Comments on: 10 Other Amazing Buildings by 2008’s Olympic Architects

By: doesn't get it

doesn't get it — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:13 +0000

Yeah, I know it’s supposed to look like a bird’s nest, but when I see a view from the air, all I see is a toilet.

By: catherine ann

catherine ann — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:29:49 +0000

This is so awesome. I had no idea that the Water Cube had some relation to Dubai’s Palm Islands. My Navy boyfriend is deployed and was just moored at the Palm. I, in turn, have been glued to the Olympics. He has no clue what the Water Cube is, but I feel we have made a connection.

Thank you, mental_floss, for bringing us closer together. (I also send him copies of the magazine which apparently goes over well with the submarine crowd!)

By: Aeroshift

Aeroshift — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:01:35 +0000

They did those buildings?
A lot of those are my favorite.

By: Dick Pilz

Dick Pilz — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:59:30 +0000

IKMZ building is “covered by a double-shell glass facade embossed with stylized graffiti.”

It looks even cooler at night.

See more about the IKMZ building by the Google, look for Degkwitz_CottbusIKMZ.pdf

By: Andrew Green

Andrew Green — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:45:32 +0000

30 St. Mary Axe — known without exception in these parts as “the gherkin”.