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Architecture of the Games Magazine #4 – Februari 2022

This is the fourth edition of ‘Architecture of the Games Magazine’. This edition focuses on the XXIV Olympic Winter Games – Beijing 2022. We take a look to the Games from the perspective of the designer: We explain the Beijing 2022 Masterplan and give a complete overview of all the venues.

This magazine is available to read for free; (link).

 

Preview

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Beijing 2022; Current weather conditions in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou

Beijing

BEIJING WEATHER

Venues

  • National Stadium: Opening and Closing Ceremonies
  • National Aquatics Centre: Curling
  • National Indoor Stadium: Ice Hockey (Men’s Tournament)
  • Wukesong Sports Centre: Ice Hockey (Women’s Tournament)
  • National Speed Skating Oval: Speed Skating
  • Capital Indoor Stadium: Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating
  • Big Air Shougang: Skiing (Freestyle Skiing: Big Air. Snowboard: Big Air)

 

Yanqing

YANQING WEATHER

Venues

  • National Sliding Centre: Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge
  • National Alpine Skiing Centre: Skiing (Alpine Skiing)

 

Zhangjiakou

ZHANGJIAKOU WEATHER

Venues

  • Genting Snow Park: Skiing (Freestyle Skiing: Aerials, Moguls, Ski Cross, Halfpipe, Slopestyle. Snowboard: Parallel Giant Slalom, Cross, Halfpipe, Slopestyle)
  • National Cross-Country Centre: Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined (Cross-Country Skiing)
  • National Ski Jumping Centre: Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined (Ski Jumping)
  • National Biathlon Centre: Biathlon
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Beijing 2022; National Stadium

Photo by Bernt Rostad (CC BY 2.0) | https://www.flickr.com/photos/brostad/4143169661 | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

 

Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: Herzog & de Meuron, Ai Weiwei
  • Year completed: 2008
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 91,000
  • Olympic sports: Opening and Closing Ceremonies
  • Paralympic sports: Opening and Closing Ceremonies
  • Post-Games use: Sports and entertainment events.
  • Other facts: Also used as venue at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; National Aquatics Centre

Photo by Arne Müseler | arne-mueseler.com | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.de

 

Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: PTW Architects
  • Year completed: 2008
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 4,500
  • Olympic sports: Curling
  • Paralympic sports: Wheelchair Curling
  • Post-Games use: Ice events, water events and large-scale commercial activities.
  • Other facts: Also used as venue at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

Location

 

Video

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; National Indoor Stadium

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Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: Beijing Institute of Technology Design + Glöckner Architekten
  • Year completed: 2007
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 18,000
  • Olympic sports: Ice Hockey (Men’s Tournament)
  • Paralympic sports: Para Ice Hockey
  • Post-Games use: Large-scale cultural and sporting events.
  • Other facts: Also used as venue at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; Wukesong Sports Centre

Photo by N509FZ – Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110906080

 

Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: Gu Yonghui
  • Year completed: 2008
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 17,000
  • Olympic sports: Ice Hockey (Women’s Tournament)
  • Paralympic sports: –
  • Post-Games use: Cultural, sports, leisure and entertainment complex.
  • Other facts: Also used as venue at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; National Speed Skating Oval

Photo by Arne Müseler | arne-mueseler.com | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.de

 

Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: Populous
  • Year completed: 2021
  • Type: New
  • Capacity: 12,000 (8,000 permanent + 4,000 temporary)
  • Olympic sports: Speed Skating
  • Paralympic sports: –
  • Post-Games use: ISU Excellence Centre. Multi-purpose ice centre.
  • Other facts: Built on the location of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Green Hockey Field and the Olympic Green Archery Field.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; Capital Indoor Stadium

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Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Year completed: 1968
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 18,000
  • Olympic sports: Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating
  • Paralympic sports: –
  • Post-Games use: Training venue for national teams. Winter sports experience centre open to the public.
  • Other facts: Also used as venue at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; Big Air Shougang

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Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Beijing
  • Architect: TeamMinus
  • Year completed: 2019
  • Type: New
  • Capacity: 4,912
  • Olympic sports: Skiing (Freestyle Skiing: Big Air. Snowboard: Big Air)
  • Paralympic sports: –
  • Post-Games use: Venue for Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing Big Air competitions. Used by the public for recreational purposes.
  • Other facts: Constructed on top of a former steel mill. The world’s first permanent Big Air structure.

 

Location

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Beijing 2022; Non-competition venues

Training Venues

  • Wukesong Ice Hockey Training Hall
  • CTS Figure Skating Training Hall
  • CTS Short Track Speed Skating Training Hall

 

Photo by N509FZ – Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114911971

Villages

  • Beijing Olympic Village / Beijing Paralympic Village
  • Yanqing Olympic Village / Yanqing Paralympic Village
  • Zhangjiakou Olympic Village / Zhangjiakou Paralympic Village

 

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Media

  • Main Media Centre (MPC + IBC)
  • Zhangjiakou Mountain Broadcast Centre
  • Zhangjiakou Mountain Press Centre

 

Medal Plazas

  • Beijing Medals Plaza
  • Yanqing Paralympic Medals Plaza
  • Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.