i got it few minutes ago.enjoy it plz

http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/611035308.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/611035308.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/5664616192673841.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/15684417635538668.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/4930416162956084.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/15021117134771888.jpg
http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/10170812492379575.jpg

thats the old proposals isnt it?

Funny thing is...The actuall olympic stadium they are using...isnt even there.


And how come weve never seen constructions pics of it anyway?

sorry ,i make a mistake

Funny thing is...The actuall olympic stadium they are using...isnt even there.


And how come weve never seen constructions pics of it anyway?

Its top secret Area 51 Stuff.

Funny thing is...The actuall olympic stadium they are using...isnt even there.


And how come weve never seen constructions pics of it anyway?

Yeah i ahve been on the BOCOG, IOC, Herzog and de Meuron websites and more and still we dont have renders of what the stadium is going to look like nor construction pictures of it. Surely there must be some on the net somewhere?!

there are renders

how is the flying saucer supposed to stay in the air in the first pic?

i heard that there are serious problems with coverage of Beijing 2008 for International Media... It is illegal for foreign journalists in China to interview any Chinese citizens or travel outside Beijing without government permission...

was that comment neccessary?

Lets not do what others done to us

i heard that there are serious problems with coverage of Beijing 2008 for International Media... It is illegal for foreign journalists in China to interview any Chinese citizens or travel outside Beijing without government permission...


this is true....

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Coverage Of Beijing 2008 Difficult For International Media
Posted 2:12 pm ET (GamesBids.com)

The Australian reports that Beijing 2008 officials won’t do any phone interviews with international media in case they are from the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong.

According to the newspaper, an interview with Jiang Xiaoyu, BOCOG executive vice-president in charge of media and communications for its most recent article had been arranged months ago.

Jiang told The Australian, “for example the Falun Gong cult is illegal in China but they have their own journalists”. But he added that there won’t be any problem if there are written requests for interviews.

A year ago a Beijing-based Associated Press photographer was beaten up by a plainclothes policeman while photographing the violent scuffles, which broke out after China was defeated by Japan in the Asian Cup soccer final, reports the newspaper. Although the policeman was photographed no known disciplinary action was taken even though there was evidence provided and protests to the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Public Security by the Foreign Correspondents Club of China.

It is illegal for foreign journalists in China to interview any Chinese citizens or travel outside Beijing without government permission, says the newspaper, adding that those two rules are frequently used by provincial party functionaries to detain foreign journalists.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been urging BOCOG to get outside help on dealing with the media, but has not been too successful. The BOCOG media office confirmed during the weekend it is looking to appoint a leading international public relations firm by the end of this year. Australian IOC member Kevan Gosper, deputy chairman of the IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Games “from our point of view that would not be a bad thing”.

Beijing 2008 is also hesitating to seek outside help in its security planning. Peter Phillips, a former key adviser to Beijing’s 2008 bid, said Beijing’s aim is to provide effective security of the Games at a lower cost than Athens and “without making it look like they run the joint like an armed camp”. He says key decisions on systems, procurement and training need to be made urgently, but “nothing appears to be happening” because the Chinese are so worried about appearing not to be able to manage security themselves. As a result Olympic venues are going up without security features. They will have to be built in later, which will be “very expensive and probably sub-optimal” said Phillips.


Tuesday, August 09, 2005

IOC Responds To Reporters Without Borders
Posted 12:54 pm ET (GamesBids.com)

Following the receipt of a petition Monday from Reporters Without Borders asking the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pressure China to allow more freedom of expression ahead of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games, IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said the committee was responsible first and foremost for the 17 day-competition, but she noted that part of that task involves ensuring media can do their work.

The Associated Press reports Davies saying, “the host city contract agreement clearly shows that for the 17 days of competition the roughly 20,000 accredited journalists coming from around the world will be able to fulfill their job reporting on the sporting competition and the Olympic Games activity”.

Meanwhile Beijing is continuing with its preparations for the 2008 Games. Monday Beijing 2008 organizers began soliciting designs from sculptors and designers all over the world via China’s embassies and consulates overseas and other international agencies and institutions, to leave a legacy for Beijing

Organizers will choose 290 pieces of work from all entries in the first half of 2006 before making three replicas of each selected entry, to tour the major cities across China.

In the second-round selection experts will choose 110 pieces through public votes and appraisals.

Twenty-nine designs will be chosen for the gold, silver and bronze awards.

Details will be available at Beijing 2008’s official Web site at www.beijing2008.com.


Monday, August 08, 2005

IOC Petitioned Over Press Freedom Ahead Of Beijing 2008 Games
Posted 12:08 pm ET (GamesBids.com)

Three years before the start of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games, two representatives of Reporters Without Borders, handed a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne with a petition signed by 4,000 people calling on the IOC’s member countries to put pressure on China to allow more freedom of expression.

A media release from the press freedom organization says it has on several occasions requested a meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge to discuss these issues, but to date has not received a reply.

The release states that aside from the hundreds of blocked foreign news Web sites, the public security department keeps foreign correspondents under surveillance and does not hesitate to detain, threaten or even rough up those who violate the “sacrosanct” “Guide for correspondents working in China”.

It sites examples of journalists being arrested, stripped naked, questioned and beaten, and says more generally the freedom of movement of foreign journalists is being restricted.

Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Robert Menard said, “the IOC has a duty to influence the Chinese government’s policy towards Chinese and foreign journalists. Failure to act on this crucial point would be a momentous failure in the history of the Olympic Games”.

Reporters Without Borders is continuing to call for a boycott of the 2008 Games because they say the repression of dissident movements and ethnic or religious minorities has never stopped since Beijing was awarded those Games in July 2001.

Thousands have signed the petition, which states, “in view of the massive human rights violations in China, I think it is unacceptable if not dangerous to allow the Chinese government to organise the most prestigious sports event”.

looks amazing

there are renders

Of the winner of the competition entry but we haven't got renders (or not readily available) of the ammended stadium design.

I thought the chosen design was the one that looked like a giant birds nest?

i heard that there are serious problems with coverage of Beijing 2008 for International Media... It is illegal for foreign journalists in China to interview any Chinese citizens or travel outside Beijing without government permission...


That wouldn't have been such a bad idea the year leading up to the games for us. :jk:


I can't believe they picked the stadium they picked when they could have gone with any one of these SPECTACULAR designs!!


Are they planning on changing it at all?

I thought the chosen design was the one that looked like a giant birds nest?

