BIRD'S NEST STADIUM GRACE DENG ZHEYUN (7) GROUP 5 2J

         The Bird's Nest (鸟巢), officially known as Beijing National Stadium (国家体育场), was the crown jewel of the Olympic Green (in case you don't know, the Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics). The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Overview of Bird's Nest Stadium (Ah.. Nice..)

        I first saw it through a book, introducing all the great architectures of the world. Beijing National Stadium is one of them. Like its name, the Bird's Nest looks like the home of a big, enormous bird. As I was interested in it, I searched online for more interesting details about it. The stadium has a volume of three million cubic metres (omg!!) and is considered to be the world's largest enclosed space! It also features monstrous (I totally agree) steel elements weighing up to 350 tons a piece intertwined in such a fashion that this gargantuan structure actually looks quite delicate. I googled the pictures of it, and guess what? As I saw the interior of the stadium, I was shocked. Who can design such a complicated and unconventional building? They are Ai Weiwei, Jacques Herzog,Li Xinggang and Pierre de Meuron. Ok, but my main point isn't about the architects, it's about the design. The interior looks magnificent, like we are some wriggly worms in the huge nest. There are poles which looks like twigs of nests hanging from the building! 

Complicated, artistic, huh?

             However, it's also quite risky. Imagine, over 70% of the building's weight hangs over the audience's head. What if it is not strong enough... And sways and sways... And finally... Finally... drops? Er... Let's stop thinking in that direction... Although there is a risk, I still choose to believe that the poles will not drop to the ground.  Although seemingly random, the pattern abides by complex rules imposed on the structure in order to be able to define the geometry. So, let's put 100 hearts--放一百个心好了，不会有事的! 

'Fraid not!

As what the Chinese believes, the circular shape of the stadium represents heaven and the circular form of the National Stadium represents Heaven, while the adjacent square form of the National Aquatics Centre (北京國家游泳中心) or Water Cube, is a reflection of the Chinese symbol for Earth. With the heaven and the Earth, this is the world!

One heaven and one Earth, 绝配！

Just like the Great War of China, Beijing National stadium is a magnificent building. It's a pity to not have been listed in the Seven wonders of the world... :~( Everyone will definitely remember it! From this research and this design, I've learnt a lot. We have to think out of the box (creatively) when inventing or designing things, so that your's will be a uniquely new design.