COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
105650
imageid
105650
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
orderdescription
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
Order Title
false
Type of View:
interior detail
imagetitletype
interior detail
Type of View
false
View Title:
interior view of the large stairway on the elevation
imagetitle
interior view of the large stairway on the elevation
View Title
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:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Culture:
Swiss
culture
Swiss
Culture
false
Subject:
structural steel
subject
structural steel
Subject
false
Subject:
sustainable architecture
subject
sustainable architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
ellipses
subject
ellipses
Subject
false
Subject:
Olympics
subject
Olympics
Subject
false
Subject:
parabolas
subject
parabolas
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