Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing

	Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing; Beijing National Aquatics Centre
	Pusat Akuatik Nasional, dengan Stadium Nasional Beijing di latar belakang
	Building information
Full name:	Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing
Nickname(s):	Kiub air, [H2O]3
City:	Beijing, China
Capacity:	17,000
Architecht(s):	PTW Architects, CSCEC International Design and Arup

Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing (bahasa Cina: 北京国家游泳中心), juga dikenali sebagai Kiub Air (Cina: 水立方) atau Kiub Ais (Cina: 冰立方 merupakan pusat akuatik yang dibina bersebelahan dengan Stadium Nasional Beijing di Olympic Green bagi Sukan Olimpik 2008. Aktiviti pembinaan mula dijalankan pada 24 Disember 2003.

Sukan Olimpik

Pusat Akuatik akan menganjurkan acara Renang, Terjun, dan Renang berirama semasa berlangsungnya Sukan Olimpik 2008. Acara polo air sebenarnya dirancang untuk dianjurkan di venue ini tetapi dialihkan ke Natatorium Ying Yang.

Semasa Sukan Olimpik dan Sukan Paralimpik Musim Sejuk 2022 diadakan, Pusat Akuatik pula akan menganjurkan acara curling. Pusat Akuatik telah diubah suai kepada gelanggang curling dan telah diberikan gelaran baharu: "Kiub Ais".^[1]^[2]^[3]

Anugerah

“	The special award for the most accomplished work in the section Atmosphere is awarded to the Australian architecture firm PTW Architects, CSCEC + Design and Arup for the project National Swimming Centre, Beijing Olympic Green, China. The project demonstrates in a stunning way, how the deliberate morphing of molecular science, architecture and phenomenology can create an airy and misty atmosphere for a personal experience of water leisure	”
	— Kata-kata daripada laporan juri Anugerah Pameran Seni Bina Antarabangsa ke-9 - METAMORPH, Venice Biennale

2004 - Venice Biennale - Award for most accomplished work Atmosphere section^[4]
2006 - Popular Science Best of what's new 2006 in engineering^[5]

Rujukan

^ "Water Cube to be transformed for events on ice". China Daily. August 11, 2015. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.
^ "Water Cube to be frozen into Ice Cube for Beijing 2022 Winter Games". China Daily. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.
^ "Convertible curling rink for Beijing 2022 soon to be completed". Inside the Games. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.
^ "PTW Projects:Watercube-National Swimming Center". Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2006-08-19. Dicapai pada 2006-12-6. Check date values in: |accessdate= (bantuan)
^ arup.com (2006). "Best of What's New 2006 – Engineering". Popular Science. 269 (6): 84–85.

Lihat juga

Venue Olimpik Beijing 2008

Pautan luar

ptw architects Diarkibkan 2006-08-19 di Wayback Machine
Arup
'The Water Cube', National Swimming Centre, Beijing, China Diarkibkan 2008-06-04 di Wayback Machine
chris bosse
cscec
iconography
Vector Foiltec homepage
Beijing 2008 @ OOne Diarkibkan 2008-09-20 di Wayback Machine
News and Project Information on the Watercube, Beijing
Google Map of Aquatic Center

Koordinat: 39°59′30″N, 116°23′03″E

[1] "Water Cube to be transformed for events on ice". China Daily. August 11, 2015. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.

[2] "Water Cube to be frozen into Ice Cube for Beijing 2022 Winter Games". China Daily. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.

[3] "Convertible curling rink for Beijing 2022 soon to be completed". Inside the Games. Dicapai pada 2020-01-31.

[ptw-4] "PTW Projects:Watercube-National Swimming Center". Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2006-08-19. Dicapai pada 2006-12-6. Check date values in: |accessdate= (bantuan)

[pop-sci-nov06-84.85-5] rup.com (2006). "Best of What's New 2006 – Engineering". Popular Science. 269 (6): 84–85.

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Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing Beijing National Aquatics Centre
Pusat Akuatik Nasional, dengan Stadium Nasional Beijing di latar belakang
Building information
Full name:	Pusat Akuatik Nasional Beijing
Nickname(s):	Kiub air, [H₂O]³
City:	Beijing, China
Capacity:	17,000
Architecht(s):	PTW Architects, CSCEC International Design and Arup