COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
105665
imageid
105665
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
orderdescription
Olympic Architecture Beijing 2008 (105633-105718)
Order Title
false
Type of View:
plan
imagetitletype
plan
Type of View
false
View Title:
view of first floor plan
imagetitle
view of first floor plan
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