Posted February 11, 200817 yr Love it or hate it - Beijing's Olympic Architecture will certainly be noticed this year. Here's a recent article from the Guardian about "The Bird's Nest" olympic stadium and "The Water Cube" aquatics center. The article includes an 11 image slide show here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/gallery/2008/feb/08/architecture.china?picture=332441725 Article link: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/architecture/story/0,,2255561,00.html Secrets of the Bird's Nest: In a special feature on the architecture of the Beijing Olympics, Jonathan Glancey sneaks a look inside its signature building - the looping, swooping, stunning stadium When Sebastian Coe unveiled the design of the 2012 London Olympics stadium in November, you could have heard a pin drop. There was a breathless hush - and stifled yawns. Was this really it? The architect was smooth-talking, but as I looked around, the mood of photographers, cameramen and journalists said it all. It might well do the job, but its design seemed almost wilfully lacklustre. In dramatic contrast, the main stadium for this year's Beijing Olympics is, quite simply, stunning. Here is an adventure in steel and concrete, a building - despite its age-old purpose - like no other. Its structure is very nearly complete, while the fit-out, with its plethora of shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and meeting places, is racing ahead. At times, there have been as many as 7,000 construction workers on site, yet this is no rush job. It is a work of exceptional quality. THE BIRD'S NEST OLYMPIC STADIUM THE WATER CUBE AQUATICS CENTER
February 11, 200817 yr Wow. Amazingly beautiful. I love both of these buildings so much. I can't decide which one I love more.
February 11, 200817 yr I've seen photographs on other sites, and the architecture and the design of the complex is wonderful. Now if we can only do something about the choking pollution.
February 11, 200817 yr No shit. I've seen pictures of Beijing where you literally can't see through the pollution on ground level, it's so bad. And athletes have to run through this??
February 11, 200817 yr Jpop(tart) is right, the pollution is horrible. When I was there in November, I was ready to place bets on this stuff not being complete. Some of the venues are super nice but in some utterly scarey (think bombed out) locations. Imagine putting the current Browns Stadium, RRHoF and The Prog. on the 1969 corner of 67 Street & Hough.
February 12, 200817 yr I really like the use of natural light in the "water cube" thing...that element is very well done.
February 13, 200817 yr nice idea for a thread. the birds nest stadium is very cool. let's put up some more beijing olympic stuff here as we see it, they are sparing no expense.
February 15, 200817 yr i found a few more things via googling around :wink: olympic green: sky boat great wheel beijing: shooting range building: rowing, canoeing, marathon swimming venue: more water cube: olympic village: lastly, horror of horrors to the chinese.....they had a fire at the new table tennis venue! :laugh:
February 17, 200817 yr Author i found a few more things via googling around :wink: lastly, horror of horrors to the chinese.....they had a fire at the new table tennis venue! :laugh: I suspect Forrest Gump! :wink:
February 21, 200817 yr Author Found a really nice summary and update of the Watercube building at www.arcspace.com. The Watercube has apparently been completed. The article was written by an assoicate architect of the design firm responsible for it. So there's a bit of architectural bs & jargon. But its still a very decent report with great photos. I've included many of the photos, but not all. You can go to the arcspace link for the entire article. Link: http://www.arcspace.com/architects/ptw/watercube/watercube.html Watercube National Aquatics Center Beijing, China The Watercube associates water as a structural and conceptual "leitmotiv" with the square, the primal shape of the house in Chinese tradition and mythology. Architect Chris Bosse has sent us a series of photos of the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing - better known as Watercube - which officially opened on Monday 28th January 2008. The centre, which will host the swimming and diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in August, hosted its first event, the Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open, on February 4th. The structure of the WATERCUBE is based on a unique lightweight construction, developed by China State Construction Design International (CCDI), PTW Architects, and ARUP, and derived from the structure of water bubbles in the state of aggregation found in foam. Behind the totally random appearance hides a strict geometry that can be found in natural systems like crystals, cells and molecular structures - the most efficient subdivision of three-dimensional space with equally sized cells. The transparency and apparent randomness is equally transposed into the inner and outer building-skins, made of inflated ETFE cushions. The reason for different colors is The reflection of light changes the color; Outside it reflects the sky and the outer layer is slightly tinted in blue, Inside the white prevails as the sun coming through highlights the ETFE and the structure. Unlike traditional stadium structures with gigantic columns & beams, cables & spans, to which a facade system is applied, the architectural space, structure and facade of the Watercube are one and the same element. 90% of the solar energy falling on the building is trapped within the highly efficient structural zone and is used to heat the pools and the interior area. Rainwater from the roof is reused, recycled and redistributed alongside efficient pool filtration and backwash systems. The design uses state-of-the-art technology and materials to create a visually striking, energy-efficient, and ecologically friendly building. Conceptually the square box and the interior spaces are carved out of an unconfined cluster of foam bubbles, symbolizing a condition of nature that is transformed into a condition of culture. Together with the main stadium by Herzog & de Meuron, a duality between fire and water, Yin and Yang, is being created with all its associated tensions and attractions. The Project was recently recognized at the Venice Architecture Biennale for "demonstrating in a stunning way, how the deliberate morphing of molecular science, architecture and phenomenology can create an airy and misty atmosphere for a personal experience of water leisure.” Bosse was associate architect on the Aquatic Center for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing while working for Australian architects PTW. Link: http://www.arcspace.com/architects/ptw/watercube/watercube.html
February 21, 200817 yr This stuff is so amazing. Man .. they thought of everything with these buildings. I love the fact that they're not just incredibly structurally appealing, but it's also very smart functional design. Kudos.
February 21, 200817 yr Wow. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 200817 yr pssst -- wanna see america's version of the great wheel beijing? err, you sure? :laugh: presenting the xanadu nj meadowlands 287ft pepsi wheel now under construction (pepsi just paid $100m for 10yr naming rights) :-P http://curbed.com/archives/2008/02/22/whacky_xanadu_will_now_have_pepsi_globe.php#comment-errors#comment-55192 :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:
February 22, 200817 yr [bam!] The upper part. The lower part. The Beijing Olympic Torch boasts strong Chinese characteristics, and showcases Chinese design and technical capabilities. It embodies the concepts of a Green Olympics, a High-tech Olympics and the People's Olympics. The Key Facts about the Torch The torch is 72 centimetres high, weighs 985 grams and is made of aluminium. The torch is of a curved surface form, with etching and anodizing being used during its production. A torch can usually keep burning for approximately 15 minutes in conditions where the flame is 25 to 30 centimetres high in a windless environment. The torch has been produced to withstand winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour and to stay alight in rain up to 50mm an hour. The flame can be identified and photographed in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness. The fuel is propane which is in accordance with environmental guidelines. The material of its form is recyclable. The Artistic and Technical Features of the Torch The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games has a very strong Chinese flavour. It demonstrates the artistic and technical level of China. It also conveys the message of a Green Olympics, a High-tech Olympics and the People's Olympics. The shape of the paper scroll and the lucky clouds graphic, expresses the idea of harmony. Its stable burning technique and adaptability to the environment have reached a new technical level. The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games is designed, researched and produced in China. BOCOG owns all intellectual property rights. The Fuel for the Torch Under the concept of a Green Olympics, environmental protection was a key element listed in the invitation documents to the design companies, by BOCOG. The fuel of the torch is propane, which is a common fuel which also comes with a low price. It is composed of carbon and hydrogen. No material, except carbon dioxide and water remain after the burning, eliminating any risk of pollution. The Burning System Its stable burning technique and adaptability to the environment have reached a new technical level. It can stay alight in severe weather conditions such as strong wind, rain, snow, hail, etc. The flame can also be identified in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness so as to satisfy the requirements of capturing photographic images and video footage. The Design Timelines 2005 August BOCOG developed the design concepts and requirements of the torch. 2005 December BOCOG recruited potential torch designs from the design society. In total, BOCOG received 388 pieces of works. 2006 June-August BOCOG selected the structural designer and the burning system designer. 2007 January Beijing Olympic Torch was approved by IOC
February 22, 200817 yr [You're lucky I'm bored at work. :) ] The Olympic cauldron The Olympic cauldron plays a major role in the Olympic Torch Relay. The lighting of the Olympic cauldron symbolizes the end of the Olympic Torch Relay and the beginning of the Olympic celebration. The Beijing Olympic cauldron is based on the concept of a "round heaven and square earth" and takes after a typical cauldron from the Chinese Bronze Age. The cauldron shares with the torch and lantern the design element of the "lucky cloud." The 56 "lucky clouds" hollowed out of the curved plate of the Olympic cauldron symbolize well wishes to the world from the 56 ethnic groups in China. The base of the cauldron has four legs with eight faces, symbolizing that the Beijing Olympic Games welcomes friends from all directions across the world. The Olympic cauldron stands 130 centimeters high, symbolizing the 130-day duration of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay. The cauldron plate is 29 centimeters deep, symbolizing the 29th Olympiad. The cauldron post is 112 centimeters tall, symbolizing the 112 years that have passed between the staging of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and the 2008 Olympic Games.
