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Architecture, Designs For Town Planning, Open

Date30 July – 14 August 1932
StatusOlympic
LocationLos Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles, California
Participants10 from 7 countries
JudgeArthur Brown, Jr.USA
JudgeEliel SaarinenFIN
JudgeMyron HuntUSA
JudgeWarren P. LairdUSA
JudgeFrederick MeyerUSA

There were 58 participants from 14 countries who took part in architecture with 63 exhibits (including “hors concours“). The architects were offered a wide range of possibilities. There were drawings, watercolors, perspective drawings, sketches and photographs of construction projects to be submitted, … whose ultimate purpose is related to the training exercises of sport, such as stadiums, sports grounds, playgrounds, covered lanes, club buildings, boat houses, gymnasiums, bathhouses etc., and meet high artistic standards. The exhibits for the two competitions “Town Planning” and “Architectural Design” were identical, but were assessed separately for both categories. Therefore, works that were not awarded with a medal cannot be attributed to either category.

In architecture, all six medals were awarded. Probably for the first time, so-called “Honourable Mentions” were also expressed. The jury for architecture consisted of mostly well-known architects from the USA.

British architect John Hughes won the gold medal for _ Design of a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium for the City of Liverpool_. His design, however, was not realized.

The silver medalist was Danish architect Jens Houmøller Klemmensen with his _ Stadium and Public Park. Marathon Park, which won the bronze medal, was the work of Belgian architect André Verbeke.

PosCatalogue NumberCompetitorNOCTranslated TitleOriginal TitleTitle in Olympic Report or Catalogue
1270John HughesGBRDesign of a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium for the City of LiverpoolDesign of a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium for the City of LiverpoolSports and Recreation Center with Stadium for the City of LiverpoolGold
2199Jens Houmøller KlemmensenDENStadium and Public ParkDesign for et stadion og en offentlig parkStadium and Public ParkSilver
376André VerbekeBELMarathon ParkMarathon ParkBronze
HM75Louis StynenBELSports centerCentre Sportif (Ontwerp voor een sportcomplex)Centre Sportif
HM155-158Alois DryákTCHState Stadium of StrahovVelký strahovský stadion155: General View of State Stadium on Strahov, 156: General plan of State Stadium, 157: Part of ground plan of the main concrete grandstand, 158: Views of the main concrete grandstand
HM406-410Hermann AlkerGERKarlsruhe High School StadiumEntwurf des Hochschulstadions Karlsruhe406: Hochschulstadion Karlsruhe, Tribünenansicht, 407: Hochschulstadion Karlsruhe, Ansicht der Tribüne vom Wall, 408: Ansicht der Tribüne von den Tennisplätzen, 409: Hochschulstadion Karlsruhe Ansicht der Eingangsseite, 410: Tribünensystem ALKER
HM677-678Martin WesterbergSWEProject for Medborgashuset (Community House) in StockholmMedborgashuset, StockholmDesign for a Community House in Stockholm
HM(1095)Shirley Baker / John Branner / Dan OrmsbeeUSADesign for the Stanford StadiumDesign for the Stanford StadiumStanford Stadium/Design for the Stanford Stadium