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	Beijing National Stadium
Designer	Herzog and de Meuron
Location	Beijing, China
Date	2003 to 2008
Building Type	olympic sports stadium
Construction System	large-scale steel frame, fabric liner
Climate	Warm Temperate
Context	urban sports campus
Architectural Style	Deconstructivist Modern
Street Address
Notes	with Ai Weiwei, FAKE Design, Beijing, China; Part of the Beijing Olympic Green, site of the 2008 Olympic Games. GreatBuildings page

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 2.1 Project Credits 2.2 Related Content from Wikipedia 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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Building Details
Client	Chinese Olympic Committee, 2008 Summer Olympics
Cost	3.5 Billion Yuan
Area	250,000 square meters
Height	69.2m
Length	330m
Width	220m
Program	seating for 100,000 spectators at the 2008 Olympic Games.

[edit] Project Credits

• Architects: Herzog and de Meuron
• Engineer: Arup Sport

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Beijing National Stadium

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• Beijing Bird's Nest - Engineering, by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 394, pB1-1.
• Beijing Bird's Nest - Architecture, by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 393, pB1-1.
• Beijing National Stadium, Olympic Green. Arup.com.

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• "New Architects of China", by Jo Baker, ArchitectureWeek No. 350, 2007.0919, pD1.1.
• Beijing National Stadium at YouTube.com
• Spectacular Bird's Nest opens in Beijing - Arup, 2008.0417
• National Stadium, Beijing, China - DesignBuild-Network