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July 3, 2007

Wired's photo essay of the Water Cube

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The Water Cube is one of the more stunning bits of architecture being constructed for the Beijing Olympics. Wired has a photo essay showing that the Water Cube is nearing completion.

July 13, 2007

London Velodrome, 2012

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On the heels of the London start to the Tour de France, London Olympic organizers unveiled some artists conceptions of the 6,000 seat velodrome design to be built by Hopkins Architects.

See also: Financial Times: Games’ Velodrome sets architectural pace

July 30, 2007

Ban's Paper Bridge in France

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Shigeru Ban has been a favorite of mine ever since I picked up a Phaidon book of his work. From paper pavilions to paper disaster-relief shelters to paper churches, he's stretched the limits of paper as a building material. He's done so again with his new paper bridge over the Gardon River in Southern France, which contrasts with the historical Pont du Gard stone Roman bridge just a half-mile down the river.

France24 has more

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