Monday, February 9, 2009

Bird's nest Areas

I found the following information about the Bird's Nest which we can relate to in our design.

Beijing National Stadium Statistics:
  • 36 km of unwrapped steel
  • 330 metres (1,082 feet) long
  • 220 metres (721 feet) wide
  • 69.2 metres (227 feet) tall
  • 258,000 square metres (2,777,112 square feet) of space
  • Usable area of 204,000 square metres (2,195,856 square feet)
  • Seating for up to 91,000 spectators during the Olympics. (Seating reduced to 80,000 after the Games.)
  • Construction cost approximately 3.5 billion yuan ($423 million USD)

http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ig/Stadium-and-Arena-Pictures/National-Stadium.htm

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