image from the presentation of Zaha Hadid Architects' New National Stadium video presentation, submitted with a detailed report to be given a second chance for the National Stadium. 

Zaha Hadid Architects has published a new statement about the decision of Tokyo's New National Stadium after the winning-design has been announced by Japanese government. Now, Kengo kuma's proposal has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Zaha Hadid Architects had retreated from the competition after two years since ZHA and Nikken Sekkei have not been able to secure a construction company in its consortium. Hadid's project had been exposed to so many critics over the project's cost and time management by public and some authorities. Even, Kengo Kuma, one of her colleagues, had criticised Hadid's proposal for being too big and too expensive. 

renewed design-stadium external view. image © Zaha Hadid Architects

After those controversial developments throughout the competition, Zaha Hadid has published a new statement, accusing Japanese authorities and architects of collusion over Tokyo Stadium. See the full transcript of Hadid's statement:

“We were honoured to be selected to design a stadium that would enable Japan to welcome the world for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and bring the 2020 Olympic Games to Tokyo, before becoming a new home for Japanese sport for many future generations''

"Sadly the Japanese authorities, with the support of some of those from our own profession in Japan, have colluded to close the doors on the project to the world.

“This shocking treatment of an international design and engineering team, as well as the respected Japanese design companies with whom we worked, was not about design or budget. In fact much of our two years of detailed design work and the cost savings we recommended have been validated by the remarkable similarities of our original detailed stadium layout and our seating bowl configuration with those of the design announced today.

“Work would already be underway building the stadium if the original design team had simply been able to develop this original design, avoiding the increased costs of an 18 month delay and risk that it may not be ready in time for the 2020 Games."

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‘Like a turtle waiting for Japan to sink so that it can swim away’: Zaha Hadid’s revised design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium. image © Zaha Hadid Architects

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