Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium set to be demolished

The demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange in Takamatsu, Japan, has been announced, sparking a petition to save it.
Completed by Tange in 1964, the post-war landmark has been under threat of demolition since 2014 when it was closed due to a roof leak.
It has now been confirmed by local governor Toyohito Ikeda that the iconic boat-like structure, which is in need of an extensive retrofit, will be torn do