Accession Number:
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179507
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module FIVE--6,102 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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West flank, close view of outer steel structure, showing plastic covering at roof
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module FIVE
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Culture:
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Chinese
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Subject:
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Olympics
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Subject:
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Architecture and energy conservation
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Work Types:
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Architecture; sports buildings; stadiums
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Preferred Title:
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Beijing National Stadium
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Agent Display:
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Ai, Weiwei (Chinese environmental artist, born 1957); Herzog & de Meuron (Swiss architectural firm, founded 1978)
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Date:
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2003-2008 (creation)
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Materials:
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steel beams; concrete; modular turf system
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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7,811 m2 (area, turf field)
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Alternate Title:
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Bird's Nest
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Locations:
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Beijing, Beijing Shi, China
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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