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Solution 5. Circular Design: PyeongChang Olympic Stadium | Junglim Architecture

photographed by
Yoon Joonhwan (unless otherwise indicated)
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Junglim Architecture
edited by
Bang Yukyung, Lee Sowoon
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SPACE May 2026 (No. 702) 

 

 

 

Olympic Mode (left) and Legacy Mode after demolition ©Junglim Architecture (right) 

 

 

The PyeongChang Olympic Stadium was the first project in Olympic history designed with the goal of being dismantled and recycled after the event. The temporary stands and facilities used during the games were all leased. Only the first three floors of the seven-storey headquarters building remain as a memorial hall, while the slopes that once held the stands were converted into natural terracing. The site for the opening and closing ceremonies is characterised by mou...

 
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