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08-08-08.  The Olympics are going to hit Beijing like a political sledgehammer.  One thing the world can agree on, though, is that Beijing's Olympic buildings are stunning.  The Bird's Nest and the Water Cube?  They have no precedent.  They are totally ground-breaking.  You'll see.

The Water Cube

Img214242716.jpgFrom what I remember, Olympic swimming competitions are held in a giant box with no discernible sassiness.  Sydney changed things up a little in 2000 with a roofless stadium, if I remember correctly, and the camera's aperture had to keep compensating for the insane bright sun and resulting shadows.  What I'm trying to say is that nothing has made a mark on the ol' architecture meter.  China, though, for this 2008 Olympics, is whopping you over the head with a creation they are calling the Water Cube.

But that looks like a bunch of bubbles, you say!  Wha?  Well.... it actually is a bunch of bubbles.  This is the most complicated design I've ever seen.  Take my hand, we'll take a look inside.

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