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Architect Hadid in Olympic stadium re-design

Published Mon, Sep 7, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Tokyo

ARCHITECT Zaha Hadid will take another crack at designing Tokyo's 2020 Olympics stadium, her Japanese business partner said on Monday, after an initial proposal was scrapped due to its eye-watering US$2 billion price tag.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked Olympic organisers in July when he pulled the plug on the Iraqi-British architect's winning design as soaring c…

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