The Bird's nest

One of the most famous artwork in architecture is the Olympic stadium in Beijing, China. It was designed by the Swiss architecture Herzog & de Meuron. It is called “Bird’s nest” because of his apparent steel construction. Its appearance is pure structure. Facade and structure are identical. This stadium split the meanings. On one hand some people say it is one of the greatest buildings in the world, on the other hand people say it is just ugly. In my opinion it is something new, I can’t say it is beautiful but I think it is a very interesting building and you can see the structure of the stadium. The architectures followed a totally new way to design a stadium but why shouldn’t the construction be visible. What is also a point that I really like on this stadium is how it plays with the light. In the night it gives awesome images on the ground around the stadium. For me it is for sure a kind of art because it is something new and they show us in a different way how to build a stadium. It broadens the horizon of all architecture and is a good representing building for a big city like Beijing.