Beijing Water Cube: The Science Behind China's Architectural Marvel | Megastructures Episode 3

For the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China constructed an architectural marvel. The building used for the aquatics events is self-cooling, self-heating and is made from a material that can extinguish itself from fire. On top of all this the skeleton of the building is so strong that it can withstand earthquakes. How did China create such a complex, forward thinking building? And what incredible science is behind its creation? Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks:    / @sparkdocs   Find us on: Facebook:   / sparkdocs   Instagram:   / spark_channel   Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark