The design scheme of China National Stadium (Bird's Nest), the main stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, was jointly designed by Swiss Herzog and De Mellon design companies and China Architectural Design and Research Institute.
The successful bidder of the Bird's Nest is a consortium represented by Beijing Urban Construction Group and China CITIC Group Corporation.
Among them, the construction unit for approval is National Stadium Co., Ltd.
The construction unit for approval is the General Contracting Department of Beijing Urban Construction Group.
Water cube
The National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, is located in Beijing Olympic Park. It is the main swimming pool built by Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and it is also one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Its design scheme is the "Water Cube" ([H2O]3) scheme produced by the global design competition. Construction started on February 24, 2003 and is expected to be completed and accepted in June 2007. It and the National Stadium (commonly known as the Bird's Nest) are located on both sides of the northern end of Beijing's central axis, which together form a relatively complete image of Beijing's historical and cultural city. The planned construction land of the National Swimming Center is 62,950 square meters, with a total construction area of 65,000-80,000 square meters, of which the underground construction area is not less than15,000 square meters, and the length, width and height are177m× 30m respectively. At present, more than 330,000 Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots from more than 90 countries and regions have donated more than 800 million yuan, of which
Investment: about 654.38+0.02 billion.
Building area (㎡): 79,532 square meters
Number of seats: 4000 permanent seats, 2000 movable seats, 1 1000 temporary seats.
Uses during the Olympic Games: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo.
Uses during the Paralympic Games: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo.
Employer: Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd
Design unit: China Architectural Design Consortium.
General contractor: China Construction No.1 Bureau Construction Development Co., Ltd.