Location: Beijing, China
Date: 2008
Architect: Beijing National Stadium was a joint venture among architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron,project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG which was lead by chief architect Li Xinggang.
Purpose: The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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More info: Stadium is the world’s largest steel structure.The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003, after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearance of a “Bird’s nest”.
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