Artefacts

Beijing 2008, architect's model of the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest.

Physical description

Model made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). Scale: 1/400.

Created

Created: Micro Model Created: Herzog & de Meuron

Materials

plastic, glass, wood

Colors

multi coloured, silver, gray

Dimension

41.3 x 125 x 150 cm, 65 kg

Literature

LUBOW, Arthur. "The China Syndrome". In: The New York Times, May 21, 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/magazine/21bejing.html, page vue le 10.12.2010. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Geremonies and Competitions, Celebration of the Games, Official report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, vol. II. Beijing, 2010. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les stades olympiques des Jeux d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2019 The Olympic Studies Centre. The Olympic stadiums of the Summer Games from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2019

Type of item

Souvenirs -> model

Reference number

202325

Keywords

Beijing 2008, Olympic Games Sport complexe Architecture Stadium

Notes

The Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the “Bird’s Nest” by the Chinese, was designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Its shape is inspired by Chinese ceramics and it hides supports for a retractable roof, a plan which was eventually abandoned. The Stadium is made up of two distinct parts: the woven steel structure and the cement bowl interior. It was used as the main stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was used for athletics and the final rounds of the football tournament, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.