It is but they have changed some of the design (like the roof) to make it cheaper, so the stadium will look quite different from the renders we have seen.

any u/c pics?
3 years till Olympics 2008

very nice

Has even been started yet? I hope its UC by next spring because I might be going to Beijing next March.

I remember supporters of a Beijing Olympics (even the IOC itself if I recall correctlY) saying how before the nomination how it would help open China up and how China would feel it had to be on "good behaivor". That it would help eventually open it up to the outside and democratize it. I knew it was a bunch of bull then and was disspointed some actually tried to see this line, but I had hoped they would be right in the end.

These games will be nothing more then a propaganda tool on a massive scale for the Chinease leaders and a chance for them to treat their people like children and not involve them in the political process.

Has even been started yet? I hope its UC by next spring because I might be going to Beijing next March.
yes,
there have to start now
because it will be a big stadium

fantastic!!

^^ Who is to judge what is "good behavior"? The West? LOL

BTW I have interviewed many Chinese without permission and I have travelled all around China in the last two years filming three documentaries for the German-French cultural channel arte on various social topics without any problems and without any permissions.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1310/6110353083re.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
They are going to invite some aliens??? ;)
_________________________________________________________________
IRON MAIDEN COME AND GET YOU WHERE EVER YOU ARE

i think this is going to build
http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_48.jpg

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_46.jpg

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_19.jpg

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_05.jpg

3 more yrs to go. When will we hv the 1st picture of this stadium construction photo?

Scale model I (http://www.sixseven.org/beijing/galven/City%20Planning%20-%20Main%20Olympic%20Stadium%20CLoseup.JPG)

Scale model II (http://www.sixseven.org/beijing/galven/City%20Planning%20-%20Main%20Olympic%20Stadium.JPG)

^^ Who is to judge what is "good behavior"? The West? LOL

BTW I have interviewed many Chinese without permission and I have travelled all around China in the last two years filming three documentaries for the German-French cultural channel arte on various social topics without any problems and without any permissions.



Yea, those silly concepts like freedom of press, freedom of speech, and multiple political parties are soooo overrated. I mean how dare anyone promote those concepts are good for humanity.

^^ Who is to judge what is "good behavior"? The West? LOL

BTW I have interviewed many Chinese without permission and I have travelled all around China in the last two years filming three documentaries for the German-French cultural channel arte on various social topics without any problems and without any permissions.

Well the Chinese can't publicly judge their own government because they will be sent to labour camps, but I think that those who can criticise tyranny should do so.

i like it...especialy the football stadium...

ehhhhmmm...dont know...it looks monstreous..maybe when finished will look a bit more beautifull.

I like it, but where the hell will the torch be????

http://img3.pcpop.com/upimg3/2005/8/10/611035308.jpg

That thing on top is just going to float in mid-air! :bash:
BTW Great Staduim! :)

wasn't the design considerably scaled back as far as how many beams were going on it? That model doesn't reflect this.

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_21.jpg

Yea, those silly concepts like freedom of press, freedom of speech, and multiple political parties are soooo overrated. I mean how dare anyone promote those concepts are good for humanity.

You are a reasonable person. :cheers:

wasn't the design considerably scaled back as far as how many beams were going on it? That model doesn't reflect this.

From what I heard, to save money, they removed the retractible roof portion that would've covered the field. Now it'll just be open-air, but the design should look exactly the same. :)

Yea, those silly concepts like freedom of press, freedom of speech, and multiple political parties are soooo overrated. I mean how dare anyone promote those concepts are good for humanity.

Umm please let's not go there gentlemen. Save the political debates for the Skybar trash heap. :cheers:

Hello

I'm just wondering if people could post updates of the Beijing Olympic Stadium....
I'd love to see the constuction progress...
Problem is i live in Sydney Australia.

So for those great chinamen on these forums.
If your anyway close to the Olympic Contruction site,
Please post up a snap.

Cheers

I have found it really hard to find any photos and or updates on Beijing construction. Athens was completely inundated with construction queries.. Is the world so certain on Beijing's ability to produce things on time that they no longer care what it looks like?

guys, find the update from the link below, things are moving on soomthly.
http://www.beijing-2008.org/46/86/article211668646.shtml

http://images.beijing-2008.org/58/86/Img211668658.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/47/86/Img211668647.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/48/86/Img211668648.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/51/86/Img211668651.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/52/86/Img211668652.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/53/86/Img211668653.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/59/86/Img211668659.jpg http://images.beijing-2008.org/58/86/Img211668658.jpg

Damn, they've built it pretty fast.
Last time i saw which was like 8 months ago, the foundation was being laid or dug out........

wait so what was the final design???

1. National Stadium (国家体育场): Work is being done on its concrete structure

　　2. National Aquatics Centre (国家游泳中心): Work on concrete structure has been

　　completed; work on steel structure, secondary structure, and mechanical and

　　electrical equipment is being done, membrane structure is being experimented

　　3. Beijing Shooting Range Hall (北京射击馆): Principal structure and secondary

　　structure for the ammunition storage have been finished; Interior decoration is

　　being done; work on the concrete principal structures of the qualifying

　　competition halls and final competition hall has been finished, the steel structure

　　for the roofs are being made and work on secondary structure is being done

　　4. Laoshan Velodrome (老山自行车馆): Part of the concrete principal structure has

　　been finished, steel racks for the roof and steel struts are being made, and

　　preparations for installation are being made

　　5. Wukesong Indoor Stadium (五棵松体育馆): Work on the concrete floor has been

　　finished; work is being done on the roof of the Basement One

　　6. National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆): Basic earthwork is being done

　　7. Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (北京工业大学体育馆): Basic

　　earthwork is being done

　　8. China Agriculture University Gymnasium ( 中国农业大学体育馆): Basic

　　earthwork is being done

　　9. Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Cannoeing Park (奥林匹克水上公园): The racing

　　courses in the static water area are being dug, and the mound designs in the

　　dynamic water area are being experimented

　　10. Peking University Gymnasium (北京大学体育馆): Construction officially began

　　on September 17, 2005

　　11. Fengtai Softball Field (丰台垒球场): One of the 11 venues that have to be

　　renovated. Construction officially began at the end of July 2005; at present, basic

　　earthwork for the palying field and auxiliary buildings has been finished

　　12. Fencing Gymnasium (National Conference Centre) (国家会议中心击剑馆): One

　　of the nine overlays to be built. Construction of the National Conference Centre is

　　well underway

　　13. National Conference Centre (国家会议中心): Eighty per cent of the concrete

　　pouring has been finished, in some part, work on vertical structure of the two

　　underground levels has begun

　　14. Digital Beijing Building (数字北京大厦): Basic earthwork is being done

　　15. The Olympic Village (奥运村): Basic earthwork is being done

　　16. The Olympic Park (奥林匹克森林公园): Basic earthwork is being done

So for those great chinamen on these forums.

