With less than 300 days to go, the Olympic venues and village nears its completion. Photos via www.brasil2016.gov.br.
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| Zone | Venue | Ceremonies / Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 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 | National Sliding Centre | Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge |
| National Alpine Skiing Centre | Skiing (Alpine Skiing) | |
| Zhangjiakou | 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 | |
| Zone | Cluster | Venue | Venue status | Current Use | Post-Games use | Legacy Seating Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | Olympic Green | National Stadium | Existing | Stadium | Stadium | 80.000 |
| National Aquatics Centre | Existing | Venue/public swimming pool | Venue/public swimming pool | 4.500 | ||
| National Indoor Stadium | Existing | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | 18.000 | ||
| National Speed Skating Oval | Planned | - | Public skating venue and ice hockey clubs | 6.000 | ||
| Wukesong Sports Centre | Wukesong Sports Centre | Existing | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | 17.000 | |
| Capital Indoor Stadium | Capital Indoor Stadium | Existing | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | Venue/public sports & leisure/commercial performance | 18.000 | |
| Yanqing | Yanqing | National Sliding Centre | Additional | - | Venue/training base for national teams | 2.000 |
| National Alpine Ski Centre | Additional | - | Venue/training base for national teams | 0 | ||
| Zhangjiakou | Zhangjiakou | Biathlon Centre | Planned | - | Ski field | 5.000 |
| Nordic Centre Cross Country Venue | Additional | - | Venue/training base for national teams | 0 | ||
| Nordic Centre Ski Jumping Venue | Planned | - | Venue/training base for national teams | 5.000 | ||
| Nordic Centre | - | - | Venue/training base for national teams | 5.000J | ||
| Genting Snow Park A | Existing | Ski field | Ski field | 0 | ||
| Genting Snow Park B | Existing | Ski field | Ski field | 0 | ||
| Zone | Venue | Ceremonies / Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing | National Stadium | Opening and Closing Ceremonies |
| National Aquatics Centre | Wheelchair Curling | |
| National Indoor Stadium | Para Ice Hockey | |
| Yanqing | National Alpine Skiing Centre | Para Alpine Skiing |
| Zhangjiakou | Genting Snow Park | Para Snowboard |
| National Biathlon Centre | Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing | |
“Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow”
In partnership with PanStadia and Arena Management magazine, Populous are delighted to announce a year-long project to explore the future in sports and entertainment venues, culminating in a special presentation at the 2nd edition of the Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific event being held at the Singapore Sports Hub this September.
As the project title suggests, “Tomorrow’s Together” seeks to understand and develop what it is that has drawn people together to experience amazing occasions for thousands of years. While the attraction of experiencing events ‘together’ is likely to remain unchallenged, developments in architecture and engineering, science and technology will mean that the nature of this togetherness could change dramatically; from revenue-generation and technology, to sustainability and personalized digital experiences.
As well being presented in the quarterly issues of PanStadia and Arena Management Magazine, we’ll be posting new content here throughout the year, including exclusive videos, sketches and podcasts. If you have a question that you’d like to ask the Populous design team, or any ideas related to the project, please email info@populous.comor join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #venuesofthefuture.
Source / more info: populous.com
Two London Olympic venues in this book; Olympic Shooting Venue (Magma Architecture) and Coca-Cola Beatbox Pavilion (Pernilla & Asif)
From the publisher:
Material Innovation: Architecture
Andrew H. Dent
Leslie SherrMATERIAL INNOVATION is an ambitious new series identifying and examining the new and innovative materials that are transforming art, design and technology practice
Clearly structured and illustrated with carefully selected images throughout, this book will connect material to reader and will inspire both students and professionals to pursue the optimal material for each specific application.
This volume focuses on specific categories of materials – glass and ceramic, altered naturals, high-performance composites, digitally fabricated metals and polymer films – applied to an extensive range of projects, from the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision to the Ordos Art and City Museum in Mongolia. Seven specially commissioned ‘visual narratives’ by such architects as Zaha Hadid are also included.
The series is being produced in association with Material ConneXion, a materials consultancy agency with unparalleled expertise in innovative and sustainable materials. Its materials library of advanced, innovative and sustainable materials and processes is the largest of its kind in the world.
With a preface by George M. Beylerian, the founder of Material ConneXion, and an introduction by Gail Peter Borden, the head of Architecture at the University of Southern California, the texts are authoritative and yet also accessible.
Andrew H. Dent, Ph.D., Vice President of Library and Materials Research at Material ConneXion, leads a team of material experts to solve design challenges and help companies develop the products of tomorrow.
Leslie Sherr has written extensively about architecture, design and gardens. As a brand strategist, she has worked for several leading communication design firms, most recently C&G Partners.
