💡FUN FACT!
#Architecture was once considered an “Olympic Sport”
From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games included art competitions, and architecture was one of the official categories. These competitions were inspired by the vision of Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, who believed in the integration of art and sport. The art categories included architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. Competitors submitted works that were inspired by sport, such as stadium designs, which were judged and awarded Olympic medals just like athletic events.
However, after the 1948 London Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to remove the art competitions from the Games. The primary reason for this decision was the growing professional status of the artists participating, which conflicted with the Olympic requirement that all competitors be amateurs. As a result, architecture and the other art categories were discontinued as Olympic events.
✅Notable Architectural Competitions
1912 Stockholm Olympics: The first instance where architecture was included. Gold was awarded to Eugen Eduard Hertig for his city planning project for a sports complex.
1928 Amsterdam Olympics: Jan Wils won gold for his design of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, which was also used for the Games.
Although architecture is no longer an Olympic category, the legacy of these competitions remains a fascinating chapter in the history of the Games.
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