Cheers

Please don't use derogative words!

wrong forum. the forum you posted in is for copnstruction progress of highrises only...

Sorry. :(

I was dying to see these updates, there building the stadium so damn fast!!!
Its really awesome.

i can see the 1st and 2nd tier

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_21.jpg

http://images.beijing-2008.org/47/86/Img211668647.jpg

pic on this of the final design looks better than the other (or the same lol)

How are my words derogative?

How are my words derogative?

"chinaman" is a derogtive word even though I assume you were not aware of this.

"man" from "China" Chinaman

i am an Englishman

Stop being so PC, like you said he meant nothing by it!

i can see the 1st and 2nd tier

http://www.imaginechina.com/ic/imgs/2003/0326/p005399_21.jpg

hmm.....

http://www.wembleystadium.com/NR/rdonlyres/05D167B1-871F-4095-B1C6-9E62528A7D5D/56248/wembley_crosssection.jpg

??? i dont get the purpose of the last post.

Sorry if anyone was insulted by it, but i'm Chinese myself.....so no bad feelings...

??? i dont get the purpose of the last post.

I think the purpose was to show the similarities in the stadium design. But I'm not sure.

"man" from "China" Chinaman

i am an Englishman

Stop being so PC, like you said he meant nothing by it!

In that case you would be an Englandman. A man from England :D

The equivalence of an Englishman would be a Chineseman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

oh purlease how petty...back to the stadium...lookin good...should be a corker when its done

:dance: So lets start a new thread about the 2008 olympic stadium.

Here are some pics of the 2008 olympic stadium........

http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/forNationalStadium/b11/xiaoguo/302.jpg

http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/forNationalStadium/b11/xiaoguo/304.jpg

http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/forNationalStadium/b11/xiaoguo/305.jpg

those are old!!!aargh

Mo rush, long time no see. Anyway, are there any final renders?

ISn't the final design pretty much the same, just less than half of the beams on the exterior?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=271270&page=1&pp=20 ;)
ypu can slo find u/c pics here

What do you guys think about this stadium, i dont know but it dosnt impress me at all maybe when the stadium is ready it will look nice but from the pictures i dont like it....

From the pic infront of the construction site in that other thread it looks as if the roof doesnt extend as far over the track as the early renders and doesnt include the two closing sections, hard to tell for sure though seeing as the pic is so small.

Is that supposed to be concrete?

I hope so because if its steel it'll look like a giant cage

What's the capacity on that thing?

And didn't they halt construction for the time being?

The construction its going so fast, Nov 8

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/1762/bei1mo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/9798/bei11zx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

wow. that looks massive.

very impressive.

Holy shit balls! lookin very nice.

seems like wembley stadium should have gotten the chinese to build the stadium.

Looks like a modern "Sombrero". The US folks know what I mean.

What's the capacity on that thing?

And didn't they halt construction for the time being?

The original plan said 100,000 for the Olympics didnt it? It might have changed since then though and some of that maybe temp seating.

I think i heard about a 80,000 legacy capacity sometime ago...?

seems like wembley stadium should have gotten the chinese to build the stadium.

There hasn't really been major problems with building the new wembley stadium, it was the fiasco in planning it, the confusion in deciding how it would be funded and if the national stadium should be re-built on the same site. Besides Wembley will be a lot more impressive than the beiijing stadium comparing the renders and the information i've seen on facilites. This olympic stadium has had to be altered so costs are reduced. Also, the exterior looks quite ugly. After all the concerns over wembley it looks like it will be more than worth the pain preceding the build. In England we can be truly proud of such an arena. :cheers:

If the actual construction is moving faster than Wembley(didnt the early framework actually go up quite quickly too?) I'd guess the key factor would be the cost of labour. I wouldnt be at all supprized if construction goes on 24/7 in Beijing for example where as it would be prohibitively expensive to do that in London.

There hasn't really been major problems with building the new wembley stadium, it was the fiasco in planning it, the confusion in deciding how it would be funded and if the national stadium should be re-built on the same site. Besides Wembley will be a lot more impressive than the beiijing stadium comparing the renders and the information i've seen on facilites. This olympic stadium has had to be altered so costs are reduced. Also, the exterior looks quite ugly. After all the concerns over wembley it looks like it will be more than worth the pain preceding the build. In England we can be truly proud of such an arena. :cheers:


It's an amazing looking stadium. Real balls in the design, unlike the run of the mill, seen it all before, Wem-ber-lee.

Billion quid. Brilliant.

Any update of the National Aquatics Center?

Renders of the official website of the games...

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/1347/b19vp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/7859/b25ic.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/7016/b34dg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

More...

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2680/b49ym.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5555/b56rc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7375/b63xn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks crazy!!, i hope i can go to the olympics!!. I love China

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Proposal11x1.jpg

http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/1.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/2.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/3.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/12.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/13.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/14.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/15.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/16.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/17.jpg

Tianjing

http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/19.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/20.jpg
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/21.jpg

bluga:
Thanks for the beautiful pictures, is an nice stadium.

its supposed to represent a birds nest right? a great design...

:okay:

It's just incredible to see this thig grow!

:omg:! One of the most amazing structures I've ever seen! Great work.

Simply amazing..

wow! beautiful stadium!

unbelievable!

wow... looks AWESOME! :O

great pics! :cheers:

The city of Tianjing will co-host some events in Olympic games??

Nice photos, thanks!
:bowtie:
Amazing stadium!!
:eek2: :eek2:

Thank you bluga....I´m speechless!

its supposed to represent a birds nest right? a great design...

:okay:

Yep. :)

The city of Tianjing will co-host some events in Olympic games??

Tianjing will host soccer games. :cheers:

--------------------

Water Cube

http://www.thebeijingguide.com/olympic_construction/may2005/pools.jpg
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/olympic_construction/may2005/tiles2.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/86/74/Img211987486.jpg

This is gonna be my favorite thread! Great shots, that structure is plain genious!!
More pictures!!

