Foster at PEK
This is an airport that I like, made for the Olympic in 2008, the gigantic terminal 3 designed by Foster + Parter was the latest expansion to the Beijing Capital Airport. Took only 5 years from design to completion with the budget of USD $3.5 billion, it is quite an impressive piece of architecture. The design concept of the terminal building is based on London Stansted and Hong Kong International, with a lot small details which related back into the chinese tradition culture such as the red column and roof. Every detail seem to be designed to let the terminal appears larger than it already is. It has a main concourse area for check-in and arrivals, and two more satellite terminal buildings, together it looks like the Hong Kong airport got cut up into 3 parts. Other things that you can commonly found in Foster's airport are all the service part of the building is hidden under the floor, which gives a stronger sense of space and increase the amount of light for the passengers. Had a few hours of delay there a while back, it's actually not a bad place to have a nap in, a lot more comfortable then Edinburgh airport.
This is an airport that I like, made for the Olympic in 2008, the gigantic terminal 3 designed by Foster + Parter was the latest expansion to the Beijing Capital Airport. Took only 5 years from design to completion with the budget of USD $3.5 billion, it is quite an impressive piece of architecture. The design concept of the terminal building is based on London Stansted and Hong Kong International, with a lot small details which related back into the chinese tradition culture such as the red column and roof. Every detail seem to be designed to let the terminal appears larger than it already is. It has a main concourse area for check-in and arrivals, and two more satellite terminal buildings, together it looks like the Hong Kong airport got cut up into 3 parts. Other things that you can commonly found in Foster's airport are all the service part of the building is hidden under the floor, which gives a stronger sense of space and increase the amount of light for the passengers. Had a few hours of delay there a while back, it's actually not a bad place to have a nap in, a lot more comfortable then Edinburgh airport.
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