{"id":1602,"date":"2023-03-02T03:04:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T02:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architecturemaker.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2023-03-02T03:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T02:04:46","slug":"was-architecture-an-olympic-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architecturemaker.com\/was-architecture-an-olympic-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Was architecture an olympic sport?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the early days of the Olympics, eligibility for competition was restricted to amateur athletes. This meant that professionals, such as architects, were not able to compete. However, there have been a few instances where architects have been able to compete in the Olympics. In the 1924 Olympics, an architect named Eugène Aubrun competed in the hammer throw event. He did not win a medal, but he did set a world record for the hammer throw that stood for almost 20 years. In the 1988 Olympics, an architect named CarlosZA<\/p>\n

No, architecture was not an Olympic sport.<\/p>\n

When did architecture stop being an Olympic sport? <\/h2>\n

In 1954, the competitions were once and for all replaced by art exhibitions. Many works awarded with Olympic medals have been lost. Architectural projects are easiest to track, although not all have been built but some of the buildings definitely left their mark on history and are still in use today.<\/p>\n

The first architecture competition was held in 1912 at the Stockholm Games. All entries in all categories of the art competitions were required to draw links between art and sport. The architecture competition allowed both built work and speculative designs to enter as well as designs for town planning.<\/p>\n

What were the 5 artistic Olympic events <\/h3>\n