The Summer Olympics is an international multi-sport event that unites the world for two weeks every four years. This gives the hosting country a perfect opportunity to present itself to the world during 16 days and 17 nights of sports celebration. Venues built for the summer games can leave a lasting impression on visitors and athletes. Here are just three of the twelve new venues built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which are being held in Beijing.
The National Stadium nicknamed "The Bird's Nest" is the centerpiece for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. Arup Project Director Michael Kwok said "the Bird’s Nest is a temple for China’s people, a place to visit and photograph, and a reason to stay in Beijing for an extra day.”
Wukesong Indoor Stadium. Gu Yonghui, an architect with Beijing Architecture Research Institute, designed this venue. On the outside, the building looks like a giant gold bar. But when visitors approach the venue, they can see individual yellow-colored columns that are wavy and point to the sky, giving them the feeling of movement.
The National Aquatics Centre, known as "The Water Cube," will be one of the exciting venues for the Beijing Olympics. This dramatic cube-shaped building, designed by PTW Architects of Australia, is covered in a steel frame with a thin membrane composed of tiny ETFE bubbles that are more more energy-efficient than traditional glass.
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