WaterCube - The Book

WaterCube - The Book

Beijing National Aquatics Centre

320 pages / English / 33.5 Mb

With an exhaustive description about the Watercube by CCDI, PTW Architects, and ARUP there is a detailed study of the project, that starts with a brief explanation about the big changes that China and especially Beijing, has been living in the last decade, in terms of population and the construction boom that made possible that these kind of projects take place in a city like Beijing. 

Supported on a detailed processing of the information received (graphics, images, drawings) we look for a better presentation of the project, starting with the competition, making a complete overview about the design process and the concept, and finally explaining the building structure through the construction and the sustainable premises that make the Watercube such a spectacular building.In words of Chris Bosse, one of the architects of the design team this book would be The best and most profound publication of the Watercube ever.
 

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ETFE Technology and Design

ETFE Technology and Design

Annette LeCuyer

ETFE foil has recently become an important material for the cladding of technologically sophisticated and innovative buildings. This material is very thin and lightweight and, when used in air-filled cushion assemblies, has enormous strength and a range of adaptive environmental attributes. ETFE cushion enclosures became known primarily through Grimshaw Architects Eden Project and Herzog + de Meurons Allianz Arena, and they are being used on the spectacular swimming stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the largest ETFE building envelope in the world so far. This book is conceived as an in-depth introduction to the characteristics of ETFE and its applications in construction. Project examples explore in detail the specific characteristics of ETFE building skins in the areas of structural behavior, light transmission, insulation, acoustics, fire engineering and environmental modification.

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WaterCube - The Book.

WaterCube - The Book.

Beijing National Aquatics Centre

Ethel Baraona Pohl

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: DPR; Bilingual edition (July 15, 2008)

Language: English

With an exhaustive description about the Watercube by CCDI, PTW Architects, and ARUP there is a detailed study of the project, that starts with a brief explanation about the big changes that China and especially Beijing, has been living in the last decade, in terms of population and the construction boom that made possible that these kind of projects take place in a city like Beijing. Supported on a detailed processing of the information received (graphics, images, drawings) we look for a better presentation of the project, starting with the competition, making a complete overview about the design process and the concept, and finally explaining the building structure through the construction and the sustainable premises that make the Watercube such a spectacular building.In words of Chris Bosse, one of the architects of the design team this book would be The best and most profound publication of the Watercube ever.

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WaterCube - The Book : Beijing National Aquatics Centre

WaterCube - The Book : Beijing National Aquatics Centre

by Ethel Baraona Pohl 

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WaterCube - The Book.

WaterCube - The Book.

english

WATERCUBE The Book
Beijing National Aquatics Centre
Ethel Baraona Pohl

With an exhaustive description about the Watercube by CCDI, PTW Architects, and ARUP this is a detailed study of the project, that starts with a brief explanation about the big changes that China and especially Beijing, has experienced over the last decade.

Watercube: The Book explains the whole project from the initial competition and concept through the design process and finally explaining the building structure and construction that makes the Watercube such a spectacular building

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