Beijing International Airport

Imagine an airport that welcomes you as visitor or neighbor; that takes you efficiently from terminal to plane; that is sustainably designed and filled with light and air; that you’ll be happy to linger, shop, and eat in. Not only does this airport exist - it was built by Foster + Partners. In copious photographs and architectural plans along with informative text, this book celebrates the architecture and technology of the Beijing Airport’s International Terminal. Readers will learn how the building is designed to cope with the unpredictable nature of the aviation industry and how it incorporates a range of environmental strategies that make it energy efficient and economical to operate. In text and illustrations, this book shows what makes the International Terminal of the Beijing Airport a standard for all others to follow.