Architecture at the Beijing Olympics
This article looks into the design and development of Beijing's architecture for the Olympic Games and where the inspiration came from to create such stylish and innovative designs. With theOlympics being held in Beijingthis year Westerners have seen a fierce change of architecture. Newadditions to the skyline include a new air terminal by Norman Foster, Herzog& de Meurons National Stadium aka the birds nest, PTWs National Aquatics Center with a translucentexterior, Paul Andreus egg-shaped National Theater and Rem Koolhaas CCTVheadquarters with its interconnected slanting forms. Each ofthese new buildings intensifies and embodies the struggle Beijing has over further public space buthave achieved what they initially set out to create which was to give shape andsubstance to the nations identity. A goodexample of this is Norman Fosters airport terminal which is the largest in theworld and is one of the purest creations.The form which is similar to two boomerangs placed side by si...