February 29, 200817 yr Beijing airport's new mega-terminal opens Feb 28 09:43 PM US/Eastern Beijing's colossal new airport terminal opened on Friday with the first commercial plane touching down earlier than scheduled, a landmark moment for the Chinese capital as it prepares for the Olympics. Shandong Airlines flight SC1151 from Jinan in eastern China landed at Beijing Capital Airport's 2.7-billion-dollar Terminal Three at 8:39 am (0039 GMT), 11 minutes early, according to an AFP reporter. British Airways has the honour of the first international flight to depart from the new terminal, with its service to London scheduled to fly out shortly after midday. Designed to appear like a giant dragon, the terminal is the largest covered structure ever built, according to its British architect Norman Foster. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1235/Default.aspx The building runs for 3.25 kilometres (2.0 miles) and covers 98 hectares (245 acres) of floor space, the equivalent of about 170 soccer pitches. Beijing's old two terminals have been running above capacity for years and the upgraded airport was built in time to cope with the huge influx of visitors expected for the Olympics in August. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080229024356.w7w7vsaf&show_article=1 a video look around: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/55054.html
March 1, 200817 yr The future is here. Well, atleast over there. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 15, 200817 yr Author Beijing simmering over 'the Egg' By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer March 24, 2008 BEIJING -- It's the building Beijing residents love to hate. The dome of the new National Center for the Performing Arts glows luminescent as it emerges from a reflecting pool like a pearl or a rising sun. At least that's the impression the French architects of Beijing's arts center wanted to create. The $360-million complex, an extravaganza of titanium and glass bigger than New York's Lincoln Center or Washington's Kennedy Center, is supposed to shout out to the world that Beijing has arrived, both as an economic and cultural capital. But to many here, the center resembles nothing grander than an egg plunked into a pot of boiling water. Read more at http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-egg24mar24,1,693566.story
April 30, 200817 yr Author National Geographic Magazine is out with a special China issue. Below is a link to a photo gallery of some of the new architecture being built. Link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/architecture/girard-photography
May 7, 200817 yr Author Nifty article on the construction of the Water Cube in last week's Architecture Week - http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/0430/tools_1-1.html. Making the Water Cube Architecture Week by Sherif Morad Abdelmohsen, with Chuck Eastman et al. The Beijing National Aquatics Center, often referred to as the "Water Cube," was built for the 2008 Olympic Games. The winning entry in an international design competition was submitted by the China State Construction and Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) with Arup and PTW Architects. The Water Cube building design concept is all about water, deeply expressed in its bubbly state. The building is on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, across from the main stadium by Herzog & de Meuron. The structure is covered in 100,000 square meters (1.1 million square feet) of a modified copolymer called ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a tough recyclable material weighing just one percent of an equivalent-sized glass panel. More at http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/0430/tools_1-1.html
July 10, 200816 yr Author Special July issue of the Architectural Record about Beijing's new architecture, olympic or otherwise. Dazzling photographs in the print magazine that unfortunately are not online. But here are the links and what photos I could get from the website... http://archrecord.construction.com/features/beijing/ PROJECT PORTFOLIO: National Stadium (The Bird's Nest) http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807nationalstadium-1.asp National Swimming Center (The Water Cube) http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807nationalswimming-1.asp Digital Beijing http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807digitalbeijing-1.asp Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807terminal3-1.asp National Center for the Performing Arts (The Egg) http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807performingarts-1.asp China Central Television Headquarters http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807chinatv-1.asp Linked Hybrid http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807linkedhybrid-1.asp Other Olympic Venues http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0807olympic-1.asp
