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Hong Kong Stadium

hongkong

 

Location: So Kan Po Valley, south of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Brief description: Renewal of government stadium (for rugby sevens, soccer and big events)
Awarding authority: Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club
Completion: 1994
Architect: Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Inc. Sports Facilities Group
Contractor: Draggages at Travaux Publics
Steel Constructor: Argos engineering & Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
Cidect member: Corus Tubes

 

Details:
A spectacular sculpture displaying the proudest moments in Honda’s motor sport history, celebrating six world-famous Honda-powered Grand Prix cars, which are fixed to the base of each arm in order of their year of success.The secret of this structure is that the cars actually move up and down creating a “mobile” effect to entertain the visitors.The 50 metre high, 40 metre wide work of art features 55 metre long “swinging arms” made of Oval Hollow Sections (OHS), each balanced on a 45 metre long CHS steel arch supported by a massive underground base.