Beijing Water Cube: PTW + CCDI + Arup

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The Australian architecture firm PTW (in association with CCDI) and the international engineering firm Arup won a design competition for the National Aquatic Center for the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in August 2008. Nicknamed the Water Cube, its membrane structure is made of ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) air cushions. ETFE is a fluorocarbon-based polymer (a fluoropolymer), pioneered by Vector Foiltec, which has a high-corrosion resistance and strength over a wide temperature range

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The National Aquatics Center Official Web Site

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