July 10, 200816 yr I love Herzog et de Meuron! And from the looks of it, so does the Watercube firm...(see Munich's new football/soccer stadium-allianz arena)
August 6, 200816 yr Author The opening ceremony is Friday. The National Stadium (aka The Bird's Nest) should be heavily featured along with the other olympic architecture posted in this thread. Here's a discussion with one of the designers of the Bird's Nest stadium from The New York Times olympic blog - http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/chinas-olympic-crossroads-birds-nest-designer-ai-weiwei-on-beijings-pretend-smile/ Also, a neat image of fireworks exploding over the National Stadium during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony from the same NYT blog:
August 6, 200816 yr ^ i saw that one -- great pic! did anyone see the controversy over the us cyclist's and their smog masks? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/sp_nm/olympics_masks_dc
August 6, 200816 yr yeah...there is a dedicated thread for the 2008 olympics: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,16937.0.html
August 7, 200816 yr rem koolhaas has the ball. he shoots! he scores! from OMA: China Central Television Headquarters construction reaches new milestone as façade is completed The final panels of the glass facade of OMA’s CCTV building have been installed, marking a crucial stage in the construction of the new TV station for China’s national broadcaster, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren. Construction of the 600,000 square meter project began in September 2004 on the 20 hectare site of an abandoned motorcycle factory in Beijing’s new Central Business District. After connecting the two leaning towers in December 2007 and topping out structural steel works this March, the CCTV building is due for completion end of 2009, whilst the adjacent Television Cultural Centre (TVCC), including the hotel operated by Mandarin Oriental is expected to open early next year. The third building on the site, the circular service building, is in operation and is presently being used for broadcasting of the Olympic Games. OMA partner in charge of the project Ole Scheeren said from Beijing: “After 6 years of intense collaboration with our client CCTV, our Chinese partners ECADI, and the engineers of ARUP, we are very pleased to see the successful completion of the exterior of the project on time for the Olympics. As the building now stands visibly in the city, it has added the three-dimensional figure of a loop to Beijing’s skyline of towers. It appears big yet sometimes small, and from every angle offers a completely different perspective and reading. We are hopeful to see the building emerge as a symbol of collaboration and change.” Once completed, the CCTV building will transform the usually inaccessible environment of media and television production and give access to the public via the ‘Visitor’s Loop’, a dedicated path of circulation, which allows people to view and experience multiple aspects of the production process. The lowest floor of the overhang, the large cantilever projecting out 75 meters horizontally in 162 meters height, will feature a public media museum and a viewing deck with sights across the city and vertically down through circular glass floor openings. The facades of CCTV portray the irregular geometry of the building’s steel structure. Its sometimes dense, sometimes more open grid of diagonals forms the stability system of the building and reflects the distribution of forces that the structure experiences under different load conditions. The construction of the buildings is led by Ole Scheeren from OMA’s Beijing offices, along with project manager Dongmei Yao, project architects Anu Leinonen and Andre Schmidt, and a team of dedicated architects. http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/06/china-central-television-headquarters-by-oma/
August 15, 200816 yr Author One final tour of Beijing's Olympic Architecture courtesy of MSN Travel at http://travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=544556 A sampling of key Beijing Olympic venues, from the Bird's Nest to the Flying Saucer... 1) The centerpiece of the Olympic Green is China's new National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird's Nest" for its curving exterior of twiglike interlocking steel beams. The innovative design was crafted by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron, in collaboration with Chinese architects. The stadium will host the main track and field competitions and men’s soccer, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. 