水立方英文导游词
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水立方英文导游词
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Beijingnationalaquaticscenter
nationalSwimmingcenter--ExquisiteandExciting”watercube”itssurface,isa shapeverysimilartothestructureof”H2o”,theoutlookforthenationalSwimmi ngcenteratthe20XXolympicGames.afterthegames,itwillbecomearecreation alwaterparkopentothepublic.inchineseculture,waterisanimportantnaturalel ement.itcreatesacalmingatmosphereandinspireshappiness.Takingfullconsi derationofthefunctionsofwaterinrecreationandbodybuilding,designershave exploredmanywaysforpeopleofdifferentagegroupstoappreciateitsfunction. Thedesigniscalled”watercube”.manycreativedesignshavebeenemployedint hecreationoftheswimmingpoolsattheswimmingcenter.otherhigh-techfacilit iesincludingopticaldevicesusedtodefinepositionsofathletes,andmultiple-an gle,three-dimensionalscreeningsystemsareprovidedtohelpspectatorsenjoyc ompetitions.
ThenationalSwimmingcenter,oneofthethreelandmarkbuildingsforthe20XX BeijingolympicGames,islocatedinsidetheBeijingolympicPark.coveringato talfloorspaceof50,000squaremeters,ithas17,000seats.Theprojectcostsabout US$100million.Thecenterwillbeavenueforswimming,diving,synchronized swimmingandwater-pologamesduringtheperiodoftheolympicGames.aftert
hegames,thecenterwillbecomealargewaterrecreationalcenteropentothepubl ic.
inJanuary20XX,BeijingstartedtosolicitdesignschemesforthenationalSwim mingcenter.Theinternationalcompetitionsettledon”watercube”asthewinnin gscheme.itisdesignedbythedesignconsortiumconsistingofthechinaStatecon structionEngineeringcorporation,chinaStateconstructioninternational(She nzhen)designcoLtd,PTwarchitects(australia)andovearup(australia). ThenationalSwimmingcenterwillbetheonlylandmarkolympicvenuethatisco nstructedbydonationsfromcompatriotsfromoverseas. simplifiedchinese:北京国家游泳中心;traditionalchinese:北京國家游泳中心TheBeijingnationalaquaticscenter,alsoknownasthenationalaquaticscenter,a ndnicknamedthewatercube,isanaquaticscenterthatwasbuiltalongsideBeijin gnationalStadiumintheolympicGreenfortheswimmingcompetitionsofthe20 XXSummerolympics.despiteitsnickname,thebuildingisnotanactualcube,bu tacuboid(arectangularbox).Groundwasbrokenondecember24,20XX,andth ecenterwascompletedandhandedoverforuseonJanuary28,20XX.Swimmers atthewatercubebroke25worldrecordsduringthe20XXolympics. aftertheolympics,thebuildingisnowundergoinga200millionY uanrevamptot urntheinsideintoawaterpark.
architecture
inJuly20XX,thewatercubedesignwaschosenfrom10proposalsinaninternati
onalarchitecturalcompetitionfortheaquaticcenterproject.Thewatercubewas speciallydesignedandbuiltbyaconsortiummadeupofPTwarchitects(anaustra lianarchitecturefirm),arupinternationalengineeringgroup,cScEc(chinaState constructionEngineeringcorporation),andccdi(chinaconstructiondesignint ernational)ofShanghai.Thewatercube'sdesignwas initiatedbyateameffort:thechinesepartnersfeltasquarewasmoresymbolictoc hinesecultureanditsrelationshiptotheBird'sneststadium,whiletheSyd neybasedpartnerscameupwiththeideaofcoveringthe'cube'withb ubbles,symbolisingwater.itshouldbenotedthatcontextuallythecubesymboli sesearthwhilstthecircle(representedbythestadium)representsheaven.Hence symbolicallythewatercubereferenceschinesesymbolicarchitecture. comprisingasteelspaceframe,itisthelargestETFEcladstructureintheworldwi thover100,000m2ofETFEpillowsthatareonly0.2mm(1/125ofaninch)intotal thickness[8].TheETFEcladdingallowsmorelightandheatpenetrationthantra ditionalglass,resultingina30%decreaseinenergycosts. Theouterwallisbasedontheweaire–Phelanstructure,astructuredevisedfromt henaturalformationofbubblesinsoaplather.[9]Thecomplexweaire–Phelanp atternwasdevelopedbyslicingthroughbubblesinsoapfoam,resultinginmorei rregular,organicpatternsthanfoambubblestructuresproposedearlierbythesci ingtheweaire–Phelangeometry,thewatercube'sexterio rcladdingismadeof4,000ETFEbubbles,someaslargeas9.14metres(30.0ft)ac ross,withsevendifferentsizesfortheroofand15forthewalls.