without a doubt the beijing 2008 olympic games will not only attract worldwide attention for the sporting contests, but also for the architectural settings and arenas. the exemplary and prestigious stadiums will remain of interest long after the games are over. olympic architecture, beijing 2008 is a comprehensive survey of all the venues for the 29th olympic games. it provides detailed insights into the specialized stadium architecture with an abundance of visual material such as bird’s-eye views, illustrations of details, plans/elevations/sections, and rendering drawings. part one of the volume is an overview written by ma guoxin, architectural master and member of the chinese academy of engineering. part two gives descriptions of the individual olympic venues, including 15 newly-built ones (e.g. the main olympic project ?c bird‘s nest by herzog & de meuron, and the national aquatics center ?c water cube by the china construction design international (shenzhen) of cscec, ptw architects, australia, and arup australasia), 14 reconstructed buildings (e.g. olympic sports center stadium, olympic sports center gymnasium, workers’ stadium) and 6 temporary structures (e.g. olympic green hockey field, wukesong baseball field).
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General Preface Foreword Distribution Map of Sports Facilities for the XXIX Beijing Olympiad ..- General Introduction One World, One Dream Chapter I Newly Built Olympic Sports Facilities National Stadium National Aquatics Center National Indoor Stadium Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court China Agricultural University Gymnasium Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium Laoshan Velodrome Beijing Shooting Range Hall Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Chapter II Renovated and Extended Olympic Sports Facilities Olympic Sports Center Stadium Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Capital Indoor Stadium Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field Beijing Workers‘ Stadium Beijing Workers‘ Gymnasium Shanghai Stadium Shenyang Olympic Stadium Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Beas River & Shatin) Chapter III Temporary Olympic Sports Facilities and Related Installations Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field Fencing Hall of National Convention Center Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground National Convention Center Digital Beijing Building Appendix I List of Competition Facilities for the XXlX Beijing Olympiad Appendix II List of Designing Agencies for the XXIX Beijing Olympiad Postscript
