Today I finally ventured out to go check out my first Olympic venue and it was the one I wanted to see the most – the National Aquatics Center aka the Water Cube. The center will be the venue for swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water-polo final during the games. The material of membrane structure is called ETFE, or ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene, used for the first time in China. It is also the largest and most complicated membrane system in a single building project in the world.
I have seen hundreds of photos of the stadium but walking into it was a completely different story. It was absolutely stunning to see in person. I’m going to let the pictures do the rest of the talking here.
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Simply gorgeous. The Water Cube is just ridiculous. A spectacular architectural feat.
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