beijing aquatics center

wired magazine reports on the almost complete ‘bubbly’ aquatics center in beijing.

‘a solid block of water appears to have rained down on beijing’s olympic green. while most architecture buffs have been focused on herzog & de meuron’s national stadium – dubbed the bird’s nest for its curved shape and overlapping structural supports – its neighbor, the national aquatics center (by PTW, arup and CCDI), just might steal the show come opening day. read more

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