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A, Venue Description:
National Stadium (“Bird’s Nest”) is the 2008 Beijing Olympic main stadium. By the 2001 Pritzker Prize winner Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese architect Li Xinggang collaboration such as the giant stadium design, as the life-form “nests”, which is more like a cradle in the hands of a human hope for the future. Designers on the National Stadium did not do any extra processing, but frankly exposed the structure, which naturally formed the appearance of the building.

National Stadium on December 24, 2003 under construction, July 30, 2004 adjustment due to suspension design, the same year on December 27 to resume construction, is expected to be completed in March 2008. The total project cost 2.267 billion yuan.

“Bird’s Nest” shape structure, mainly by huge steel of the composition, a total of 24 truss columns. National Stadium saddle-shaped roof, is 332.3 meters long axis, short axis of 296.4 meters, the maximum height of 68.5 meters, the lowest height of 42.8 meters.

Sports enclosure used as a filler cushion film, so that the requirements of the roof to completely waterproof, sunlight can pass through a transparent roof to meet the growth needs of indoor lawn. Game, the stands can change through a variety of ways to meet different demands of different audiences during the Olympic period of 20,000 temporary seats located in the top of the stadium, and can ensure that everyone can clearly see throughout the stadium. Import, export, and people flow through the flow line and the design of rational division of the region have got the perfect solution.

Nest design fully reflects the humanistic care, bowl seat stadium Shoulong holding ring structure between the upper and lower patchwork, no matter what the audience sitting position, and the sight distance between track center are about 140 meters. “Nest” of the lower membrane film with sound absorption materials, steel structure on the set of sound-absorbing material, and the use of electro-acoustic venue PA system, this three-tier “special device” to “nest” the voice clarity index index of 0.6 – this figure to ensure the audience can sit in any position to listen to the radio clearly. “Bird’s Nest” and the use of fluid dynamics related to designers also designed to simulate 91 000 individuals at the same time the events, natural ventilation, so that all audiences can enjoy the same natural light and natural ventilation. “Nest” in the audience, but also for people with disabilities set up more than 200 wheelchair seats. The wheelchair seats slightly higher than normal seats, to ensure people with disabilities and the general audience with the same vision. Competition, the venue will also provide for a hearing aid and set up the wireless broadcast system, for the hearing and visually impaired people to provide personal service.

Many other construction industry experts believe that the “Bird’s Nest” will not only set up for the 2008 Olympic Games a unique and historic landmark, but also in the history of the world architectural development will also have ground-breaking significance, for the 21st century, China and the world building development of historical testimony.