The thing to watch/look out for at this year's Olympic Games is the technology and one of the world's oldest capital cities, 3,000 year old Beijing, is hoping to capitalize on it as they attempt to race to the 21st century.
The Beijing Organization Committee for the XXIX Olympiad is seeking to deliver communications services that will allow anyone to enjoy the games from anywhere through a network that is not only high-speed and secure, but convenient and efficient.
The cornerstone of Digital Beijing will be the the Digital Beijing Building (pictured above), a dramatic representation of the impact of digital technology in the 21st century. I can hear you heading to Google, so I am providing a link here for more pictures. The profile resembles a bar code and the LED facades suggest the complex, integrated circuitry of silicon chips.
What will happen after the Games to this building is yet unknown, but the obvious bet is that it will turn into a museum to attract visitors. No?
Regardless of what you think, at least it shows that many agencies were able to come together in a coordinated effort to build a landmark.
Here's the thing to think about though - Being technology-heavy sounds great, but I am curious to know how much energy this thing uses. The U.S. is typically behind the Europeans when it comes to building design and sustainability and I feel that Asia is probably a decade or so behind us. It will be sad to see this project by the way-side, or undergoing a massive remodel, in 20-25 years.
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