The beijing national stadium is a defining piece of architecture for 21st century china. The software behind frank gehrys geometrically complex. Chinese driver li ya tao was among the ten drivers competing in the stadium super truck race. The, also known as the national stadium, or the birds nest for its architecture, is a stadium under construction on the olympic green in beijing, china that is scheduled for completion in march, 2008. Twelve new sports venues for the 2008 olympic games, key buildings featured. The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 summer olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies starting on 8808 their lucky number. Reutersdavid gray a sign stands at a deserted field showing where the. For china, as for japan in 1964 and germany in 1972, the games were seen as a comingout party that demanded a worthy symbol, and beijings national stadium is a triumph of architectural invention.
The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 summer olympics and paralympics and will be used again in the 2022 winter olympics and paralympics. The olympics have always provided a great showcase for design, from the logos to the architecture, the athlete uniforms to. Beijing national stadium, officially the national stadium chinese. According to tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience olympic park. A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be built. As winners of this original competition, sasaki is proud to have set the urban design framework for the design of the olympic green. Software is allowing architects to design buildings in radically new ways. It is also likely to endure as an urban amenity, enjoying a vibrant. Ten cities submitted bids to host the 2008 summer olympics and paralympics, five of. One of their biggest recent innovations has been to develop tools to help architecture and building teams organize themselves and communicate about a project.
Architecture of the games writes about urban planning, architecture, transportation, landscape design and the visual identity of the olympic games. The national stadium for the beijing 2008 olympic games will be the main stadium for track and field events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. Chinese culture greatly influenced the choice of this architecture. Sasaki won first prize in the international design competition to establish the master plan for the olympic green the main site of the 2008 olympic games in beijing. The olympic events of track and field, football, gavelock, weight throw and discus were held there. It also housed track and field, football, discus and other events. The beijing national stadium construction took approximately three years for. Apart from all the marketing items, some other objects have to be designed for the olympic games, such as the olympic torch or the medals. It had a total spectator capacity of 91 000 but was reduced to 80 000 after the olympic event. Beijing china olympics stadium construction youtube. Beijing national stadium is located at north 4th ring of beijing city, on the south part of the beijing olympic green. Legacies of olympic games 2008 set to benefit beijing 2022. The stadium also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and athletic events of the 2008 summer paralympics from 6 september to 17 september 2008. Beijing national stadium is very popular for its unique architecture.
The configuration of the beijing national stadium is meant to symbolize great nature on the earth. Design and construction of beijing olympics stadium. Birds nest is an original creation, with a fresh and unique appeal, an exciting example of global architecture. A mesh of steel bands forms the sides of the national stadium in beijing, the olympic stadium built for the 2008 summer games in beijing, china. The building structure of beijing olympics stadium had to pass vigorous seismic tests. This week, with the help of our readers, our architecture city guide is headed to beijing.
The stadium was jointly designed by architects jacques herzog and pierre. It was designed as the main stadium of 2008 beijing olympic games. National stadium, beijing birds nest 2008 olympic main. Software is allowing architects to design buildings in. The estimated cost to build the stadium was a whopping rmb2,267 million roughly usd33 million.
The sheer amount of steel that was required in the construction of the stadium was a motivating factor for the chinese government. Forest park station, olympic green station, olympic center station, and bei tucheng station. Beijing has a range of architectural styles, but the three most prevalent are the traditional imperial. This stadium is built with 36 kilometers of steel beams resembling twigs in a birds nest. In a special feature on the architecture of the beijing olympics, jonathan glancey sneaks a look inside its signature building the looping, swooping, stunning stadium in pictures. Enclosed within the bubble walls are five swimming pools including a wave machine and rides, a restaurant and seating and facilities for 17,000 spectators. Interesting facts about beijing national stadium just. The beijing national stadium at the olympic green also known as the birds nest hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 29th olympiad in china in august 2008.
Watercube by ptw architects dezeen architecture and. Jonathan glancey sneaks a look inside beijings new. Beijing is a city reshaped, and the 2008 olympic games will leave a lasting impact on the landscape of one of the most historic cities in the world. As the main stadium for the 2008 olympic games, the national stadium is located. It quickly got the nickname of the birds nest, as the banded exterior seen from above seems to replicate the avian architecture. See more ideas about olympics, design and olympic logo. Beijing national stadium is a stadium in beijing, china.
With the beijing olympics summer games 2008 just around the corner. Model of the olympic stadium birds nest beijing modelos. The 2008 beijing olympics venue for the beach volleyball competition lies deserted and unmaintained. The chinese national stadium was the 2008 olympic games most striking structure, recognised all over the world. Beijing national stadium, officially the national stadium also known as the birds nest niaochao, is a 91,000capacity stadium in beijing. Tekla structures software was used in the detailing and workshop design of the most complex and challenging parts of the steel structure. Referred to as the birds nest, this stadium constructed in an elliptical shape and with a seating capacity of 91,000 was one of the top venues for the 2008 beijing olympics. Beijing subway line 8 for olympic, beijing olympic subway line. The centre will host the swimming and diving events at the beijing 2008 olympic games in august, hosted. Beyond the iconic design there is the deeper importance of showing the coexistence of the olympic games and nature. Beijing will also make use of existing venues from the 2008 games when it hosts the olympic winter games in 2022, with the water cube set to stage the curling events, the national indoor stadium to be used for ice hockey, and the opening and closing ceremonies. Urban development programs in china have to be understood in relation to. The most striking structure of the 2008 beijing olympic games.
The national aquatics center, also known as the water cube, was one of the most dramatic and exciting sporting venues constructed for the 2008 beijing olympic games. The olympic green in beijing as a whole is a beautiful. Recent olympic torches, the new york times has a complete collection of olympic torches. At present beijing subway line 8 constructed for the 2008 beijing olympics is 5. The olympics have ushered in a new era in chinese construction history and nothing symbolizes this better than the birds nest, with its dramatic visual impact and stylistic cues that blend modern steel construction with forms found in nature.
Coming at a time of huge economic growth and largescale. The iconic birds nest stadium was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies. Beijing olympics buildings, china architecture earchitect. The beijing national stadium bird nest with images. During beijing olympic games, the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony, athletics, football and some other events were held in the birds nest. Unique buildings amazing buildings 2022 winter olympics summer olympics beijing national stadium jacques herzog stadium architecture beijing olympics chief architect. Jan 22, 20 the beijing national stadium bird nest jan 22, 20 the beijing national stadium bird nest. They gained insight into how other firms operate, and where technology could make the biggest impact. Beijing national stadium gallardo miami architects.