雙語科技百科(近現代成就) 第126期:北京國家體育場(鳥巢)

Beijing National Stadium( Bird’s Nest)

北京國家體育場（鳥巢）

Beijing National Stadium ( the “Bird's Nest”) ,is the centerpiece of the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and “ Bird's Nest”,with the building area of 258,000 nf , has room for 91,000 spectators, but the capacity will be reduced t0 80,000 after the 2001, after Beijing had been awarded the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, the city held a bidding process to select the best arena design. The “nest scheme” design, joint venture by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog de Meuron and Li Xing- gang of China Architecture Design and Research ( CADG) , was approved by as the top design and became official in 2003.

國家體育場的外形是以衆多鋼鐵不規則地“編織”而成，外形如一個鳥巢般，因此又稱爲“鳥巢”體育場。國家體育場位於北京奧林匹克公園中心區，爲2008年第29屆奧林匹克運動會和殘疾人奧運會的主體育場。工程建築面積258，000平方米，場內觀衆坐席約爲91000個，其中臨時坐席約11000個。在2002年，北京市規劃委員會舉辦了2008年北京市奧運會主場館的全球方案徵集活動。由瑞士建築事務所赫爾佐格和德梅隆與中國建築設計研究院合作設計的“鳥巢”在衆多作品中脫穎而出，成爲2008年北京奧運會的主場館。

Ground was broken in December 2003 and the stadium officially opened in June ing National Stadium hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, athletic events, and football final of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Though designed for track &field events of the Olympics, the stadium will continue to host sporting events, such as football, is one of the most important public space in Beijing and the landmark sports architecture.

國家體育場於2003年12月開工建設，2008年6月投入使用，舉行過2008年夏季奧運會和2008年殘奧會的開幕式、閉幕式、田徑及足球比賽決賽。奧運會後將成爲北京市民廣泛參與體育活動及享受體育娛樂的大型專業場所，併成爲具有地標性的體育建築和奧運遺產。