PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval, Gangneung, Gangwon,, Korea Studio Zoppini Associate
has composed concept designs of a unique public space for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics bid.
Thursday 07 Apr 2011
A leaf-like canopy creates and inspiring internal volume, regarded by Studio Zoppini Associate as a
tribute to the picturesque location, as well as recalling the atmosphere of the very early Ovals. This
artificial foliage has been specifically designed to give spectators and athletes the sensation of being
enclosed in a forest, with an integrated cable net roof also acting as a lighting device as natural lighting
penetrates the arena. The longer sides were left open where you get the most predominant
architectural image.







Milwaukee Art Museum

Another expressive example to metaphor in architecture is the Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin,
designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. This sculptural building featured a cathedral-like
space, a vaulted glass ceiling, a moveable sunscreen with a wingspan that unfolds and folds twice daily.
The museum is rich with metaphors and was interpreted as ships and birds that move up and down in
the lakefront site.







Bahia temple

Impressive piece of architecture is also the is the Bahia temple at New Delhi, built by Fariborz Sahbathe
in 1986. The structure of the building is made of reinforced concrete shells, which metaphorically could be
perceived as the petals of a flower.