Beijing’s Water Cube
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Beijing National Aquatic Center, known colloquially as “The Water Cube,” is open in time for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The walls are constructed of ETFE, a semi-transparent plastic, in a Weaire-Phelan structure. The result, from both the inside and out, is a structure that looks like it came from the set of Cocoon. The ecological properties of the building are striking as well — The Water Cube features solar power, rain water collection system and an air-conditioning system that uses recycled water.
