China re-design Beijing Olympic 2008 Stadium

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China re-design Beijing Olympic 2008 Stadium

Organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics have stopped work on their 100,000-seat stadium in order to re-design it under orders to cut costs, a spokeswoman for the organisers said yesterday. Work has been suspended for a re-design meant to lower the cost, said Zhu Jing, a spokeswoman for the organizing committee. Zhu Jing said she didn’t know how long the suspension would last, the new projected cost or other details.

The suspension follows a demand by Mayor Wang Qishan last month for organizers to be more frugal. News accounts of his comments did not give details of the cost-cutting targets. The National Stadium, designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, initially was budgeted at 3 billion yuan (US$360mil).

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  • ^ Architecture - Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton, from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
  • ^ Architect - An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.
  • ^ Pritzker Architecture Prize - The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture".
  • ^ - Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Dover Publications(1985). ISBN 0-486-25023-7
  • ^ - Rondanini, Nunzia Architecture and Social Change Heresies II, Vol. 3, No.

Comments:


  1. Svilen
    1

    I will help Beijing be famous ,you will see !!!

  2. Jay
    2

    China should never be Olympic Host, because violation of human right’s in that idiot country!

  3. Venessa
    3

    no offence but Jay’s message is just like, stupid
    and still no offence, just coz china started out small and every other country waz fighting against it and then china turned powerful so it got to host doesn’t mean you’re the king of olympics!

  4. Ashton Tan De xi
    4

    I LOVE CHINA !

    CHINA BEIJING Olympic WILL BE CONTINUE HOST NO MATTER WHAT ! ..

    THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO INTTER OR STOP Olympic, I’LL CURSED THEM BADLY.

    I LOVE CHINA ! .. CHINA, U’RE THE BEST !

  5. jc
    5

    Love the country…
    Nice food…
    Great culture…

    Dumb ignorant people…
    Opressive narrow minded politicians…

    FREE TIBETE!

  6. Ying Ying
    6

    I come china.
    I think China is the best country in the intre universe.
    You could go and see the great wall of china and you could go on the trains.
    The trains are soo coooooooool, because it has bunks and a little bedroom just for you, but in england there not any trains like the ones in china.
    CHINA RULES, CONGRATUALATIONS CHINA, YOU ROCK

  7. David
    7

    Something must be working greatly in china. And for thousands of years. The country’s achievement has accelerated in the last 2 decades, although to some critics that’s not enough. Maybe China will provide a new model for many other countries.

  8. David
    8

    This year’s Olympics is going to be one of a kind!!!

  9. CiCi
    9

    China is a country with 5000 yrs history, anyway there must be some reasons for a country to have such a long history. If you dont know the truth, then plz dont put all shit on China!Sports and politics they cannot be connected together.China welcomes you, Beijing welcomes you!
    Btw,ONE PART OF OUR LAND is called Tibet,not Tibete!

  10. drakes
    10

    There is no point using the human rights problem to oppress China’s rights of hosting the Olympics. There should always be a change in the way people look at stuffs. We should not let the things of yesterday take much of today lest we shall never progress. Therefore China should be given the chance to prove their grandeur in another perspective.

  11. ray
    11

    jay your comment is full of shit!
    i hope you die.

  12. ray
    12

    china is the best, your the one whos being a idiot for saying that. go to sleep
    dont talk anymore
    seriously

  13. harry
    13

    i think china is gonna be the best olympics wag wan blud sfe sfe

  14. Aud
    14

    Hey guys, nomatter what happen from the past history, we should not bring it to this olympic games because this is all about uniting people around the world and not critisizing one another. We should hold strong on the origin spirit of Olympic games and have fun all through the games. NOmatetter who host it, we just pray best for world peace. I think China could make a unique one this time. I think any country who get host this Olympic games could make sure they perform the best to protect the game.We should respect this Olympic!

  15. rdn
    15

    why are we talking unrelated stuff here
    lets just keep architecture and rest separate

  16. Abdul Muneer
    16

    4
    I LOVE CHINA !

    CHINA BEIJING Olympic WILL BE CONTINUE HOST NO MATTER WHAT ! ..

    THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO INTTER OR STOP Olympic, I’LL CURSED THEM BADLY.

    I LOVE CHINA ! .. CHINA, U’RE THE BEST !

  17. sam ikhoy
    17

    TIBET is part of CHINA. There’s no QUESTION about that. DALAI LABA is just a fake monk. he is a man hunger for power.

  18. Tom
    18

    The stadium they ‘ve built r quite nice.wel done china.

  19. Knut Holt
    19

    Bu why did they engage those foreign architects. I am sure the chinese had a lot of chinese architects with a lot of good ideas.

  20. admin
    20

    @Knut Holt: I doubt there are any capable architects, China is like 28 years old, the cultural revolution by the communist has basically wiped off most of the Chinese culture, what you see now is superficial (my own opinion).

  21. Ravi
    21

    No matter what so ever. opening ceremony of 2008 olympics is excellent. no other country could have done this better. This shall be a bench mark in the history of olympics.

  22. gahasa
    22

    Brother Jay,you shouldn’t make that kind of comment co’z it’s not fare to evry chinese……watch your mouth boy

  23. michelle ling
    23

    u say china is stupid den ur wrong …
    yet the ppl in china is not really that aducated but it’s country is full of fun and exitment !
    so it we be an honour for CHINA to host the OLYMPIC !!

  24. mohan
    24

    Hi
    Best of luck to all the paticipate of thise game . China is one of the develop country of the world and it has provide all the facilities needed to the players.

  25. umesh jayaswal
    25

    my indian hero won the gold.
    i proud to mr. ABHINAV BINDRA

  26. kiir
    26

    china is great but they need to stopped supporting sudan will jeorpadize their interest in africa

  27. An african online
    27

    Don’t know what the blaba-blaba is all about but dude you got love that stadium i hope the chineses come up with the idea not other countries

  28. admin
    28

    @An african online : you mean the architect for the stadium? he is Jacques Herzog, a swiss architect. Sorry, not designed by the chinese.

  29. narudoi
    29

    the olimpics for me this year was amazing from start to finish the Chinese have put on a top show. and there athlete amazing.

  30. M.SRINIVASAN
    30

    hi

    Beijing olympic organising was amazing. Nobodies organise this type of olmpic in future including opening cerremoney, events, and closing ceremoney.conguratulation.

  31. tasos
    31

    This year i lked very much olympics.The finale of the olympics was perfect.THERE WERE SO MANY COLOURS .MPRAVO!!!!!!IT WAS SUCH A GOOD ORGANIZATION!!!!!
    FROM GREECE!!!!!!
    WE LOVE CHINA

  32. your father
    32

    JAY GO HOME AND KISS YOUR MOM’S ASS. CHINA IS such a IDIOT COUNTRY.

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