Olympics' Wintry Futures
René Ammann | 7. February 2026
Atelier Li Xinggang, architect of the Yanqing National Sliding Center from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, is the subject of Vital Architecture: Between Idealism and Reality, opening at Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin on Februrary 7, 2026. (Photo © Atelier Li Xinggang)
Number of times the ski jump in Sochi (2014 Winter Olympics; cost approx. $272 million/€230 million) and the National Sliding Center in Yanqing (2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; cost approx. $500 million/€420 million) were used for international competitions after the close of their respective Olympic Games: Zero and One