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Chinese 2008 Olympic Swim Center.

By Anita in Architecture, Sports on Mar 20, 2007 at 11:39 am


China Olympics Watercube

The building in this picture is the swim center that’s being built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The building is known as the “Watercube”, and is constructed from transparent Teflon called ETFE that reacts with changes in light to create “stunning visual effects for both visitors to the Watercube and to millions of TV spectators”.

Surprisingly, the design is quite energy efficient as well – the ETFE captures about 90% of the solar energy to heat the interior and pools. More info and pics available via Inhabitat.


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  1. Denita TwoDragons
    Mar 20th, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    I want a greenhouse that looks like that! :-)

    --TwoDragons

  2. Squ
    Mar 20th, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    This imagine clarifies it a bit: http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/watercubeinterior.jpg

    At first I thought it be completely filled with water!

  3. Tom p
    Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm

    cool how many swimsuits are gonna fall off!!! that could be a shock

  4. Ag
    Mar 31st, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    los chinos van a hacernos pedazos PEDAZOS!!!

  5. Frank Sanchez
    Aug 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am

    Hm.. I wonder if they did a LEAD test on that stadium..

    Lead is the latest trend from China

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