Pipe dreams
So how do you make a box of bubbles out of steel?
A blob of soap bubbles is held together by the skins around each pocket of air. The Water Cube is made of plastic bubbles but all of its strength comes from the steel frame that outlines all the edges where three bubbles meet.
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| forward | The steel structure of the Cube was inspired by soap bubbles.
CSCEC + PTW + Arup |
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