for the Olympics main stadium the city wants a stunning design worthy of the
wants a stunning design worthy of the
wants a stunning design worthy of the event
in 2002 officials announced a global
in 2002 officials announced a global competition
among the dozens of entrance our Swiss
among the dozens of entrance our Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre
architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre
architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre Demara
Demara
Demara they’re drawn to the challenge of
they’re drawn to the challenge of
they’re drawn to the challenge of working in Beijing this was the
working in Beijing this was the
working in Beijing this was the opportunity for us to do major building
opportunity for us to do major building
opportunity for us to do major building in Beijing which was really public
in Beijing which was really public
in Beijing which was really public really a new place
really a new place
really a new place China’s about to get back to where it
China’s about to get back to where it
China’s about to get back to where it once was to become the most influential
once was to become the most influential
once was to become the most influential culture in the world to be part of that
culture in the world to be part of that
culture in the world to be part of that energy is another amazing moment in our
energy is another amazing moment in our
energy is another amazing moment in our lives
lives
lives the Pritzker Prize winning architects
the Pritzker Prize winning architects
the Pritzker Prize winning architects are best known for converting London’s
are best known for converting London’s
are best known for converting London’s Tate Modern Museum they’ve also designed
Tate Modern Museum they’ve also designed
Tate Modern Museum they’ve also designed other sports venues such as the famous
other sports venues such as the famous
other sports venues such as the famous Allianz Arena in Munich but this job is
Allianz Arena in Munich but this job is
Allianz Arena in Munich but this job is one of their most challenging yet they
one of their most challenging yet they
one of their most challenging yet they have no idea how the Chinese will react
there are differences to our Western
there are differences to our Western ways of thinking and to discover this
ways of thinking and to discover this
ways of thinking and to discover this step-by-step is a marvelous personal
step-by-step is a marvelous personal
step-by-step is a marvelous personal experience and that brings you back to
experience and that brings you back to
experience and that brings you back to the Chinese way of doing things
they decide to consult one of China’s
they decide to consult one of China’s leading artists hi Weiwei who inspires
leading artists hi Weiwei who inspires
leading artists hi Weiwei who inspires them to push the limits they are very
them to push the limits they are very
them to push the limits they are very different from all the architects I know
different from all the architects I know
different from all the architects I know they would have started from zero is
they would have started from zero is
they would have started from zero is there’s nothing in their mind when they
there’s nothing in their mind when they
there’s nothing in their mind when they start
start
start he was always encouraging us to go
he was always encouraging us to go
he was always encouraging us to go beyond this or that but to really take
beyond this or that but to really take
beyond this or that but to really take this as a chance to do something that
this as a chance to do something that
this as a chance to do something that couldn’t be done somewhere else they
couldn’t be done somewhere else they
couldn’t be done somewhere else they come up with a concept inspired by old
come up with a concept inspired by old
come up with a concept inspired by old Chinese art with sweeping lines arranged
Chinese art with sweeping lines arranged
Chinese art with sweeping lines arranged around a circular vessel we were clear
around a circular vessel we were clear
around a circular vessel we were clear that do you want to something else and
that do you want to something else and
that do you want to something else and it should be really an object for the
it should be really an object for the
it should be really an object for the people but something which has more
people but something which has more
people but something which has more character of like a big pot or a big
character of like a big pot or a big
character of like a big pot or a big vessel for people to go in but though
vessel for people to go in but though
vessel for people to go in but though the inspiration is ancient the team
the inspiration is ancient the team
the inspiration is ancient the team wants the building to be a contemporary
wants the building to be a contemporary
wants the building to be a contemporary icon and a public space for the people a
icon and a public space for the people a
icon and a public space for the people a new place like perhaps comparable to
new place like perhaps comparable to
new place like perhaps comparable to Paris the Eiffel Tower which was also
Paris the Eiffel Tower which was also
Paris the Eiffel Tower which was also made for an event but then became an
made for an event but then became an
made for an event but then became an icon of the city the idea was much more
icon of the city the idea was much more
icon of the city the idea was much more this idea of the membrane of something
this idea of the membrane of something
this idea of the membrane of something which has a kind of inviting quality the
which has a kind of inviting quality the
which has a kind of inviting quality the way people can go in and go out the
way people can go in and go out the
way people can go in and go out the space especially people can undertake
space especially people can undertake
space especially people can undertake themselves they can dance they can sing
themselves they can dance they can sing
themselves they can dance they can sing they can Tai Chi they can use the space
they can Tai Chi they can use the space
they can Tai Chi they can use the space and the Chinese people love to do that
and the Chinese people love to do that
and the Chinese people love to do that they use public space and that’s perhaps
they use public space and that’s perhaps
they use public space and that’s perhaps also what makes the stadium really
also what makes the stadium really
also what makes the stadium really Chinese
Chinese
Chinese but the architects need to do more than
but the architects need to do more than
but the architects need to do more than just come up with a stunning design they
just come up with a stunning design they
just come up with a stunning design they need to be confident that it can be
need to be confident that it can be
need to be confident that it can be engineered into an Olympic arena they
engineered into an Olympic arena they
engineered into an Olympic arena they team up with engineering experts from
team up with engineering experts from
team up with engineering experts from our in England and China’s architectural
our in England and China’s architectural
our in England and China’s architectural design and research group it should be a
design and research group it should be a
design and research group it should be a building you never seen before in the
building you never seen before in the
building you never seen before in the world together they refine the plans to
world together they refine the plans to
world together they refine the plans to win the commission and collectively hold
win the commission and collectively hold
win the commission and collectively hold their breath
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