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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
I'm not a fan of architecture that wastes material just for looks. I go for function first, then looks. The amount of steel in that stadium is disjusting and will put a nice dent in the supply (which is low already). I'm sure they could achieve the same thing, but with less material and a slightly changed design.
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well, believe it or not, the amount of steel in the project dropped from 80 000 tonnes, to 50 000, and now down to 40 000...
so there have been changes to the design...
China is insane right now:
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The Chinese consume 54.7 percent of the concrete and 36.1 percent of the steel produced in the world, according to a 2004 report in Architectural Record.
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I think there is 100 cities in China over 1 million people! That's insane! Calgary isn't even quite at a million yet...
anyways, here is one construction photo I found:
I know its my own fault for hijacking the thread, but going back to the initial premise - do you guys like modernism? More importantly, is it something you'd pay for?