Beijing National Stadium, also known universally as the Bird’s Nest (鸟巢), is one of the greatest architecture and stunning landmark in the age of globalization. The stadium was designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Herzog & de Meuron, the Chinese contemporary artist, Ai Weiwei, and the vice chief architect of China Architecture Deisng & Research Group, Li Xinggang[ ]. It was used for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird’s Nest is a global landmark that unites
facility welcoming it were named ‘stadion’. It was in the 8th century BC, therefore, that the first stadium originated around an athletics track shaped as an elongated ‘U’. Olympic stadium, which was extended as the games became more popular could hold up to 45,000 patrons at its peak. This was the beginning of a revolution that would soon capture Greece and the world. From the first Olympic stadium to modern
social media accounts, and most importantly his artwork. Weiwei is well known for his Tate Exhibition with the porcelain sunflower seeds, his work with the Bird’s Nest Stadium in China, and the 2008 earthquake in China. Ai Weiwei both honors and criticizes his culture through his work with traditional urns, the Bird’s Nest Stadium, and sunflower seeds. Ai Weiwei is known for his acts of cultural rebellion such as creating his understanding of artwork with valuable urns. He uses artwork as a way to
The relationship between it and host countries is important to investigate for comprehending cultural studies. According to Xu and Kirby (2008), the Olympic Games has a considerable impact on the expression of national identity. For example, London applied this approach to promote its national identity. This can be discovered from the BBC video called James Bond escorts The Queen to the opening ceremony in 2012 (2012): an amiable identity is perceived by the audience through presenting corgi at Buckingham
Money, Competition, Benefits According to Wang Hui, a spokesman for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, “The 2008 games left a profound legacy, such as accessible venues and an urban transportation system that we are still using.” The Olympics are an event that only occur every two years, alternating between summer and winter games, and fascinate many people throughout the world. Thousands of athletes compete in the worlds best sporting arenas, all with one common goal: to take home a gold medal. Over the
of Beijing Olympic games in China Introduction Starting with the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, the United States creatively combined the Olympic games with commerce, and the concept of regarding the economic impact of hosting the Olympic games was first introduced. It was a valuable chance for the host city to take the advantage of international influence and business opportunities generated from the Olympics, improving the international standing and prestige and boost the local and national economic
spirit of sportsmanship is carried forward and the breathtaking records are set. Along with the changes of events qualified to compete in the Olympic Games since 1896, more developed and advanced infrastructures are needed to establish to provide a national arena. There is no doubt that holding a grand international event such as the Olympic Games could gain world status for the hosting city, increased the city economy and contributed to the urban regeneration, whereas some argue the mass expenses involved
constructions of the stadiums. The looks of Brazil are now stared at with fear because of the abandoned stadiums and graffiti. And last but not least, the economy has crashed and Brazil is left with huge amounts of debt. All of this could have been prevented
The amount of money to operate for sports events are increasing every year, such as FIFA World cup, ICC Cricket world cup, FedEx cup, UEFA Europa League, the world series, Super Bowl, UEFA Champions League, Asian Games, Winter and summer Olympic and even Paralympic as well. Sporting events are parties that break from daily routine. But, these days, sports events are not just a big event to enjoy or team competes against others. Global Sports events became a turning point for host country, which have
process which various cities or countries were invited to bid for the right to host the event. In addition, in relation to the Olympic Games the National Olympic Committee is responsible of deciding the cities that able to bid for the right of hosting the Olympics. Also, there is no restriction to any city’s bid for nomination. For the world cup the National Governing Body in each country are responsible to decide whether they want to bid or not. In 2002 The FIFA decided to make the hosting every four
The urban removal of citizens without warning and without compensation is a major problem in Rio and numerous of Brazil’s other cities. Living in close proximity highly valued land and the fact that these communities often lack the organization to defend themselves legally, the evictions target the poorest members of Brazil’s society. Numerous media outlets have covered these stories over the last couple years, with similar scenarios happening throughout. Pacification process In parts of Brazil’s
The following essay provides discussions of the scope and objectives of the London Olympic Games 2012, and identifies event major stakeholders. Work break-down structure, McKinsey 7S, PESTLE Model and other relevant planning techniques will be introduced to demonstrate project requirements such as infrastructures, financial, man-power, technologies, resources, risks management, operations, procedures and more. This essay will also point out the obstacles faced by the project manager during the preparations
is due to huge investment to infrastructure building in the brief period of Olympic preparation year. The developed country does not invest a lot so, the effect after the Olympic is limited. (Japan Economy Newspaper, 2012) Japan slather money on stadium. When the rash of construction finish, the price of the landed estate will down. Moreover, the number of tourists will settle down. In this way, we might face the serious economic
with one another. It feels nice and wonderful when everyone with the same interest and the same supporting team gathers together in a stadium. Moreover, when it comes to sport, racialism would no longer exist. Everyone will focus on the same goal to win and to achieve victory, no matter who you are, where you from or what is your race. For example, when our national badminton player, Datuk Lee Chong Wei, managed to get the first silver in the Olympic game for our country, everyone cheered for him
prove it. Phelps, at the age of 15, made it on an Olympic team, being the youngest male to have done that since 1932 (Busnak 32). At the 2004 Olympic Games he won six gold medals. He also captured five Olympic Records and two World Records. In Beijing Michael won eight medals and all of them were gold. He set nine Olympic records and eight of them still stand today. Seven of the nine records were also World records. At the 2012 Olympic Games, Michael claimed six more medals, four of them being
Ian Gilmour Stringer AP English 11 6 March 2017 The Effect of Sports on the US Economy The sports industry is perhaps the largest in the entire world, stretching its reach anywhere from the US to tiny countries in the middle of nowhere. No matter your age, gender, race, one will be involved in some way with sports at some point in their lives. Sports is a universal language, a treasure that can transcend boundaries and one that is blind to our differences as a human race. Sports has many facets
In every major sports event, like the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics, there’s always a huge celebration and a positive vibes surrounding such events. Hosting these events are usually a great honor to the selected countries and bring a lot of favorable consequences with it. However, no one realized that whenever these big sporting events occur and are hosted, brings as much negative consequences which counterbalances all the good things that comes with it. So, the question remains, is the Olympics
The Beijing Olympics were one of the most iconic global sporting event in recent memory. During the course of the 19 day spectacle 205 countries competed, 37 world records were broken and roughly 4.7 billion people tuned in worldwide. The whole world watched as Usain Bolt became the fastest man to ever live and Michael Phelps won, an astonishing, eight gold medals in aquatics. However, these games were about so much more than sports. In the decades before the 2000’s China had faded into the background
1. INTRODUCTION The following is the literature review of the Bus Rapid Transit that is being implemented throughout the world. The concept of the Bus Rapid Transit first started in Brazil in the city called Curitiba in the early 1970’s, and through its success many nations throughout the world adopted this idea of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The idea behind this massive innovation was to implement a public transport that will connect the out-casted people with the people in the inner-city, and
athletes who enter together, without any national distinction. The flag of Greece is hoisted as an honor to the birthplace of the Olympic Games. A medal ceremony is held after each Olympic event is concluded. The winner, second and third-place competitors or teams stand on top of a three-tiered rostrum to be awarded their respective medals. After the medals are given out by an IOC member, the national flags of the three medalists are raised while the national anthem of the gold medalist's country plays