munich olympic stadium

Munich Olympic Stadium by SAL

Munich Olympic Natatorium by SAL

I cannot over-emphasize how enthralled I was when I had a chance to visit the Olympic Stadium complex in Munich, Germany. First of all, the high level of technicalities employed to create the structures was, at the time, far and above anything else like it. Similar to a glass and steel structure, this structure is actually far more complex and is one of the most stunning set of buildings I have ever encountered.

Olympic architecture

Fisht Olympic Stadium in the Sochi Olympic Park. Photo courtesy of Populous.

I hope that Architect Jerry Anderson and POPULOUS will get the credit due to them through the Media's content during this 2014 Winter Olympics season. Not only is this Olympic complex the most expensive in the history of the Games at $50 billion, but it is perhaps the most gorgeous as well. The buildings and details are endlessly perfect in proportion and scale. I would rather get a tour of the buildings even than to see the events.

In 2010, I was able to attend the Vancouver Olympics and to do many interviews, write articles, and even be taped for some live interviews about the architecture of the Olympics and Vancouver itself as well. I was overwhelmed when stepping foot physically within Vancouver to see that only perhaps 10% of the architecture of the Olympics had been made visible to the public through the Media up until that point. The architecture there, too, was absolutely stunning.