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Inside the water cube. AJ 17.04.2008

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2008

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Current

Abstract

Considers the technical background to the facade of Beijing’s Olympic Aquatics Centre, a collaboration between PTW Architects, CCDI and Arup. ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, an extruded fluorocarbon-based polymer) acts as the building’s skin.

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Architects' Journal

First produced in 1895, the Architects' Journal features comprehensive building studies, and in-depth technical articles.