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There has been a lot of discussion about the air conditions at the Beijing Olympics this summer... While the area is still undergoing a lot of construction, and therefore the air is filled with dust, this photograph has got to make both athletes and environmentalists anxious.
This isn't totally my style, but I like the combination of shelf and coat rack by Wok.
The images for OMA's CCTV tower in Beijing have been out for so long (and are fairly realistic), that I sometime forget that the building is still under construction. Needless to say, when I stumbled on this image of the current state of construction at BBC's Day in Pictures, I was pretty surprised! Somehow I thought the project was much further along!
The Shanghai World Expo 2010 is getting closer all the time... The UK has been working towards selecting a design and has narrowed the field to 6 architectural teams, including Marks Barfield Architects' shown above. I find this design (out of the bunch) particularly intriguing, even though I must admit that this image looks more like a collection of make-up jars than a collection of buildings.
As I mentioned before, like a lot of people I am very excited to watch the construction of the water cube by PTW in Beijing. I only wish that I could attend the Olympics and see the completed structure in person, and I'm completely jealous of anyone who will be there! Its especially interesting to see the intricate structure supporting the ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) pillows that create the water effect.
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