Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams wants to bring the arts competitions, which were last held in 1948, back to the Olympics.
Speaking at an event at the Frank Gehry-designed Louis Vuitton Foundation building to mark the opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, William suggested that he would like to see the arts competitions return to the games in 2028.
"At one point the Olympics actually had like the arts as a section that ran all these competitions ? sculpture, architecture and visual arts," he told the Associated Press.
"The idea [is] we get to put the arts back in, and maybe by 2028. Why not take this moment to raise an awareness""
Jan Wils won the Olympic gold for architecture in 1928 The arts competitions were part of modern Olympic founder Pierre de Coubertin's vision for the games and were held from 1912 to 1948 alongside the sporting events.
Medals were awarded in five categories ? architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture ? for pieces that were inspired by sport.
Notable winners of the architecture awards include Dutch architect Jan Wils for the design of the 1928 Olympic stadium in Amsterdam. In 1936, German architect Werner March won a gold medal in the town planning section and a silver in architectural design for the Reich Sport Field, which hosted the games.

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