Can't wait till the Water Cube is done. And spending three months' wages on the Games. :lol:

UNBELIEVABLE! so futuristic!

i must go there in 2008, i would love to see that in person.

I don't understand the 'Water Cube' ?

So many impressive venues for 2008 Olympic.........

I don't understand the 'Water Cube' ?


The Arup/PTW design, known as the 'Water Cube', plays on the geometry of water bubbles in a rectangular form. The structure's shape is specifically designed to work in harmony with the circular main Olympic stadium by the Swiss architectural team of Herzog & de Meuron Architekten with China Architecture Design and Research Group and Arup Sport London. Both are to be built on the Beijing Olympic Green.

There are two parts to the centre's structural framework - internal and external.

The external structure forms the actual roof and ceiling. This accepts the lightweight transparent 'teflon' known as ETFE pillow cladding. This face structure comprises a flat web of rectangular box sections bolted together on site. The building's skin, made from ETFE, has been designed to react specifically to lighting and projection. This state-of-the-art material provides a cost-effective cladding solution, enabling a wide range of applications where traditional materials, such as glass, may not be possible.

The internal steel space frame is based on the unique geometry of biological cells or soap bubbles. Arup based this 'soap bubbles' structural concept on a solution from two Irish Professors of Physics at Trinity College, Dublin. The benefits of this frame design, as well as looking like water bubbles, is that it is ideally suited to the seismic conditions found in Beijing. The system consists of three different steel nodes and four different steel members that will be fabricated from steel plate and bolted together on site.

As the building will be clad in ETFE cushions, it means that the solar energy falling on the building will help create a very efficient green house. This energy will be used to heat the pools and the interior area.

The building will be used both before and after the games as a multi-purpose leisure and swimming centre that, as well as swimming pools, will include a gym, ice-skating facilities and a cinema.

Normally swimming pools continually pump water into the local wastewater networks as they backwash their filtration systems. The Beijing scheme will run the backwash water through a two-stage filtration system before returning it back to the swimming pools. Before it is reused the backwash water from this secondary filter system will be left to settle out and then passed through external conditioning ponds before it enters the main pools. Apart from the environmental benefits, it was felt that to minimise the risk of low water levels due to Beijing's sporadic rainfall that the pool should be more self-reliant. However, rainfall will be used to provide top up water that will be stored in underground tanks.

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/swimming_centre/images/Watercube12.jpg
http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/swimming_centre/images/Watercube01.jpg

It's simply outstanding! Oh, Beijing's gonna leave its mark on the Olympics, alright :yes:

Very nice updates, some awesome stadions are being built there.:omg:

The pace of construction is damn fast!!! That puts Greece to shame. 2008 is 2 years away and already most of the facilities are being constructed ahead of schedule. Unbelievable.

holy schnikes, that is coming along beautifully!

This one is brilliant, giant nestle vs little nestle.
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/2.jpg

http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/3.jpg

:eek2:

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
amazing pace, it's ganna be far ahead of the schedule..... beijin rocks

This one is brilliant, giant nestle vs little nestle.
http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/2.jpg

http://fotoearth.com/Beijing2008/3.jpg

shite i didnt notice that there was a little nest there. good eye General.

I like the Water Cube a lot more than the Bird Nest.

I hate the bird nest design

good work

The pace of construction is damn fast!!! That puts Greece to shame. 2008 is 2 years away and already most of the facilities are being constructed ahead of schedule. Unbelievable.

Oi, the IOC had to tell the Beijing organising committee to SLOW DOWN construction to save on maintenance costs.

:cool:

I can't think of a comment.

:eek2:

Oi, the IOC had to tell the Beijing organising committee to SLOW DOWN construction to save on maintenance costs.

LOL! That's funny. BTW, the design for the "bird's nest" stadium had to be changed to save on the amount of steel or something? What'd they change?

I had that stadium in my Sim City 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But seeing the real one is much better, what an unbelievable stadium!!!!

STUNNING.

The pace of construction is damn fast!!! That puts Greece to shame. 2008 is 2 years away and already most of the facilities are being constructed ahead of schedule. Unbelievable.
It's confidence. China has more people and money than past hosts, save for America, which often cares little for the Games.

Amazing stuff, it's nice to be able to follow the construction progress right through too 2008. :)

fantastic, amazing work!

:eek2: WOW AMAZING STADIUM!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL.

SIMPLY MARVELLOUS, THE STADIUM IS SO IMPRESIVE.

yeah, looks amazing. Cant wait to see it in action....

Incredible!!!!

Thnx bluga :) Its all so fascinating..

Me likey likey as well!

Does anyone know about the capacity?

100,000
after Olympics
80,000

that's just amazing :okay: ^^

Nothing short of a new wonder of the world, the Beijing olympic complex. Unsurpassable, I feel sorry for London already because the 2012 designs can't hold a candle to the ones being built in Beijing.

^^ Beijing Olympics could have been even better if the government is more willing to spend money on those extraordinary venues.

Oh!!! It's absolutely amazing, really futuristic. I love them all. China is such a great country.

^^ Beijing Olympics could have been even better if the government is more willing to spend money on those extraordinary venues.
Well,I think they are all great enough now though. :)

Is this the right forum to post this thread ?


News and photos of highrise projects under construction

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/beijing_olympic.shtml

here's another link

bluga Quote:Originally Posted by vincent
The city of Tianjing will co-host some events in Olympic games??

Tianjing will host soccer games.

Hey bulga how many places other than Beijing and Tianjing will host an event?


Both designs are great by the way. Water cube is :eek2::eek2:

Hey bulga how many places other than Beijing and Tianjing will host an event?


Qingdao is hosting the sailing events...

Hongkong will hold equestrian since horse racing is very popular there :)

We want more pictures!

looking pretty awesome...nice job, when is it suppose to be finished.

Most in 2007. I will post more arena pictures soon...