2) Also known as the "Water Cube," the National Aquatics Center is another architectural standout on the Olympic Green. The translucent exterior “bubbles” allow sunlight to filter in and sounds of splashing water to travel out. The Water Cube will host swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events, as well as the water polo finals. 3) The National Indoor Stadium is another landmark structure on the Olympic Green, and features a design inspired by the traditional Chinese folding fan. This stadium will be the competition venue for the Olympic artistic gymnastics, trampoline and handball competitions and some of the Paralympic wheelchair basketball competitions. 4) The construction site of the Peking University Gymnasium was shifted east in order to preserve six 100-year-old trees and a royal garden built during the Qing Dynasty. This venue, the site for Olympic table tennis events, has a roof constructed to resemble a table tennis ball. 5) Volleyball will be played at two existing venues in central Beijing, the Capital Indoor Stadium and the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium (pictured here). Reminiscent of a stingray, the gymnasium features a dramatic wavelike roofline 6) Composed of 42 buildings with 9,993 rooms, the Beijing Olympic Village will be home to more than 17,000 participating athletes and coaches from around the world. 7) Eleven of the 37 competition venues were built specifically for the Games, all incorporating the Beijing Olympics’ key concepts: “Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics.” To reflect these ideas, the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium features a rainwater recycling system and an exterior of aluminum alloy boards that helps save energy in summer and winter. 8 ) The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground is one of the eight temporary venues constructed for the Beijing Olympics; 17,000 tons of sand were imported from Hainan for the beach volleyball events. 9) All but six of the 37 competition venues are in Beijing. Non-Beijing venues include Hong Kong Equestrian Venue, Qingdao International Marina, Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium and the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium (pictured here). This new stadium, nicknamed the "Water Drop," will host soccer matches. 10) Also known as the “Flying Saucer," the circular form of the Velodrome imitates the wheel of a racing bike to reflect the Olympic cycling events it will host. Read more at http://travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=544556
August 16, 200816 yr Author amazing. only the athlete apt buildings of olympic village disappoint. Agreed. The majority of the venues are spectacular. But I included the athletes village to show that not everything's a "home run". But still, the major venues are really wonderful. A very high bar for future olympic hosts.
August 18, 200816 yr Here is a good blog post about Olympic architecture and that of Bejing: http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2008/08/its-a-short-ste.html A quote: I haven't been to Beijing, but the pictures I see make it look more like a place for rats than gods. The old neighborhoods...are rare. Most have been torn down and replaced by streets that look more like Houston's than New York's (Kurt calls these sections the "People's Republic of Houston"). The streets are what my friend Jim Kunstler calls "auto sewers," too vast and unprotected for pedestrians or the once ubiquitous cyclists too feel comfortable on them. The streets are surrounded by hideous buildings that make little effort to shape a good public realm. So bad that they resulted in a New York Times story called Beijing's Truly Bad Buildings: For every Zaha Hadid tower in the works for the capital, there are hundreds of forgettably mediocre buildings already in place, displaying the sort of mirrored-glass facades and gilded decoration that went out of style in America sometime in the 1980's. . . . A few pieces of this new architecture stand out for their aggressive awfulness. To pay tribute to those buildings, a group of young Americans in Beijing are launching a Web site, http://www.chinesetriad.org/bab .
August 18, 200816 yr It will be interesting to see what an older city with a less authoritarian govt will do with the next Olympics (London). Beijing is growing like crazy, the govt can build whatever they want without hassle from the populace. London is huge, old and established. Will they have to build their olympic facilities out in the burbs? Is there existing infrastruce that will suffice?
August 19, 200816 yr It will be interesting to see what an older city with a less authoritarian govt will do with the next Olympics (London). Beijing is growing like crazy, the govt can build whatever they want without hassle from the populace. London is huge, old and established. Will they have to build their olympic facilities out in the burbs? Is there existing infrastruce that will suffice? Great question. I'm curious too.
