Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co., owner of the building, plans to close the Water Cube in October for extensive renovations that will turn it into a water park and recreation center.

Water Cube/Ice Cube is perfect for curling because the ice sheets are just shorter than the 164-foot Olympic pool. It can be converted back to a pool in about 20 days.

Michael Phelps visited Beijing’s Water Cube on Sunday for what he said was the second time since the 2008 Olympics. “As soon as I got on the plane to come down to Beijing, I was like, I really want to ...

The Water Cube spans 80,000-sq-m and was constructed with 6,700 tons of steel, but as EFTE spans greater distances than glass it needed less supportive steel structure beneath it.

The water park, which takes up about half of the 12,000-square-meter complex and, according to state media, is now the largest in Asia, features a wave pool, lazy river, spa area and 13 water ...

Beijing's Water Cube is perhaps best known as the place where Michael Phelps won eight gold medals. This week, it became the site for something altogether different: a real-time "painting" of ...

In a cool bit of engineering and technology, the Water Cube for the 2008 Summer Olympics has turned into the Ice Cube for the 2022 Winter Games. 00:03 01:15 Author: BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer ...

In a cool bit of engineering and technology, the Water Cube for the 2008 Summer Olympics has turned into the Ice Cube for the 2022 Winter Games.

In a cool bit of engineering and technology, the Water Cube for the 2008 Summer Olympics has turned into the Ice Cube for the 2022 Winter Games.

In a cool bit of engineering and technology, the Water Cube for the 2008 Summer Olympics has turned into the Ice Cube for the 2022 Winter Games. 00:04 01:15 Author: BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer ...