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  • Lubetkin Prize has got to the bird's nest

    Lubetkin Prize has got to the bird's nest

    Stadium in Beijing

    National Stadium in Beijing which in the people is called “the birds nest”, has received prestigious Lubetkin Prize, founded Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA, as the most outstanding architectural work outside of the European Union.

    Speaking about a building, the main judge of the award and President RIBA, Sunand Prasad has told: “this year the short list looked excellently. Discussion was long, however the result is obvious”.

    The birds nest

    The National Stadium is a project of architectural company Herzog and de Meuron, executed together with China Architectural Design and research Group, Arup Sport and Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong), artist Ai Wei Wei.

    Circles of the applicants who have entered into a short list: Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal, project Foster and Partners together with NACO and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design; Watercube, National Swimming Centre, project PTW Architects together with China State Construction and Engineering Corporation; building Museum Brandhorst in Munich; Sean O’Casey Community Centre in Dublin; building The British High Commission in Sri Lanka, project Richard Murphy Architects.

    The project jury in which structure were Sunand Prasad RIBA President, Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards Paul Monaghan, the architect and Chair of the RIBA Awards Group Alison Brooks, architect Tom Dyckhoff — have visited all six buildings-applicants.

    National Stadium

    VIA «Lubetkin Prize has got to the bird's nest»

  • The stadium has not sustained loading

    The stadium has not sustained loading

    Stadium, Malaysia

    Frequently modern architectural constructions grasp spirit the adaptability to manufacture, a flight of fancy and volumes, lines and forms, in height — and force to reflect on safety. In Malaysia not completed stadium has fallen, the blessing, prior to the beginning of large competitions. To construction only one year recently was executed.

    Soon here carrying out of open games, analogue of a university game which involve usually thousand spectators and sportsmen has been planned. At a collapse of 80 metres of a roof was not lost any person — however this case became an occasion to a large quantity of trials. The Ministry of Labour of Malaysia will be seriously engaged in incident investigation.

    The collapse damage has made 25 million dollars. Roof reorganization will charge to the Korean builder. The stadium will be closed before end of reconstruction works.

    VIA «The stadium has not sustained loading»