Beijing Olympics International Zone

Beijing, China | 2006 (competition, finalist)

Collaboration Ron Henderson; Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute

Trees (1,000+)

The large, 5,000-seat, dining hall with it's "roof like a mountain" anchors the east end of the Beijing Olympic International Zone which includes dining, media center, welcome center, bars, clubs, restaurants, as well as a series of gardens, courtyards, and monumental outdoor swimming pool adjacent to the athlete’s village. Over the course of the Olympics, this private area gives people from all nations a place to congregate and meet; a place of international communication and intercultural exchange during the competition.