The National Stadium was built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tons. The stadium has some 11,000 square meters of underground rooms with waterproof walls. The final cost will be up to 3.5 billion yuan (~423 million USD). Part 5 (9:02 min)
6 Aug 08
on Aug 6th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
what a bold design…I really think this is perfect for the Chinese National stadium…. interesting to learn the history behind this structure…
on Aug 7th, 2008 at 1:08 am
yes, isn’t neat… it’s truly a gorgeous structure and the collaboration of so many is inspiring.
on Aug 8th, 2008 at 7:54 am
fascinating documentary! definitely and engineering and architectural wonder!
I had seen Ai Wei Wei featured in another documentary a few years ago called “China Rises”. He is a very rebellious and avante garde artist… in some ways its ironic that he played such an important role in this type of project.
on Aug 9th, 2008 at 8:21 am
like half the world, I was watching the the jaw dropping opening ceremony. The stadium and performances look spectacular, integrated with the choreography for which it was built for. It was neat to know the story behind how it was conceived and built.
on Aug 10th, 2008 at 8:20 am
lol, I missed it because I was watching this video… ah well, I watched the highlights later.
on Aug 10th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Ha ha… You have to multi-task…:~)
on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 3:24 am
Inspired by the artful use of technology when my wife and I caught glimpse of the fantastic Opening Ceremonies, we acted on impulse to go Digital: Joined FACEBOOK.
You, David & Robin, are AiWeiWei/Swiss Architect…my neighbor, an Arup Structural Engineer/and me…we can make this happen in our community,…soon!
Let’s!
on Sep 3rd, 2008 at 9:36 am
Welcome AT or is it TA, to the online world, the extension of our collective brain…:~)
Yes, it would be amazing to collaborate on a neat project.