The National Aquatic Centre, Beijing (Water Cube) is an exceptional feat of engineering and architecture that has taken its place as one of the world’s most iconic and popular structures. The building was officially opened in January 2008 for the Beijing Olympic Games.
Enclosed within the amazing blue bubble ethyl tetra fluoro ethylene (ETFE) walls are the pools for the swimming and diving competitions, along with seating and facilities for 17,000 spectators. The Water Cube is essentially a structure made from an organic network of steel tubular members – based on the design using the geometry of foam – and clad with translucent ETFE pillows the venue continues to be used as one of Beijing’s premier recreation centres.
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