All picture are compiled from beijing2008.com, the existing stadiums and arenas are not included.

track and field, soccer
http://images.beijing-2008.org/91/77/Img211667791.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/92/77/Img211667792.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/93/77/Img211667793.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/94/77/Img211667794.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/95/77/Img211667795.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/96/77/Img211667796.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/97/77/Img211667797.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/98/77/Img211667798.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/99/77/Img211667799.jpg

swimming, diving, water ballet, polo
http://images.beijing-2008.org/30/78/Img211667830.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/31/78/Img211667831.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/32/78/Img211667832.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/33/78/Img211667833.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/34/78/Img211667834.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/35/78/Img211667835.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/42/78/Img211667842.jpg

equestrianism, Hong Kong
http://images.beijing-2008.org/24/79/Img211667924.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/25/79/Img211667925.jpg

fecing, pentathlon, Convention center
http://images.beijing-2008.org/64/78/Img211667864.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/65/78/Img211667865.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/66/78/Img211667866.jpg

wrestling, Univ of Agriculture
http://images.beijing-2008.org/61/78/Img211667861.jpg

basketball, WuKeSong arena
http://images.beijing-2008.org/57/78/Img211667857.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/58/78/Img211667858.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/59/78/Img211667859.jpg

canoe, karak
http://images.beijing-2008.org/51/78/Img211667851.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/52/78/Img211667852.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/53/78/Img211667853.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/54/78/Img211667854.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/55/78/Img211667855.jpg

indoor bicycling
http://images.beijing-2008.org/47/78/Img211667847.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/48/78/Img211667848.jpg

gymnastics, handball
http://images.beijing-2008.org/00/28/Img211992800.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/01/28/Img211992801.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/02/28/Img211992802.jpg

boxing
http://images.beijing-2008.org/07/87/Img211668707.jpg

baseball
http://images.beijing-2008.org/88/77/Img211667788.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/89/77/Img211667789.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/90/77/Img211667790.jpg

flying plate shooting
http://images.beijing-2008.org/81/77/Img211667781.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/82/77/Img211667782.jpg

shooting
http://images.beijing-2008.org/74/77/Img211667774.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/75/77/Img211667775.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/76/77/Img211667776.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/77/77/Img211667777.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/78/77/Img211667778.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/79/77/Img211667779.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/80/77/Img211667780.jpg

volleyball, Beijing Tech and Industry Univ.
http://images.beijing-2008.org/70/77/Img211667770.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/71/77/Img211667771.jpg

weight lifting. Beijing Aviationa & Space Univ.
http://images.beijing-2008.org/66/77/Img211667766.jpg

judo, taekwando. Beijing Univ. of Science and Technology
http://images.beijing-2008.org/56/77/Img211667756.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/57/77/Img211667757.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/58/77/Img211667758.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/59/77/Img211667759.jpg

badminton, eurythmics. Beijing Univ. of Industry
http://images.beijing-2008.org/39/77/Img211667739.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/16/80/Img211668016.jpg

table tennis, Beijing Univ.
http://images.beijing-2008.org/34/77/Img211667734.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/35/77/Img211667735.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/36/77/Img211667736.jpg

sailing, QingDao
http://images.beijing-2008.org/89/54/Img211665489.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/90/54/Img211665490.jpg

soccer, Tianjin
http://pic.enorth.com.cn/0/01/56/09/1560946_136542.jpg
http://pic.enorth.com.cn/0/01/56/09/1560947_907364.jpg

soccer, pentathlon, Olympic center stadium
http://images.beijing-2008.org/41/77/Img211667741.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/42/77/Img211667742.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/43/77/Img211667743.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/44/77/Img211667744.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/45/77/Img211667745.jpg

field hocky, archary and tennis, Olympic Park
http://images.beijing-2008.org/68/78/Img211667868.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/69/78/Img211667869.jpg
http://images.beijing-2008.org/70/78/Img211667870.jpg

That looks like a job tougher than the Hearst Tower.

Simply stunned.

WOW Futuristic, organic architecture !!! :)

incredible, i love the design. ecxellent stadiums

VERY SURREAL! :eek::cool:

Can't wait for the 2008 Olympics...China's going to stun everyone.

After Beijing there will be no more baseball in the olympic games, that is sad, the baseball stadium here looks cool!

http://images.beijing-2008.org/90/77/Img211667790.jpg

Im sure china will stun everyone...will be an honor to join my asian comrades for 2008 games :)

I'm still searching for where it was said that 2008 is the last time baseball will be played in the Olympics. From what the London announcement said, London couldn't afford to build baseball and softball facilities so they asked if the two sports could be cancelled if they won.

Some construction pictures on Beijing 2008's main stadium: the bird's nest
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121303543977.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212131582264.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121312078908.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121313421612.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121315097566.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212132560822.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121322496162.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121323699505.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121324992026.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212133759537.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121331471773.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121333934117.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212134126171.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121341016715.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121335349995.jpg

^nice

I have a question - I'm always surprised by the building of these massive structures for the Olympics, considering that they only get used for like a month and then that's it. What happens to these structures say 10 years after the Olympics? Do they use them for other events?

^^ I think these structures become shelters for the homeless after the Olympics. :jk:

I'm still searching for where it was said that 2008 is the last time baseball will be played in the Olympics. From what the London announcement said, London couldn't afford to build baseball and softball facilities so they asked if the two sports could be cancelled if they won.

That's complete crap, both sports were to be played in Regent's Park as part of the London bid. It was at the IOC vote that the two sports were removed but no other sports made enough votes to be included instead.

I have a question - I'm always surprised by the building of these massive structures for the Olympics, considering that they only get used for like a month and then that's it. What happens to these structures say 10 years after the Olympics? Do they use them for other events?
I think they already had a plan for them. For example, Athelete apartments will be sold, most arenas and stadiums will be opened to public or run by some companies, subway is built so people can easily get there. I also noticed many arenas are built inside the campus so students can use them too.

david's right...

I would also like to add that some (not many) of the stadiums are improvement or rebuilts of existing ones

also, Beijing has over 17 million residents... they'll find a use for them...

double post

I'm still searching for where it was said that 2008 is the last time baseball will be played in the Olympics. From what the London announcement said, London couldn't afford to build baseball and softball facilities so they asked if the two sports could be cancelled if they won.

I don't know if you just misunderstood this issue or were being condescending. Of course London/UK could afford to build these venues; America isn't the only rich country in the world you know. I for one wanted these two sports at the olympics in 2012 as i think it would have promoted them in the UK and given us the chance to see a sport which is different to what we are used to. I think the London team weren't two bothered about them being dropped by the IOC. This is because they would probably have struggled to find a sustainable use for them as the sports are not popular over here. It's really, in part, the fault of the USA for not promoting the sport enough universally, attracting the best players, and failing to address certain drug allegations properly. Some other worthy sports should have been allowed to replace the two lost though.

^yeah such as rugby sevens, now that would have had its venues packed in London...

