Blindingly brilliant bubbles
Beijing, Olympic host city for 2008, is putting up some very unusual new buildings - a stadium that looks like a bird's nest, and a TV studio that defies gravity.
Even next to these, the Beijing National Swimming Centre stands out. Nicknamed the Water Cube, it looks like a huge cube of foam, with the pools, restaurants and seating scooped out of the middle. It's also earthquake resistant, and environmentally sustainable.
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The National Swimming Centre and the National Stadium at the heart of the 2008 Beijing Olympic site.
CSCEC + PTW + Arup |
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