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1、Bird'sNestAbstract:ThemainvenuefortheBeijingOlympics,theNationalStadium,widelyknownastheBird’sNestbecauseofitsuniquedesign,hasbecomeanationwidesensation.Theremovaloftheelementshelpedtobringtheprojectunderthereducedconstructionbudgetof$290 million,fromanoriginal$500 million.
2、Withtheremovaloftheretractableroof,thebuildingwaslightened,whichhelpeditstandupto seismicactivity;however,theuppersectionoftheroofwasalteredtoprotectfansfromweather.Duetothestadium'soutwardappearance,itwasnicknamed"TheBird'sNest".ThephrasewasfirstusedbyHerzog&deMeuron,thoug
3、hthepairstillbelieves"thereshouldbemanywaysofperceivingabuilding."TheuseisacomplimentLiexplained,"InChina,abird'snestisveryexpensive,somethingyoueatonspecialoccasions."Introduction:TheNationalStadiumissituatedintheBeijingOlympicGreen.DuringtheBeijing2008OlympicGames,theopen
4、ingceremony,closingceremony,trackandfieldmeets,andmen'sfootballfinalwillbeheldhere.Itistheworld'slargeststeelstructureandthemostcomplexstadiumeverconstructed.Itsdesignhadtobeinspiringandbeabletowithstandanearthquake.So'lightweight'wascombinedwithstrengthin110000tonsofanewgr
5、adeofsteel,thepuresteverdevelopedinChina,including36kmofsteelstruts.IthasbeenalandmarkandalongstandingsymboloftheOlympics.Itis"oneofthekeyengineeringmarvelsintheworldtoday."TheBird'sNestwasthemainvenueofthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesandithasaseatingcapacityofover91,000.Withasim
6、pleandclassicalspaceeffects,theNationalStadiumisbeautifullydesigned;andallthestructuralpartssupportwitheachother,forminganetworkframework.Itlookslikeabird'snestwovenwithbranches.AftertheBeijing2008OlympicGames,thestadiumwillbecomeasportsandentertainmentfacilityfortheresiden
7、tsofBeijing.AnditwillbecomeanotherimportanttouristattractionofBeijing.Bythe2001PritzkerPrizewinnerHerzog,andtheChinesearchitectLiXinggangdeMeuroncollaboratedgiantstadiumdesign,formsaslife"nest",itismorelikeacradle,isentrustedwiththemankind'shopeforthefuture.Thedesignersofth
8、eNationalStadiumdidnotdoanyextraprocessing,justgivethestructureisexposedoutside,so
