Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: National Stadium
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Accession Number:
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105640
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Order Title:
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Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
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Type of View:
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exterior detail
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View Title:
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detail view of part of exterior elevation
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Image Rights:
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copyrighted
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Source Institution:
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NCSU Libraries
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Collection:
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Design Library Image Collection
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Culture:
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Swiss
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Culture:
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Chinese
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Subject:
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ellipses
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Subject:
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Olympics
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Subject:
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parabolas
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Subject:
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structural steel
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Subject:
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sustainable architecture
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Subject:
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reinforced concrete
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Subject:
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trusses (structural elements)
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Work Types:
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Architecture; sports buildings; stadiums
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Related Work Title:
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Beijing Olympic Green; part of
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Preferred Title:
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National Stadium
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Agent Display:
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Ai Weiwei (Chinese artist, 1957-); Arup Associates (British engineering firm, 1946-); Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, active 1978-)
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Date:
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March 2004-May 2008 (creation)
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Materials:
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arena and stands of reinforced concrete; shell of interwoven hollow steel beams; upper layer of roof 884 transparent ETFE films and lower ceiling 1044 PTFE panels
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Technique:
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welding
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Measurement:
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298 x 333 m (stadium dimensions)
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Alternate Title:
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Bird's Nest
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Alternate Title:
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Olympic Stadium
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Locations:
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Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing , Beijing Shi, China
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Location Type:
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(current)
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Style/Period:
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Contemporary
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Classification:
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Architecture
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