The Water Cube National Aquatics Center in the Olympic Park, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China is a photograph by Neale And Judith Clark which was uploaded on December 30th, 2020.
The Water Cube National Aquatics Center in the Olympic Park, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
Blue cube - The Water Cube National Aquatics Center swimming arena in the Olympic Park, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, Asia... more
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The Water Cube National Aquatics Center in the Olympic Park, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Blue cube - The Water Cube National Aquatics Center swimming arena in the Olympic Park, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, Asia
The National Aquatics Center, also known as the 'Water Cube', was one of the most dramatic and exciting sporting venues constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The building’s form is inspired by the natural formation of soap bubbles.
Ethyl tetrofluoroethylene (ETFE) was chosen for the façade. This material weighs just 1% of glass and is a better thermal insulator. Around 20% of solar energy is trapped and used for heating.
The daylight allowed into the cube saves up to 55% on the lighting energy required for the leisure pool hall.
Although fragile in appearance, the structure is ideally suited to the seismic conditions in Beijing and is arguably the most seismically-resistant building in the world
Alamy ref: C98HNG
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December 30th, 2020
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