TERMINAL THREE
The giant arching sweep of the new terminal at Beijing Capital International Airport, designed by Britain's Norman Foster, is the first thing that will greet most Olympic arrivals. T3 is one of the world's largest enclosed spaces, designed to handle an estimated 50 million visitors a year: It is just over two miles long, with 101 gates, 31 miles of baggage conveyers, 98 moving walkways, 168 escalators and 179 elevators. The arch of the massive roof is punctuated with triangular skylights, which from outside resemble scales of a dragon -- a symbol of prosperity and strength. Deep red pillars evoke the red walls of old imperial Beijing.
WATER CUBE
Designed by Australia's PTW Architects, the National Swimming Center will house many Olympic swimming and diving events. The architects toyed with ideas of a wave-shaped building but then hit on the notion of foam. The walls are made of 3,500 'bubbles,' each one a plastic cushion made from a see-through type of Teflon. The plastic conducts solar energy and also insulates, reducing energy consumption by 30%. Inside, there are five swimming pools, 17,000 seats, aquatic rides and a restaurant.
GREENPIX
In west Beijing, the Italian architect Simone Giostra transformed the side of a seafood restaurant into GreenPix, a multistory video-art installation. By day, solar panels store energy; by night, the energy fuels light displays. For the next few weeks, the wall will feature six specially commissioned video installations curated by Luisa Gui, an Italian producer based in New York. The building is attracting attention for its transformation into art without the use of more energy.
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