Fantastic Opening Ceremony at Bird Nest Stadium
The spectacular opening ceremony fireworks lightening Beijing's sky.
Wonderful show inside Bird Nest Stadium
"We are ready" as the Olympic theme song has reflected how Beijing is really seriously make preparation to success this great event. The spectacular opening ceremony was presented to whole people in the world as the good beginning. Artists, musics, artistic choreographers, lighting, and all decorations were being an important parts at the time. Moreover, beautiful fireworks marched in the sky becomes unforgettable moment especially for local citizens who came there.
Olympic Theme Song
Good luck China. Jia You !!!
Great Building in Olympic Beijing XXIX
Now, Beijing is being a busiest city in the world preceding to Olympic event. Base on to so many aspects have been made, changed, and prepared by Olympic committee, there's a thing attract me and like to write it here. It's about building facilities which constructed with unique, special and luxurious landscape model. According to source in www.arup.com - ARUP, global firm designers, engineers, planners, and business consultant who also handle innovative huge projects for Beijing - and official site, www.en.beijing2008.cn, I found reference for pictures and articles to share and here they are :
Fencing Hall
Venue : Fencing Hall of National Convention Center
Location : Olympic Green
Olympic events : Fencing, Modern Pentathlon (Fencing and Shooting)
Seating : 5,695
What's special :
Striking curved roof design inspired by traditional China architecture, use distinctive roof doubles with traditional Chinese mirror shape 'flying roof' , water treatment facility to supply the ornamental garden. Equipped by innovative energy saving system able to saves an estimated 380MW/year. Looks elegance and minimalist with full height glass facade along front face of building
China Capital International Airport T3
Area : 986,000 square meters (approx.)
Budget : US$ 3.5 Billion
Designer & Consultant : NACO, Forster and Partners, and ARUP
Capacity : 80 Million passengers/year
Construction start : March 28, 2004
Operating start : February 29, 2008
What's special :
Terminal 3 is designed refer to environmentally sustainable airport terminal buildings concept and able to respond all city's climate season. Aerodynamic roof, separates water systems for drinking and portable use, intelligent lighting to reduce energy consumption, complement facilities like retail area, free store and service area including bank, business centers, internet services and more have been provided inside this world class airport for China and for the 2008 Olympic games.
National Aquatics Center (Water Cube)
Area : 65,000 square meters (approx.)
Location : Olympic Green
Budget : US$ 100 Million (approx.)
Designer & Consultant : China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China State Construction International (Shenzhen) Design Co., Ltd, PTW Architect and ARUP
Capacity : 17,000 spectators
Olympic events : swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water-polo
Construction : December 24, 2003 - end of 2007
What's special :
Building forms is inspired by the natural form of soap bubbles which give beautiful effect. Sustainable structure with so light weight translucent recyclable panels. Bubbles cladding material have more light than glass, good insulator and resistance to rain shower and weathering effect of sunlight. The greenhouse concept with photovoltaic panels roof gives saving consumption up to 30% of pool hall. Building also have sophisticated water supply efficient system that able to maximize reuse and recycling opportunities.
National Stadium
Area : 204,000 square meters (approx.)
Location : Olympic Green
Budget : US$ 423 Million (approx.)
Designer & Consultant : Herzog & de Meuron, ARUP, China Architecture Design & Research Group
Capacity : 91,000 spectators
Olympic events : athletics, + opening and closing Olympic ceremonies
Construction : December 2003 - March 2008
What's special :
The stadium was constructed with 36 km long of unwrapped steel and has form like 'bird's nest'. The steel structure appears random and very complex. This is so difficult design building even more it built on seismic zone. High calculation, analysis and modeling are needed to ensure this building able to withstand earthquakes. Therefore, this is a really innovative stadium as collaboration of its architecture and engineering consultant.
Olympic Beijing 2008 - China's Proof as a Great Country
'China will grow larger', A sounding sentence I'm heard when playing computer war game 'General - Command and Conquer'. If you are younger and like computer's game, you should be know it. That statement always blare out every construct a building for China team. So what's the relationship to the Olympic event? China or Beijing exactly has been chosen as host of International Olympic 2008, the largest world sport event. This country won the election by IOC (International Olympic Committee) on July 13, 2001 beating the other candidate cities Istanbul (TUR), Osaka (JPN), Paris (FRA), and Toronto (CAN). Over the years, now China has being one of the biggest country in Asia. Having fast and high economically growth, incredible industry and infrastructure development, also hold world's important role. So it isn't needed to be questionable if Beijing selected to be third city as host of XXIX Olympic after Tokyo (JAP - 1964) and Seoul (KOR - 1988) in Asia.
Olympic is known as International multi sport event (wikipedia src.) and as a host, China will shows over the world through its high credibility and seriousness by working hard from the beginning of preparation to the end, forming the committee, prepare all sport facilities and infrastructure, bring a thousand people to participated, and surely has set up billions dollar budget to success this event.
Good Luck China !!!!
Go to official site : www.en.beijing2008.cn
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