Tokyo split over Zaha Hadid’s ‘gigantic white elephant’ Olympic stadiumFar from embracing her blueprint, some of Hadid’s fellow architects have denounced the 80,000-seat structure as a monstrosity that stands out only because of its incongruity with its surroundings. The most withering criticism has come from the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who designed the Palau Sant Jordi used in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In a long open letter sent to the Japan Sports Coun
