It looks blue, but it's green, and it's here. As big, eye-catching Olympics architecture goes, nothing may be as sustainable as the Beijing National Aquatics Center, or Water Cube, the latest cutting-edge building to open on the enormous construction site... ...full story at TreeHugger
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| 29 Jan 08 |
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Beijing 2008 National Aquatic Center (water cube) opens »
YouTube video The Beijing 2008 Olympic National Aquatic Center, also known as the 'Water Cube' is now open after four years of construction.
located in the west part of the Beijing Olympic ring, the 'Water Cube' is jointly designed by China and Australia.
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| 09 Jan 09 |
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Swim club to open at the Water Cube » Shanghai Daily AN upscale swimming club will be set up in the north section of the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, a newspaper reported today. The aquatics center, which is known as the Water Cube, will be divided into... |
| 29 Jan 08 |
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Beijing Olympics: Opening Of The Water Cube » Zhonghuarising The $150-200 million "Water Cube," perhaps more of an iconic structure of a futuristic Olympics than a swimming venue, was unveiled early this week in Beijing. The National Aquatics Center, where 42 Olympic swimming events will take place in... |
| 12 Oct 09 |
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Water Cube closes for major facelift » People's Daily The National Aquatics Center, better known as the Water Cube, will undergo a closed-door facelift over the next few months to build a number of recreational amenities for the public, including a 10,000-square-meter water playground. Operators of... |
| 01 Feb 08 |
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Aquatics venue proves a winner » Shanghai Daily A BLUE box beating with a green heart, Beijing's "Water Cube" National Aquatics Center is the product of design and engineering harmony. The US$143-million venue for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming at the Beijing Games opened with a test... |
| 27 Aug 08 |
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Beijing Olympic venues to open to tourists in October » People's Daily Beijing's Olympic venues will open to tourists during the week-long National Day holiday beginning Oct. 1, an official said on Wednesday. Venues, including the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium and the "Water Cube" National Aquatics Center, would be... |
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