Month: August 2008

When you tune in to the Beijing Olympics’ Opening Ceremony tonight, take notice of Beijing National Stadium, better known as the ‘Bird’s Nest.’ Its construction was made possible with the help of Tekla Structures software, which was used to design and detail the most challenging parts of the stadium roof’s steel structure.

Hiroshima residents today observed the 63rd anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing in the closing weeks of World War II — the first time such a weapon was used during war.

For a spell, it seemed like the climbing would never end. Step after step, I wound higher and higher inside the great cathedral.