Beijing 2022; Video: Start transformation National Aquatics Center
Update 10-02-2019; Video removed from YouTube by the owner.
Beijing 2008; IOC: Beijing’s former industrial complex Shougang district sees sustainable urban regeneration push
Shougang district, once the burning heart of Beijing’s industrial complex, is now standing proud as a monument to the city’s urban regeneration efforts. Cooling towers are being transformed into Olympic venues, blast furnaces into training centres and an iron ore storage tower has even become home to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Organising Committee. Ten years on from hosting its first summer Olympic Games and four years out from its debut Olympic Winter Games, the Shougang district is getting a new look.
You can read the full article at olympic.org.
Beijing 2008; IOC: Beijing builds on stadium success by adding to 2008’s architectural legacy
Olympic Games Beijing 2008 left the city with some of the best sports stadiums in the world, which will again come under the global spotlight at the Olympic Winter Games in 2022. Ten years on from the unforgettable Opening Ceremony in the ‘Bird’s Nest’, we look at how the venues are being reworked and how new developments will add to China’s reputation as a sporting capital.
You can read the full article at olympic.org.
Beijing 2008; Launch and Promotion video Emblem
Tommorow, the logo for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be unveiled. Below you will find (in anticipation for this event) the launch video and a promotional video of the emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Beijing 2008; Visual Brand Presentation
Beijing 2008; Sneakers inspired by Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium
Olympic bids from the past; Beijing 2008
Leading up to the 2024 host city election, we pay attention to Olympic bids from the past. Today, the successful bid of Beijing 2008.
Bids for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Applicant cities
- Bangkok
- Caïro
- Havana
- Kuala Lumpur
- Seville
Candidate cities
- Beijing
- Osaka
- Toronto
- Istanbul
- Paris
Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008
2008 Host city election ballots results
112th IOC Session, Moscow, 13-07-2001
| City | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| Beijing | 44 | 56 |
| Toronto | 20 | 22 |
| Paris | 15 | 18 |
| Istanbul | 17 | 9 |
| Osaka | 6 | — |
Beijing 2008 Olympic Bid Video
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Beijing 2008; Beijing National Aquatics Center
Venue Beijing 2008; Beijing National Aquatics Center
Olympics Beijing 2008
Architect PTW Architects, CSCEC International Design en Arup
Capacity 17,000 Seats
Olympic Sports Swimming, diving and synchronized swimming
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Beijing 2008; Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Venue Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Olympics Beijing 2008
Architect Beijing Institute of Technology Design, Beijing Urban Engineering Design & Research Institute
Capacity 20,000 Seats
Olympic Sports Artistic Gymnastics, Trampolining, Handball
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