Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Tange’s Olympic Buildings In Tokyo, c. 1966

Historical information

Discusses Kenzo Tange's plans for the national Gymnasium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and his use of tensile construction.

Significance

Original manuscript of an article published as ‘Olympic Buildings in Tokyo’ in "The Architectural Review", Vol.139 no.830, April 1966 pp. 262 - 270

Physical description

Typewritten, carbon copy, quarto, 13 pages. A second copy is a photocopy, 14 pages. (Two copies)

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