ISBN 9780500291283
24.00 x 19.00 cm
Paperback
224pp
415 Illustrations, 415 in colour
First published 2014
From the architect:
The Rio 2016 Handball Arena is designed to be disassembled after the games and reconstructed into four schools. AndArchitects has thought carefully about what materials and systems of construction will allow this transition with minimal wasted material. It is important that the schools are expressed in the architecture of the arena so that its eventual use is clear even during the games.
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| Cluster | Zone | Venue | Olympic Ceremonies / Sports | Paralympic Ceremonies / Sports | Type | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyeongChang Mountain Cluster | PyeongChang Olympic Plaza | PyeongChang Olympic Stadium | Opening and Closing ceremonies | Opening and Closing ceremonies | Temporary | 35,000 |
| PyeongChang Medal Plaza | Medal ceremonies | Medal ceremonies | Temporary | - | ||
| Alpensia Sports Park | Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre | Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Snowboard (Big Air) | - | Existing | 13,500 | |
| Alpensia Biathlon Centre | Biathlon | Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing | Existing | 7,500 | ||
| Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre | Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined | - | Existing | 7,500 | ||
| Alpensia Sliding Centre | Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge | - | New | 7,000 | ||
| - | Phoenix Snow Park (P,C) | Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard | - | Existing | 18,000 | |
| - | Yongpyong Alpine Centre | Alpine Skiing (Slalom & Giant Slalom) | - | Existing | 6,000 | |
| - | Jeongseon Alpine Centre | Alpine Skiing (Downhill, Super G & Combined) | Para Alpine Skiing, Para Snowboard | New | 6,500 | |
| Gangneung Coastal Cluster | Gangneung Olympic Park | Gangneung Hockey Centre | Ice Hockey I | Ice Sledge Hockey | New | 10,000 |
| Gangneung Oval | Speed Skating | - | New | 8,000 | ||
| Gangneung Ice Arena | Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating | - | New | 12,000 | ||
| Gangneung Curling Centre | Curling | Wheelchair Curling | Existing | 3,500 | ||
| - | Kwandong Hockey Centre | Ice Hockey II | - | New | 6,000 | |
Press release POCOG:
PyeongChang 2018 Announces Venue Names for 2018 Games
7 April 2015Seoul, April 7– The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) announced today that it has confirmed the names of Games-related facilities to be used for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
POCOG has undergone the process of incorporating opinions of stakeholders including Gangwon Province, Host and Venue cities as well as national sports federations, and finalized the names that are easy to recognize and friendly to both Korean/non-Korean speakers.
The announced names will be used during the Games-time, but it is also likely to be maintained after the Games as part of the Olympic Legacy.
In order to promote Gangneung as a leading location for ice sports in Asia, POCOG maintained consistency in the names of ice venues by putting ‘Gangneung’ in the names of all ice sports facilities.
Considering that PyeongChang and Jeongson are growing destination for winter leisure sports, POCOG utilized existing resort names for snow sports venues in PyeongChang. These resorts have already staged various world-class competitions.
The venue naming process gave an opportunity for POCOG to bring relevant stakeholders together to strengthen their cooperation as partners under the unified goal of successful hosting of the PyeongChang 2018 Games.
※ Venue Naming Process : Host and Venue Cities (Suggest Venue Names) → Gangwon Province (Consult and Deliberate) → POCOG (Discuss with the IOC and Confirm)
Following discussions with the IOC, PyeongChang 2018 confirmed the names for 20 Games-related facilities including 2 Clusters, 4 Precincts and 14 Venues.
According to the IOC Master Schedule, POCOG is due to submit the names for Games-related facilities by the end of 2016. However, POCOG wishes to raise awareness of the Venues and actively promote the Games from the early stage by using the official venue names in publications, promotional events, etc.
Using the official venue names for the remaining three years, POCOG is also expecting that the brand of PyeongChang, Gangneung and Jeongseon will be enhanced and the tourist spots of Alpensia, Yongpyong and Bokwang will be promoted to the world.
POCOG President Yang-Ho CHO commented, “Just like the naming of the Games-related facilities, we will do our utmost effort to promote Host and Venue Cities and to create legacy for the post-games in all measures including the process of construction and operation of the venues.”
※ As for the names of Bokwang Snow Park(P,C), Bokwang Snow Park(P) is derived from the disciplines such as PGS, PSL while Bokwang Snow Park(C) is derived from the disciplines such as Half-pipe, Ski-Cross.
Source: POCOG / www.pyeongchang2018.com
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee has released the ticketing guide. In the guide an overview all Olympic venues and a comprehensive competition schedule.
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