Water Cube aquatic centre

As Beijing gears up for the architectural show of the year – this summer's Olympic Games – one of its centrepiece buildings opened for business this week. The Water Cube aquatic centre, designed by Australian-based PTW Architects with Arup, is next door to Herzog & de Meuron's "nest" stadium. Here's a photo essay by Beijing-based photographer Ben McMillan who has been documenting the construction of the building, which consists of a steel frame clad in ETFE pouches.

Water Cube aquatic centre, Beijing

Published: Feb. 28th, 2008. Categorized: Visual. Tagged: China, Photography