August 19, 200816 yr It will be interesting to see what an older city with a less authoritarian govt will do with the next Olympics (London). Beijing is growing like crazy, the govt can build whatever they want without hassle from the populace. London is huge, old and established. Will they have to build their olympic facilities out in the burbs? Is there existing infrastruce that will suffice? Here you go...you can scroll through and read about each of their sports venues here: http://www.london2012.com/sports-and-venues.php Here is information about their transportation plans for the Games: http://www.london2012.com/plans/transport/index.php And details about Olympic Village which will be built within the new Olympic Park. Olympic Park will be the location of many of the new venues...5 of which will remain after the Games are over. http://www.london2012.com/plans/olympic-park/games-time/the-olympic-village.php
August 19, 200816 yr here's another one that counts: 19 story Olympic Tower The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) location
August 19, 200816 yr since someone wondered, here's some london renderings that may be outdated (from 2005?): logo olympic village 2005 stadium "its design was inspired by the human form with its roof forms reminiscent of the way that muscles support the body" 2007 stadium zaha hadid aquatic center about: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=610996 http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2005/11/london-olympics-2012/
August 19, 200816 yr ^Give me the 2005 any day over the 2007 stadium... But that aquatics center looks cool, and in some weird way actually reminds me of UC's new Rec center. Zaha Hadid is a great architect (I am biased though because her Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center is one of my favorite buildings ever).
August 23, 200816 yr I'd hate being the engineer for Hadid. But I love her work. She really sets the bar for challenging designs.
April 14, 20169 yr China’s 'Fake' Cities Are Eerie Replicas of Paris, London http://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-fake-cities-eerie-replicas-paris-london-jackson/story?id=36525453 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 14, 20169 yr China’s 'Fake' Cities Are Eerie Replicas of Paris, London http://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-fake-cities-eerie-replicas-paris-london-jackson/story?id=36525453 Seems like it's the end of the line for these tribute cities. Shame, I am rooting for Worlds Fair era Chicago Lakefront and original Penn Station!
February 15, 20178 yr Shanghai. 23 years difference in a GIF. Who would have thought this was possible? https://t.co/BfjXQ1FrM6 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 28, 20204 yr Safdie Architects completes "horizontal skyscraper" at Raffles City Chongqing https://www.dezeen.com/2020/06/25/safdie-architects-the-crystal-raffles-city-chongqing-architecturre/ The Crystal skybridge, which connects four 250-metre-tall skyscrapers, has opened as the first stage of Safdie ArchitectsRaffles City Chongqing complex in China. The public observatory that cantilevers out from one end of The Crystal is the first part of the vast complex to be completed, with rest of Raffles City Chongqing due to be finished by the end of the year. ... In total the development consists of eight skyscrapers connected by a five-storey podium. On the south side are six 250-metre-high towers, with two taller 350-metre-high skyscrapers to the north completing the complex. Site usage plan: Edited June 28, 20204 yr by Boomerang_Brian Added more pictures; added site usage plan When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
June 28, 20204 yr Chongqing is on my bucket list. Looks like such an interesting city. Such extreme landscape for a vertical city to be built on.
June 28, 20204 yr MAD tops Shenzhen cultural park with "monumental stones" https://www.dezeen.com/2020/06/25/mad-shenzhen-bay-culture-park/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1 Architecture studio MAD has unveiled its design for the largely subterranean Shenzhen Bay Culture Park museum complex, which will be topped by two pavilions designed to look like groups of large stones. Shenzhen Bay Culture Park will be built on a waterfront site in the Houhai area of Shenzhen's Nanshan district alongside a 400-metre-high supertall skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox as the headquarters of the China Resources export company. (And there are MANY more GREAT pics with the article - check it out) Edited June 28, 20204 yr by Boomerang_Brian comment on additional pictures w the article When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
July 22, 20204 yr In the meantime, "deformed but safe" is not a phrase any engineer not facing extreme political pressure has ever used unironically. Especially with respect to concrete:https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/three-gorges-dam-deformed-but-safe-say-operators/
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