Buildings
EDAW Selected to Develop Plan for Beijing Olympic Aquatic Park
(archrecord.construction.com - 12/09/03)
By Sam
Lubell
EDAW has been selected to develop the
Master Plan for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Aquatic Park, and
lead a team in the park’s design.
Occupying 748 acres in the Shunyi District
of Beijing, adjacent to the Olympic Equestrian Center, the
park will host canoe and kayak events during the games.
The project contains two large waterways,
viewing stands, athletes' facilities, green spaces, and other
elements still in planning stages. It is meant, points out
EDAW Shanghai managing principal Andross Chan, to position
Shunyi as a thriving Olympic "river town."
"This project is a catalyst that
will reinvigorate Shunyi. Our scheme draws from Shunyi’s
culture, history, commerce and natural river setting to identify
a range of international-class recreational experiences and
facilities," he says.
The park will be EDAW’s 28th Olympic
project since 1976, the firm says.
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