COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
105661
imageid
105661
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
orderdescription
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
Order Title
false
Type of View:
exterior detail
imagetitletype
exterior detail
Type of View
false
View Title:
exterior view of part of the east elevation, with the interior clearly visible through the film structure
imagetitle
exterior view of part of the east elevation, with the interior clearly visible through the film structure
View Title
false
Image Rights:
copyrighted
imagerights
copyrighted
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
NCSU Libraries
sourceinstitution
NCSU Libraries
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Design Library Image Collection
collection
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
false
Culture:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Culture:
Australian
culture
Australian
Culture
false
Culture:
British
culture
British
Culture
false
Subject:
interlace
subject
interlace
Subject
false
Subject:
light (energy)
subject
light (energy)
Subject
false
Subject:
sustainable architecture
subject
sustainable architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
swimming
subject
swimming
Subject
false
Subject:
synchronized swimming
subject
synchronized swimming
Subject
false
Subject:
diving
subject
diving
Subject
false
Subject:
water
subject
water
Subject
false
Subject:
Olympics
subject
Olympics
Subject
false
Subject:
film (material by form)
subject
film (material by form)
Subject
false
Subject:
air cushions
subject
air cushions
Subject
false
Subject:
Chinese culture & civilization
subject
Chinese culture & civilization
Subject
false
Subject:
geometric patterns
subject
geometric patterns
Subject
false
Subject:
green design (environmental concept)
subject
green design (environmental concept)
Subject
false
Subject:
molecular structure
subject
molecular structure
Subject
false
Subject:
athletics
subject
athletics
Subject
false
Subject:
cubes
subject
cubes
Subject
false
Work Types:
Architecture; sports buildings
worktypes
Architecture; sports buildings
Work Types
false
Related Work Title:
Beijing Olympic Green; larger context for
relatedworktitle
Beijing Olympic Green; larger context for
Related Work Title
false
Preferred Title:
National Aquatics Center
worktitle
National Aquatics Center
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Arup Associates (British engineering firm, 1946-); CSCEC (China State Construction and Engineering Corporation) (Chinese builders, founded 1982); PTW Architects (Australian architectural firm, founded 1889); Shenzhen Design Consulting Co. Ltd (Chinese design firm, founded 2000)
workagentdisplay
Arup Associates (British engineering firm, 1946-); CSCEC (China State Construction and Engineering Corporation) (Chinese builders, founded 1982); PTW Architects (Australian architectural firm, founded 1889); Shenzhen Design Consulting Co. Ltd (Chinese design firm, founded 2000)
Agent Display
false
Date:
December 2003-January 2008 (creation)
workdatedisplay
December 2003-January 2008 (creation)
Date
false
Materials:
steel framework with randomly interwoven steel bars meant to simulate the structure of a water molecule, 3,000 air pillows or bubbles made from the translucent film ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene)
workmaterialdisplay
steel framework with randomly interwoven steel bars meant to simulate the structure of a water molecule, 3,000 air pillows or bubbles made from the translucent film ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene)
Materials
false
Measurement:
30 x 177 x 177 m (length, cubic content); 17,000 (count, seating capacity (including temporary seats) during the Olympics); 87,283 m2 (area, total floor space)
measurementdisplay
30 x 177 x 177 m (length, cubic content); 17,000 (count, seating capacity (including temporary seats) during the Olympics); 87,283 m2 (area, total floor space)
Measurement
false
Alternate Title:
Water Cube
titletext
Water Cube
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing , Beijing Shi, China
locations
Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing , Beijing Shi, China
Locations
false
Location Type:
(current)
locationtype
(current)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Contemporary
styleperiod
Contemporary
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false