The olyimpics hate's team sports sadly. You want to know why america is one of only a few places the olyimpics bring in profit is beacuase they dont tear down a city a rebuild it, they use alot of pro and collage arenas. When do they decide for 2014?

wow those pictures are stunning!!

stunned pics.

Do we have any recent updates of this project(s)? :D

The most inovative stadium designs ive ever seen.Its about time someone broke the mould from the boring old 90s type look.

After Beijing there will be no more baseball in the olympic games, that is sad, the baseball stadium here looks cool!

http://images.beijing-2008.org/90/77/Img211667790.jpg

Not sad at all.Baseball isnt an international sport to the same degree as Cricket and Cricket aint in the games.Good ridens to baseball.

WOW! Amazing stadium! Extremely impressive

http://static.flickr.com/43/117680997_3447de662d_o.jpg

Thanks for the update Chad!

sexy :). Now show the water cube in the same awesome resolution please! Thanks

Wow! :eek:

Wow, this is easily going to be the most amazing stadium ever built.

design :puke: :badnews:

http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121303543977.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212131582264.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121312078908.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121313421612.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121315097566.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212132560822.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121322496162.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121323699505.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121324992026.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212133759537.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121331471773.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121333934117.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/20062212134126171.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121341016715.jpg
http://www.qiuqian108.com/bbs/UploadFile/2006-2/200622121335349995.jpg

according to worldstadiums
the capacity will be "only" 91.000
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/future_stadiums.shtml
?????

I heard the stadium capacity was 80,000...oh well...

A recent high-res pic courtesy of forumer Chad

http://static.flickr.com/43/117680997_3447de662d_o.jpg

it is. they will be adding temp seats for the games

amazing, however I don’t think the built form reflects the qualities from its original rendering anymore.

For some reason a lot of those images remind me of the alien machine built in the film Contact...

brilliant stadium

Well the bird nest is taking shape, I think its the worst design from the list they had to choose from but it something new & daring & its nice to see it being pulled off. The nest part is all steel :eek2: I hate to be the shop detailer for that, let alone the welders!!!

I like that they chose something diffrent, but its really not my type.
Its an amazing stadium though.

^^ In that high res pic, all that stuff just to the left of the stadium, are they all pieces for the outside of the 'nest'? If so that's fricken aweome! A big boy's jigsaw!!

that high res pic took freeken long to open....but it was worth the wait !

I like those motivational banners (or what does it say on them?).

discover channel today had a show about beijings architecture for the olympic games...was AMAZING to hear the full details behind the aquatic centre and other venues.

that high res pic took freeken long to open....but it was worth the wait !
Nothing is parallel in the high res pic, like just survived a earth quake... :)

I like those motivational banners (or what does it say on them?).
it says, "ZHongxin Constructions, building nest", "Li Wenbiao Youth brigade" (Li Wenbiao must be some famous construction unit leader) :)

very nice update, Chad. Really impressive.

I gotta say I'm not too impressed with the renders of how the finished stadium will look. Those construction pics do look fairly impressive, but overall I don't think it's anything special, certainly deson't have the 'wow' factor of London's proposed Olympic stadium, or Wembley come to that. But it is good to see fast construction!

Btw, I don't know if somebody has already said so on this thread, but what is the actual capacity of this stadium?

:cheers:

I gotta say I'm not too impressed with the renders of how the finished stadium will look. Those construction pics do look fairly impressive, but overall I don't think it's anything special, certainly deson't have the 'wow' factor of London's proposed Olympic stadium, or Wembley come to that. But it is good to see fast construction!

Btw, I don't know if somebody has already said so on this thread, but what is the actual capacity of this stadium?

:cheers:


It's looks much better than Wembley and that Olympic Stadium, which looks terrible from the inside. And yes it has that wow factor. Unlike the other stadiums you've mentioned.

It's looks much better than Wembley and that Olympic Stadium, which looks terrible from the inside. And yes it has that wow factor. Unlike the other stadiums you've mentioned.
Well, we each have our own oppinions, I just think it is lacking something special, but it is still a pretty decent stadium, as stadiums go. Not on par with London's Olympic stadium though imo.

:cheers:

certainly deson't have the 'wow' factor of London's proposed Olympic stadium, or Wembley come to that.

:|

- As a stadium, its a stadium. Because its new, I'm sure it will feel great as a new stadium
- As a design its daring. That's it. Not pretty or handsome. Not innovative. Just a stadium with a bunch of steel around it using old school ventilation(something about it I actually like) Perhaps the lighting will change my mind. I have a similar opinion of the London design, but I like it more than this one.
- Not a fan of yet another "saddle roof" design.

but overall I don't think it's anything special, certainly deson't have the 'wow' factor of London's proposed Olympic stadium, or Wembley come to that. But it is good to see fast construction!


LOL, England could build the crappiest stadiums and you'd still say that they have a "wow factor." Sorry, but Wembley's facade is crap compared to this one.

Check out the wow factor on this one!

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/england/recreation_ground2/130.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/england/recreation_ground2/110.jpg

Oi, finest stadium I've ever seen!

- As a stadium, its a stadium. Because its new, I'm sure it will feel great as a new stadium
- As a design its daring. That's it. Not pretty or handsome. Not innovative. Just a stadium with a bunch of steel around it using old school ventilation(something about it I actually like) Perhaps the lighting will change my mind. I have a similar opinion of the London design, but I like it more than this one.
- Not a fan of yet another "saddle roof" design.
Pretty much what I was thinking!

:cheers:

The design looks great as a piece of sculpture but the test for these types of stadia is how well are they integrated into their surrounds - it'll be a feat to beat Munich's Olympic complex. I'll save my judgement until the games start...

My name is Jack Rabbit Slim - check out the WOW factor on this English stadium. It really has WOW factor, and every stadium in the world is rubbish compared to the WOW factor on this English stadium -

http://stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/england/millmoor_ground/120.jpg


"Not on par with London's Olympic stadium" - they have not even finished the design, let alone started building it, you PLUM!!

London this, London that, I love London, I want to be London, London rules, London is earth, blah blah blah!!

Oh London, Oh London, Yes London, Yes London, you are the daddy London, oh do it to me London.......etc

woah, this pic is like, insanely big.

but the stadium looks very interesting. :D

Cant the mods ban people using their ISPs? These pseudonyms of the banned Bubomb are getting very tiring....

Cant the mods ban people using their ISPs? These pseudonyms of the banned Bubomb are getting very tiring....

