COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
105641
imageid
105641
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
orderdescription
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
Order Title
false
Type of View:
exterior detail
imagetitletype
exterior detail
Type of View
false
View Title:
detail view of exterior film
imagetitle
detail view of exterior film
View Title
false
Image description:
The exterior film is both colorful and illusory. The composition of red (referencing China) and gray (referencing the Great Wall) is bright and full of vitality.
imagedescription
The exterior film is both colorful and illusory. The composition of red (referencing China) and gray (referencing the Great Wall) is bright and full of vitality.
Image description
false
Image Rights:
copyrighted
imagerights
copyrighted
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
NCSU Libraries
sourceinstitution
NCSU Libraries
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Design Library Image Collection
collection
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
false
Culture:
Swiss
culture
Swiss
Culture
false
Culture:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Subject:
ellipses
subject
ellipses
Subject
false
Subject:
Olympics
subject
Olympics
Subject
false
Subject:
parabolas
subject
parabolas
Subject
false
Subject:
structural steel
subject
structural steel
Subject
false
Subject:
sustainable architecture
subject
sustainable architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
reinforced concrete
subject
reinforced concrete
Subject
false
Subject:
trusses (structural elements)
subject
trusses (structural elements)
Subject
false
Work Types:
Architecture; sports buildings; stadiums
worktypes
Architecture; sports buildings; stadiums
Work Types
false
Related Work Title:
Beijing Olympic Green; part of
relatedworktitle
Beijing Olympic Green; part of
Related Work Title
false
Preferred Title:
National Stadium
worktitle
National Stadium
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Ai Weiwei (Chinese artist, 1957-); Arup Associates (British engineering firm, 1946-); Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, active 1978-)
workagentdisplay
Ai Weiwei (Chinese artist, 1957-); Arup Associates (British engineering firm, 1946-); Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, active 1978-)
Agent Display
false
Date:
March 2004-May 2008 (creation)
workdatedisplay
March 2004-May 2008 (creation)
Date
false
Materials:
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
workmaterialdisplay
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
Materials
false
Technique:
welding
worktechniquedisplay
welding
Technique
false
Measurement:
298 x 333 m (stadium dimensions)
measurementdisplay
298 x 333 m (stadium dimensions)
Measurement
false
Alternate Title:
Olympic Stadium
titletext
Olympic Stadium
Alternate Title
false
Alternate Title:
Bird's Nest
titletext
Bird's Nest
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing , Beijing Shi, China
locations
Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing , Beijing Shi, China
Locations
false
Location Type:
(current)
locationtype
(current)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Contemporary
styleperiod
Contemporary
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false