ID: 700009242 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009242	Record Type: Built Work
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Beijing National Aquatics Center (indoor swimming pool; PTW Architects (Australian architectural firm, contemporary)...; construction 2004-2007; opened...; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...)

Note: China's national aquatics center, designed for the swimming competition in the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing. Commonly referred to as the "Water Cube" due to the bubble-like appearance of its exterior.

Titles:

Beijing National Aquatics Center (preferred,C,U,LC,TR,English-P,U,U)

National Swimming Center (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

National Aquatics Center (C,U,TR,undetermined,U,U)

Watercube (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Water Cube (C,U,PO,undetermined,U,U)

北京国家游泳中心 (C,U,OR,Chinese (simplified),U,U)

国家游泳中心 (C,U,OR,Chinese (simplified),U,U)

Běijīng guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn (C,U,LC,OR,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,U)

guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn (C,U,OR,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,U)

shui li fang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,U)

水立方 (C,U,OR,Chinese (traditional),U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

indoor swimming pool (building) [300251221] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, recreation structures, water recreation structures, swimming pools)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: construction 2004-2007; opened 2008

Creator Display:

PTW Architects (Australian architectural firm, contemporary); Ove Arup & Partners (British architectural and engineering firm, contemporary); CCDI (Chinese architectural firm, contemporary) [preferred]

architectural firm PTW Architects (Australian architectural firm, contemporary) [500220122]

engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners (British architectural and engineering firm, contemporary) [500207783]

architectural firm China Construction Design International (Chinese architectural and engineering firm, contemporary) [500404037]

Locations:

Current: Beijing [7001758] (Geographic)

Address Note: 39°59′30″N 116°23′03″E;

Display Materials: exterior: steel space frame with ETFE panels; interior: reinforced concrete; LED lights

	space frames [300001249]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <spanning and projecting structural elements>, <trusses and truss components>, trusses (structural elements), <trusses by construction>)

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

	ethylene tetrafluoroethylene [300411337]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by chemical form>, compounds (materials), polymers)

	reinforced concrete [300010775]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, concrete, <concrete by technique>)

	LED bulbs [300410268]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, furnishings components, lighting device components, light bulbs)

Dimensions: height: 30 m (98 feet); floor area: 87,000 square m (9364602.06 square feet)

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	contemporary (generic time frame) [300311734] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <generic styles| periods| and cultures>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: recreational and entertainment structures

Sources and Contributors:
Beijing National Aquatics Center	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
	........ Eastman, BIM Handbook (2008) 375
	........ De Llorens, Fabric Structures in Architecture (2015) 252
National Swimming Center	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
National Aquatics Center	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
Watercube	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
Water Cube	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
	........ Eastman, BIM Handbook (2008) 375
	........ De Llorens, Fabric Structures in Architecture (2015) 252
北京国家游泳中心	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-)
国家游泳中心	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Běijīng guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
shui li fang	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 2009001005, accessed 06 February 2017
水立方	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Kara and Georgoulias, Interdisciplinary Design (2012) 167-168

....................... China Construction Design International, CCDI Architecture (2013) 143

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... China Construction Design International, CCDI Architecture (2013) 143-144
	..... De Llorens, Fabric Structures in Architecture (2015) 252