I agree. I've been reading some of the 'Bubomb' posts, and although he knows a massive amount about stadiums, he obviously has an attitude problem and is far too aggressive towards some posters, especially that Danish bellend 'Kingdomca'!!

Is there any way we can ban this Bubomb's ISP?

You gotta love bubomb. I think he should be granted amnesty because he's at least entertaining (unlike that Maccabee fan who's just plain annoying).

I think the problem is that it looks as if it lacks elegance, something that London's stadium design seems to have.

But this is full of inspiration and uniquness so it will be great.

Me thinks the Stadium would have a great illumination at night. Like a giant glowing piece of hairball at nite.

You gotta love bubomb. I think he should be granted amnesty because he's at least entertaining (unlike that Maccabee fan who's just plain annoying).
I agree with you, bubomb brings a funny side to this Forum, but that dam Maccabi guy, flip me his anoying! & that bloody signiture of his !

About the stadium, its cool, its a basic bowl sort of stadium under this daring roof, they just did some drastic designs to the concrete edges to mix with the steel structure. Now this place will have a retractable roof, will the roof also have these aircushions in them? or will they use a perspox matrial to cover it?

no one happens to have a collection of all the olympic stadiums for like the past 50 years or anyhting do they?

^ Nah but I#m sure they could be easily found.

Here's the Olympic Stadium under construction, taken last week:



http://static.flickr.com/43/117680997_3447de662d_o.jpg


http://static.flickr.com/23/33422231_4b9807176a.jpg

The cutting edge of architectural design in modern world.

amazing, however I don’t think the built form reflects the qualities from its original rendering anymore.
The rendering had lighting, a finished facade, and no smog. :p

This was taken 2 days ago. There is a larger version, but I won't post it on this page because of the large picture above:

http://static.flickr.com/34/124259666_69284ee292_b.jpg

After Beijing there will be no more baseball in the olympic games, that is sad, the baseball stadium here looks cool!

http://images.beijing-2008.org/90/77/Img211667790.jpg

No stands on the sides? that's kind of retarded, if you can only sit in the stands at the outfield then that sucks.

True. I guess it would be sad for some that baseball won't be played after Beijing, but if it was played in London 2012, the stadium would probably be ripped down or converted after the games.

Large Version URL (8000x2466): http://static.flickr.com/34/124259666_69284ee292_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/34/124259666_69284ee292_b.jpg

My name is Jack Rabbit Slim - check out the WOW factor on this English stadium. It really has WOW factor, and every stadium in the world is rubbish compared to the WOW factor on this English stadium -

"Not on par with London's Olympic stadium" - they have not even finished the design, let alone started building it, you PLUM!!

London this, London that, I love London, I want to be London, London rules, London is earth, blah blah blah!!

Oh London, Oh London, Yes London, Yes London, you are the daddy London, oh do it to me London.......etc
<Sigh> I'm assuming that's you BuBomb, and if it is you, well, you've really reached a new level of sadness that is downright pathetic! For one thing, I don't think London rules, I don't live in London and don't like many aspects of London, all I said was that I thought this 2008 satdium looks ok, but nothing special, not when compared to London's Olympic stadium...

People like Kamp haven't agreed with me on this, but he didn't act like an immature prick about it, but people like you BuBomb will never change. Can someone ban this freak...again...cus he's like a cockroach, he just keeps coming back!

I don't live in London and don't like many aspects of London, all I said was that I thought this 2008 satdium looks ok, but nothing special, not when compared to London's Olympic stadium...

But we've only seen renderings of London's (possible) stadium. Maybe there'll be some cost cutting, who knows what might happen. And it's IMO not that groundbreaking or special. The stadium in Bari looks somewhat similar:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/italien/san_nicola/120.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/italien/san_nicola/100.jpg

If it's anything like Wembley it will be ready for the 2044 Olympics at best!!.......and will fall down......and will look like a big Shopping Mall......and will cost far too much money........and will have Jack Rabbit Dim claiming it's the best stadium in the whole Universe, including potential parallel Universes!!

If it's anything like Wembley it will be ready for the 2044 Olympics at best!!.......and will fall down......and will look like a big Shopping Mall......and will cost far too much money........and will have Jack Rabbit Dim claiming it's the best stadium in the whole Universe, including potential parallel Universes!!

OI CAPTAIN PISSFLAPS!!!!!!!!

NO ONE CARES WHAT YOUR SHITTY SCOTTISH ARSE HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING, BESIDES THIS IS THE THREAD FOR THE 2008 OLYMPIC STADIUM! NOT OURS. AT LEAST OUR COUNTRY COULD ACTUALLY STAGE THE OLYMPICS

And what's your country? The UK? Has Scotland left since I last checked?

OI CAPTAIN PISSFLAPS!!!!!!!!

NO ONE CARES WHAT YOUR SHITTY SCOTTISH ARSE HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING, BESIDES THIS IS THE THREAD FOR THE 2008 OLYMPIC STADIUM! NOT OURS. AT LEAST OUR COUNTRY COULD ACTUALLY STAGE THE OLYMPICS


More Racism and bigotry!! Why bring up my nationality in a derogatory manner?

Why call me a Scottish Arse, instead of just an Arse?


......and i'm not even Scottish!!! I'm Uzbekistanian.

More Racism and bigotry!! Why bring up my nationality in a derogatory manner?

Why call me a Scottish Arse, instead of just an Arse?


......and i'm not even Scottish!!! I'm Uzbekistanian.

sure you are.....

Maybe he's Borat's brother from across the Kazahki-Uzbeki border?

for those of you who say its daring or not or innovative or not i think that the engineering aspect of the wall becoming the roof and not ever being supported in the seats is a unique aspect, most stadiums that have columnless roofs have seperate roof and wall structures, the engineering here is so interesting IMO and scaled well that the structure even holds the circulation (see the renderings where an angled beam has the staircase on its face) this is very unique for a stadium especially since the roof is going in/down over the seats as opposed to arching up and over like most do (see berlins new roof), and while the london olympic venue is and can be great this is also a marvelous facility all things considered.

for those of you who say its daring or not or innovative or not i think that the engineering aspect of the wall becoming the roof and not ever being supported in the seats is a unique aspect, most stadiums that have columnless roofs have seperate roof and wall structures, the engineering here is so interesting IMO and scaled well that the structure even holds the circulation (see the renderings where an angled beam has the staircase on its face) this is very unique for a stadium especially since the roof is going in/down over the seats as opposed to arching up and over like most do (see berlins new roof), and while the london olympic venue is and can be great this is also a marvelous facility all things considered.

