Beijing 2008/2022; Beijing National Stadium
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Olympics Beijing 2008 & Beijing 2022
Architect Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei
Capacity 80.000 seats
Olympic Sports Ceremonies, Athletics
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Book recommendation; Olympic Realities: Sechs Stadte Nach dem Grossanlass / Six Cities After the Games
From the author:
World records, heroic stories, tears of the losers. The Olympics are the most important international sporting event when, for two weeks, one city is watched by the world.
Universal enthusiasm and a global media presence politicise the games and provide an opportunity for massive investment. Stadiums become symbols of power.
Days of euphoria are followed by disillusionment. Olympic Realities takes the viewer to six places deserted by the Olympic circus.
Bruno Helbling’s architecture photography raises questions of the significance of these monstrous events.
The impressive pictures are accompanied by six controversial essays, each written by an author with a special connection to the particular Olympic city.
Simultaneously provocative and entertaining, they expose the roots of a system of megalomania, corruption and mismanagement.
Olympic Realities is not only a highly aesthetic record of endurance, but also a sharp portrayal of an inescapable recurrence.Hardback, 206 pages, English & German, 164 color-photographs
Photography by Bruno Helbling Essays by Werner van Gent, Peter Dittmann, Ahmed Buric,
Francesco Pastorelli, Barbara Lüthi and Martin Müller.
Graphic-Design by Lars Egert
Birkhäuser 2015
ISBN 978-3-0356-0631-7
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Book recommendation; Olympic Architecture: Beijing 2008
From the publisher:
Without a doubt the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not only attract worldwide attention for the sporting contests, but also for the architectural settings and arenas. The exemplary and prestigious stadiums will remain of interest long after the games are over. Olympic Architecture, Beijing 2008 is a comprehensive survey of all the venues for the 29th Olympic Games. It provides detailed insights into the specialized stadium architecture with an abundance of visual material such as bird’s-eye views, illustrations of details, plans/elevations/sections, and rendering drawings. Part One of the volume is an overview written by Ma Guoxin, architectural master and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Part Two gives descriptions of the individual Olympic venues, including 15 newly-built ones (e.g. the Main Olympic Project – Bird’s Nest by Herzog & De Meuron, and the National Aquatics Center – Water Cube by the China Construction Design International (Shenzhen) of CSCEC, PTW Architects, Australia, and Arup Australasia), 14 reconstructed buildings (e.g. Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Workers’ Stadium) and 6 temporary structures (e.g. Olympic Green Hockey Field, Wukesong Baseball Field).
Product details
Olympic Architecture
Beijing 2008
Birkhäuser
314 p.
325 color, 132 b/w ills, 132 drawings and plans
22,0 x 30,5 cm
Hardcover
EUR 39.90 / GBP 29.90 net, excl. local VAT
ISBN 978-3-7643-8834-8
English
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Beijing 2008; Olympic legacy lives on in Qingdao
ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao is just one of many events that see the eyes of the sailing world shift focus on China. Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Qingdao International Sailing Week, Qingdao International Marine Festival, the Extreme Sailing Series and the Volvo Ocean Race have all passed through the venue, highlighting the sport to the local community and across China.
Beijing 2008; Pictograms
Beijing 2008; Look of the Games
A video is produced covering the “Look of the Games” on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for each Olympics. This video includes an overview of the work produced for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. It includes key insights from select individuals responsible for helping shape each city’s imaging program.
Iconologic founder and Look of the Games Advisor to the IOC, Brad Copeland, is featured in this video.
Beijing 2008; Venues
Beijing 2008; Bird’s Nest illustration
andre chiote illustrates famous sport venues such as the beijing olympic stadium #architecture http://t.co/Ihk34F3IHK pic.twitter.com/VBAUdzzmmL
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2022 bid; Legacy Stockholm 1912 & Beijing 2008
Two former Summer Olympics hosts are bidding for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Hoping to become the first city that has organised both Summer and Winter Olympics.
In 2012 the IOC made these two videos about the Olympic legacy of Beijing and Stockholm:
- Stockholm 1912: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGp6aS4y6E
- Beijing 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds6RN3BP3dM