Althought it was thought to end of the controversy about the National Stadium in Tokyo Olympic in 2020 because of the new design of it by many people, it is not the right thinking.
The newest design of Tokyo National Stadium is significantly similar to the past plan, which was abolished by the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe because of the vast costs. Also, it is warned by the architects that Japan may repeat this kind of failure in terms of the construction of the Tokyo National Stadium. According to David B. Stewart, professor of architecture at Tokyo Institute of Technology, he said that in terms of the construction of the new stadium, there are several points which were mistaken and it is strange that we do not know how the points related to each other.
In December in 2015, the new design of the stadium provided by Kengo Kuma, the architect, was chosen. And also it was announced that the construction will start in November 2016 and finish in 2019.
However, the controversy was not finished. Hadid complained to Japan that the new design is similar to her original design and Japan did not provide her the payment for her work. So she was frustrated.
On the other hand, Mr. Kuma insisted that the relationships between the work by him and the work by Hadid was unavoidable.
According to the office of Hadid, they said that as the solution to deal with this problem is to collaborate when we work with the architects and the clients.
Furthermore, not only the design problem but also the cost problem is arisen. Although the stadium is open for about 50 days, when Olympic and Paralympic are held. It is estimated that the cost will be about 2 billion dollars, which is the most expensive price for constructing the Olympics Stadium and in history. For example, in London Olympic in 2012, the preparation of the main stadium was one-third price.
Through the design and cost problem, the government plans that the time to finish the construction of the National Stadium will be in 2019, but it is difficult to manage to fit the timetable and the reality.
I trust the two resources which are written in the bottom of this page.
As for the article published by The Japan Times, I thought that it describes the controversy in terms of the design of the new National Stadium, focusing on the two positions: from the position of Hadid and the position of Kengo Kuma. So I think we can see the controversial issue about the National Stadium and the solution insisted by the Hadid's office.
In terms of the second one which was published by the New York Times, it described the problem of Tokyo National Stadium from the perspective of economy. Although I could not find the clear solutions to deal with this problem, I think that this article describe the situation about the cost problem as for the construction of new stadium in detail and with examples of the previous Olympics.
I think that it is a very difficult problem to come to a conclusion.
About the design of the Tokyo National Stadium, I agree with the office of Hadid. I think that one of the advantages for hosting the Tokyo Olympic will be the reason to strengthen the relationships between Japan and the other countries, so through the international cooperation in terms of the construction of the new stadium, it will be the important step to make the Tokyo Olympic in 2020 succeed.
In terms of the costs of the construction, I think that Japan should think about not only the luxurious design of the stadium but also the reality of Japanese economy as well. In the future, the financial problem will be more the serious problem in Japan. So in order to manage to finish constructing the Tokyo National Stadium by 2019 on time, I think that Japan may have to make the costs and the stadium itself a little or much smaller than the previous plan.
Through thinking about the dream and the reality of Tokyo Olympic and focusing on the good points or strong points and strengthen these points, the Tokyo Olympics will become more and more better thing!!!
- Mckirdy, A. (2016, January 29). Despite new design, controversy may dog Tokyo’s Olympic stadium long after last lap is run. Retrieved July 16, 2016, from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/29/national/design-controversy-may-dog-tokyos-olympic-stadium-long-last-lap-run/#.V4kLCdwkos0
- Soble, J. (2015, July 17). Japan Scraps Olympic Stadium Plan Over $2 Billion Price Tag. Retrieved July 16, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/world/asia/japan-scraps-stadium-plan-for-2020-tokyo-olympics-over-2-billion-price-tag.html?_r=0
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