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Beijing’s National Swimming Center - The Water Cube

Seating capacity - 17,000
Gross floor area - 70,000m²
Structure - size 177×177x31m, there are 22,000 steel members and 12,000 nodes, is made of 6,500 tonnes of steel

There are 4,000 bubbles(ETFE cushions) with the maximum bubble diameter 7.5m

Design consortium

Architect - PTW Architects & China State Construction International Shenzhen Design Consulting Co.
Engineer - Arup & China State Construction Engineering Corporation

Client

Beijing State Owned Assets Management Co.

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