Paris 2024 Olympics’ aquatic venue stands tall with timber innovation

Inspired by nature, the Aquatics Centre at Saint-Denis, Paris, is supported by the largest concave timber frame in the world, spanning 90 m (295 ft) and uses a framework of more than 2,700 m³ (95,350 cf) of wood. The post Paris 2024 Olympics’ aquatic venue stands tall with timber innovation appeared first on Construction Specifier.

Architects' Journal - Zaha: An Architectural Legacy

This film takes a look at Zaha Hadid's career and legacy through five stages which signal significant progressions in her work. The film begins with her drawings and paintings while at the Architectural Association, then captures her first built project at Vitra, moving on to the Stirling Prize-winning MAXXI, which secured her place in the architectural canon, and the London Aquatics Centre and finishes with the Maths Gallery at the Science Museum, completed just months after her death.