Image: National Aquatics Center Construction (cropped)

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Description: China's National Aquatics Center for the 2008 Olympic Games under construction. The surface of the building is modelled on the Weaire-Phelan cellular structure; its repeating unit is composed of 8 irregular polyhedra.
Author: Chiswick Chap
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