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The special award for the most accomplished work in the section Atmosphere is awarded to the Australian architecture firm PTW Architects, CSCEC + Design and Arup for the project National Swimming Center, Beijing Olympic Green, China. The project demonstrates in a stunning way, how the deliberate
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The facility officially reopened on 28 July 2010, with the water park opening on 8 August 2010 (the second anniversary of the Games' opening). The renovation divided the facility into three pool areas (a main pool, Olympic "demonstration" pool, and a training pool), as well as the 12,000 m
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stadium while the Sydney-based partners came up with the idea of covering the 'cube' with bubbles, symbolizing water. Contextually, the Cube symbolizes Earth, while the circle (represented by the elliptic stadium) represents heaven, a common motif in ancient Chinese art.
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The structure had a capacity of 17,000 during the games. It also has a total land surface of 65,000 square meters and covers a total of 32,000 m (7.9 acres). Although called the Water Cube, the aquatic center is really a
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178 meters (584 ft) square and 31 meters (102 ft) high. The building's popularity has spawned many copycat structures throughout China. For example, there is one-to-one copy of the facade near the ferry terminal in
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events—25 world records were broken in this facility. In July 2010, a renovation of the facility was completed, which included the addition of a 12,000 m (130,000 sq ft) public
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of bubbles in soap lather. In the true Weaire–Phelan structure the edge of each cell is curved in order to maintain 109.5 degree angles at each vertex (satisfying
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After the Olympics, the Water Cube was opened to the public on select days of the week beginning in June 2009, and was also used as the site for a production of
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morphing of molecular science, architecture, and phenomenology can create an airy and misty atmosphere for a personal experience of water leisure
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In 2018, it was reported that the venue had achieved revenues of 124 million yuan (about US$ 18 million), and has been breaking even for years.
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among other shows. On 19 October 2009, the Water Cube was closed to the public to begin a renovation of a portion of the complex into a
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In July 2013, the Water Cube introduced a new LED light show on its exterior, "Nature and Man in Rhapsody of Light", by artist
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Quote from the Jury report of the Official Awards 9th International Architecture Exhibition – METAMORPH, Venice Biennale
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were broken by athletes at the Water Cube, although all but two of them were achieved by swimmers wearing the controversial
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The Aquatics Center hosted the swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming events during the Olympics.
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It hosted its first event in this configuration, the China Junior Curling Open, in December 2019.
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Science News article describing the design of the building and the mathematics behind it
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for the aquatic center project. The Water Cube was specially designed and built by a
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In July 2003 the Water Cube design was chosen from 10 proposals in an international
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The Water Cube was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the
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and lighting designer Zheng Jiawei. Its colors are determined by trending use of
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Project of the Year award from the Australian Institute of Project Management
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Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
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Video: The Beijing National Aquatics Center reopened on July 28, 2010.
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was originally planned to be hosted in the venue but was moved to the
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Ball, Philip (December 2006). "Science in Culture: Beijing Bubbles".
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Welcome to WaterCube, the experiment that thinks it's a swimming pool
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International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
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The Beijing National Aquatics Center while under construction
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Casino Oceanus – The Unofficial Casino Oceanus Website from
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The National Aquatics Center under construction, with the
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High School Attached to Beijing University of Technology
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eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government
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Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin
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Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
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News and Project Information on the Watercube, Beijing
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Many people believed the Water Cube to be the fastest
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Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
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