http://www.gizmag.com Global design company Populous has been selected to design the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Sochi, Russia. It will seat up to 40,000 people and is expected to incorporate a number of eco-friendly features. Echoing the striking Beijing Olympic swimming venue, the exterior of the stadium will be sheathed in a crystalline skin which will be translucent during the day and come alive at night with the color and spectacle we have come to expect from modern-day Olympics.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/populous-2014-winter-olympic-stadium/13009/#comment-9031 http://www.gizmag.com/populous-2014-winter-olympic-stadium/13009/#comment-9031 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:52:45 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/populous-2014-winter-olympic-stadium/13009/#comment-9010 http://www.gizmag.com/populous-2014-winter-olympic-stadium/13009/#comment-9010 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:55:49 -0500