....yeah, kinda agree with you there, its a unique solution....but, I'm starting to get a bit bored with this 'spectacle' type architecture.
Whats beautiful about Berlin's Olimpiatadion is its restraint; it's austere and classy. What I find uncomfortable with Wembley's arch and Beijings olympic stadium is that they seem a bit desperate to grab attention. Herzog and de Meuron's Alianz Arena is a succinct design, its geometry describes its shape which announces itself as a stadium; with Beijings its all a bit ' hey look at us man we're ker-raaay-zeee, we're all ova da place with all our kerazee geometry'...

There's no denying the fact that its gone for the WOW factor and with modern techniques of illumination you can varnish turds, so this stadium whtever it looked like would've looked great, with this tired deconstuctivism it will probably look even better; which is the perfect image for a highly dubious political regime.

Berlin is a timeless classic that will never age - very few stadiums can claim this.

Mmm, I'm going to have to suspend judgement until it's finished, too. I think there are some great points here, though. I agree that it may be daring and innovative in some ways but it is also rather self-aggrandising and yes, it could be a 'polished turd'. I think time will tell.

I'd have to agree that neither Beijing or Wembley will reach the classicism of Berlin, but then they all seem to have different a remit. I would see the three at vastly different points on the same continuum, describing them thus:

Berlin: A classic, reclaimed from a misguided conception. Deliberately left unspoiled by modernity as a defiant monument to mark the transition of its own past.

Wembley: An icon, but also a brand. Combines the signature of genuinely awesome engineering (the arch) with a safe, rather bland facade that reflects its corporate nature.

Beijing: A boast, an affirmation of status. Drawing from the Chinese obsession with 'the face', its exterior tries hard to be noticed and craves acceptance. Its roof construction is ingenious and intricate, while the bowl itself is simple and practical.

One other point on its speed. Yes it is progressing a) quickly and b) more quickly than Wembley, but before we start bashing Wembley and Multiplex too readily (again), bear in mind that the Health and Safety laws in China are nowhere near as stringent as they are in the UK. When I was in Hong Kong a few years back, I was amazed to see construction workers literally shinning up and down their bamboo scaffolds, halfway up skyscrapers (!)

It kinda reminded me of those well-known pictures of the men working on the Empire State Building:

http://www.buffalogames.com/Media/Product%20Images/BGI-COLLECT/330-Hist/hires/333-Lunc_hires.jpg

To be fair, I couldn't see any bamboo scaffold on the Olympic stadium, but I can't imagine the H&S is any more strict in Beijing than it is in HK!

I'm not saying that either is 'right' or 'wrong', just different. Contrast their process with that of the UK where every aspect of the process has to be risk assessed...

stunning!

I agree with you, bubomb brings a funny side to this Forum, but that dam Maccabi guy, flip me his anoying! & that bloody signiture of his !

About the stadium, its cool, its a basic bowl sort of stadium under this daring roof, they just did some drastic designs to the concrete edges to mix with the steel structure. Now this place will have a retractable roof, will the roof also have these aircushions in them? or will they use a perspox matrial to cover it?

Actually due to cost cutting measures there will be no retractable roof on the beijing olympic stadium.

and people complain how London got bad reputation in this board. Look at all those comments :bash:

^^ Comments?

Actually due to cost cutting measures there will be no retractable roof on the beijing olympic stadium.
Im sure they can afford it ..come on cape town is getting a retractable roof on a 70,000 stadium..i know all about the stadium and how the cutting costs..but arent all the other extravagant projects really the ones sending costs sky high??...they shud not be complaining about costs..especially when they are hardly using temporary venues if any..

holly cow!

Does anyone have recent pictures of the swimmingstadium? (watercube)

Does anyone have recent pictures of the swimmingstadium? (watercube)
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/17499_1140126036_92D7YtL5MGUe.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/45989_1139987337_3qFecb4EwHO6.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/1059858312_xpaOqo_P6neVfqO2SPV.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/Img217394345_sn1EWz7ewhGP.jpg
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2005/05/17/241809/VectorPRBeijingAquatic1.jpg

im looking forward to see how that water wall effect works out... i hope it does look like that, its looking good.

My God! :shocked: :drool: They are so gonna set the standards so high, any other Olympics following will look so basic :cry:

I wich I could swim there. It looks like you are underwater. This is me favourite stadium of all stadiums in Beijing

OOhh yea.. News Reporter with olympic stadium in background:

http://static.flickr.com/48/125045871_d626bba858_b.jpg

http://images.beijing-2008.org/75/23/Img212012375.jpg

(BEIJING, April 10) -- The main structure of the National Aquatics Center, a major competition venue of the 2008 Olympic Games, was topped off today.

The Center, dubbed the Water Cube because of its state of the art architecture, is scheduled to produce 32 gold medals in the sport of swimming during the Beijing Olympiad in August 2008.

Located at the Olympic Green, it has a seating capacity of 17, 000, including 11,000 temporary ones.

Construction of the project started on 24 December 2003. It is the only sports venues of the Beijing Games funded by contributions of Chinese compatriots of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

The builders of the project have resolved a series of technical problems including lack of steel resources, difficulty in processing structures, complexity in the structures' space positioning and high standard of melding. They completed the installation work 45 days ahead of schedule while ensuring safety and quality.

At the moment the project is under membrane structure installation, and electromechanical and fitment processes. The whole project is expected to be completed in October 2007.

http://images.beijing-2008.org/76/23/Img212012376.jpg

source: www.beijing2008.com

WOW cant wait for the olympics..the atmosphere will be great with that architecture

Wow!! I really like the Watercube stadium. It's gorgeous indeed.

As we speak I'm watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about these stadiums. Pretty impressive!

I wonder how the cube building will look like when the surface is complete done. Will the blue really work out? hmm

I wonder how the cube building will look like when the surface is complete done. Will the blue really work out? hmm
Well, we will see it when it done. :cheers:

wow, the preparation is so impressive

WOW! :eek2: all of them are beautiful esp. the water cube

As we speak I'm watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about these stadiums. Pretty impressive!

Can i ask when you seen this...

I think he's talking about the Canadian documentary called "China Rises." I saw it expecting to see a lot about about the Olympic preparations too. It showed very little about. It was more about how people are being displaced by China's rapid development. I guess the message of the program is that since there's poor people in China, their economic programs are considerd a failure