website to learn about the new structures and statiums for the Beijing Olympics?

[Maximus96]

Anybody know of a site dedicated to the building and structures of the 08 Olympics in Beijing? I remember seeing some crazy designs but want to learn more about them. Google turns out random hits or misses. thanks

 

[outofloop]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2...Summer_Olympics_venues

 

[Maximus96]

excellent, thank you.

 

[maddogchen]

amazing structures, too bad they forcefully evicted tens of thousands of poor people to build these structures.

 

[ElFenix]

that stadium is awesome. UT had selected that same architecture firm for it's new art museum. when the architects designed a gorgeous single story flowing pavilion, regent tony "dirty" sanchez decided it didn't fit in with the ugly government buildings that dominate UT's campus. so he pushed to have them fired, which lead the dean of the school of architecture to resign, and left UT without an architect for several years as no one wanted to design a big ugly building.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
amazing structures, too bad they forcefully evicted tens of thousands of poor people to build these structures.

Pretty much every city does that. Evict people to the construction buildings, or tossed out of their dirt cheap apartments so they spruce them up and rent them out for big bucks during the Olympics.

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: maddogchen
amazing structures, too bad they forcefully evicted tens of thousands of poor people to build these structures.

Pretty much every city does that. Evict people to the construction buildings, or tossed out of their dirt cheap apartments so they spruce them up and rent them out for big bucks during the Olympics.

and this makes it right how?

 

[jamesave]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
that stadium is awesome. UT had selected that same architecture firm for it's new art museum. when the architects designed a gorgeous single story flowing pavilion, regent tony "dirty" sanchez decided it didn't fit in with the ugly government buildings that dominate UT's campus. so he pushed to have them fired, which lead the dean of the school of architecture to resign, and left UT without an architect for several years as no one wanted to design a big ugly building.

I remember that fiasco. That was eons ago.

 

[jamesave]

didn't they call the main stadium "bird's nest"?

It was displayed on National Geographic Magazine several months ago.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
that stadium is awesome. UT had selected that same architecture firm for it's new art museum. when the architects designed a gorgeous single story flowing pavilion, regent tony "dirty" sanchez decided it didn't fit in with the ugly government buildings that dominate UT's campus. so he pushed to have them fired, which lead the dean of the school of architecture to resign, and left UT without an architect for several years as no one wanted to design a big ugly building.

and this is yet another reason why UT blows donkey balls.

 

[RESmonkey]

I'm going to watch the Olympics for the first time; I want to see the weightlifting competitions !

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: jamesave
didn't they call the main stadium "bird's nest"?

It was displayed on National Geographic Magazine several months ago.

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Thats what the locals nicknamed it. I can totally imagine a bird sitting on top.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
amazing structures, too bad they forcefully evicted tens of thousands of poor people to build these structures.

? you are kidding right? They volunteered! Those were tears of joy! And the police with the nightsticks were just gently plodding them along. That's ketchup, not blood.