Looks like another LED-illuminated venue will shine at 2012 Winter Olympics

Lest anyone thought the LED-lit, bubble-themed arena design of the Beijing Sports Cube was a fluke, here’s the winning design for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia. There are very few details on the design itself, other than, “…the exterior shell of the stadium involves a translucent, crystalline skin which engages with the surrounding landscape during the day, and is illuminated at night.” Sounds like the same infinitely changeable LED-based lighting approach of the Water Cube, and its 496,000 Cree XLamp LEDs in red, green and blue.

Via designboom.

Main stadium design for 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

Water Cube: 2008 Beijing Olympics