And finally… when town planning and architecture were Olympic events
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With many eyes trained on events in Paris over the next couple of weeks, SCN is taking a look back at when art competitions, featuring architecture and town planning, were part of the Olympic Games.
There were 146 medalists in the art competitions that were part of the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. During their first three appearances, the art competitions were grouped into five broad categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.
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In the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, John Hughes won Gold for GB for ‘Design for a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool’.
Following a final appearance at the 1948 Summer Olympics, art competitions were removed from the Olympic programme. Planners of the 1952 Summer Olympics opposed their inclusion on logistical grounds and concerns were also raised about the professionalism of the event, since only amateurs were allowed to participate in the sporting tournaments.
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