtesy of Japan Sport Council
A winner is expected to be announced in mid-November.
Jury Chair: Tadao Ando
Jury Members: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takayuki Kishii, Hiroshi Naito, Makoto Yasuoka, Junji Ogura, Shunichi Tokura, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Ichiro Kono
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