Project Specs Linked Hybrid Beijing, China Steven Holl Architects << Return to article the People Architect Steven Holl Architects 450 West 31st Street, 11th floor New York, NY 10001 Tel: 212.629.7262 Fax: 212.629 Design Architect: Steven Holl, Li Hu Partner-in-Charge: Li Hu Project architect: Hideki Hirahara Assistant project architect : Yenling Chen Technical advisors: Chris McVoy, Tim Bade Project designers:   Gong Dong, Peter Englaender, Garrick Ambrose, Edward Lalonde, James Macgillivray, Young Jang, Rodolfo Dias, Guido Guscianna, Matthew Uselman Project team: Jason Anderson, Christian Beerli, Johnna Cressica Brazier, Shih-I Chow, Cosimo Caggiula, Kefei Cai, Guanlan Cao, Frank Cottier, Christiane Deptolla,

National Stadium lies beyond Beijing’s Fourth Ring Road, at the northern end of the imperial axis that cuts through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.

Project Specs National Stadium Beijing, China Herzog & de Meuron << Return to article the People Partner Jacques HerzogPierre de MeuronStefan Marbach Project Architec Linxi Dong (Associate)Mia Hägg (Associate)Tobias Winkelmann (Associate)Thomas Polster Project Team Peter Karl BecherAlexander BergerFelix BeyreutherMarcos CarrenoXudong ChenSimon ChessexMassimo CorradiYichun HeVolker HelmClaudia von HessertYong HuangKasia JackowskaUta KampsHiroshi KikuchiMartin KrappHemans LaiEmily LiangKenan LiuDonald MakCarolina MojtoChristoph R'ttingerRoland RossmaierLuciano RotoliMehrdad SafaRoman SokalskiHeeri SongChristoph WeberThomasine WolfensbergerPim van WylickCamillo ZanardiniXiaolei Zhang Competition Phase Partner Jacques HerzogPierre de MeuronHarry GuggerStefan Marbach Project Architect Jean Paul Jaccaud Project Team Béla BerecAntonio BrancoSimon ChessexMassimo CorradiGustavo EspinozaHans FocketynAndreas FriesPatric HeubergerMia HäggDaniel PokoraChristopher PannettMehrdad SafaPhilipp SchaererHeeri SongAdrien

They started with the idea of a box made of bubbles enveloping a set of swimming pools.

Project Specs National Swimming Center Beijing, China PTW Architects, CSCEC+Design, and Arup << Return to article the People Architect: PTW Architects In association with CSCEC and ARUP Level 17, 9 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia Tel NO.: +61 2 9232 5877 Fax No.: +61 2 9221 4139 Design Consortium: PTW Architects + CSCEC+Design + ARUP PTW Design Team: John Bilmon, Managing Director Mark Butler, Project Architect Chris Bosse, Project Architect CSCEC+Design Team: Zhao Xiaojun, Wang Min, Shang Hong ARUP Team: Tristram Carfrae, Design Engineer Peter Macdonald, Structural Engineer Kenneth Ma, Building Services Engineer Haico Schepers, Building Physics Ken Conway, Environmental

In July 2001, Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympics, and it started gearing up immediately.

If ever a building were ripe for second-guessing, it is Paul Andreu’s National Center for the Performing Arts, near the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the cavernous Grand Hall of the People.

Project Specs National Center for the Performing Arts Beijing, China Paul Andreu Architect Paris << Return to article the People Architect Paul Andreu Architect Paris 15 rue du Parc montsouris 75014 Paris FRANCE T +33.1.58.10.05.15 F +33.1.53.62.02.20 With François Tamisier, Serge Carillion, Olivia Faury, Mario Flory, Hervé Langlais. Associate architect(s): ADPi and BIAD Engineer: SETEC Consultant(s): Landscape: Paul Andreu Architect Paris Acoustical: CSTB (Mr Vian) Other: Mr Rioualec Photographer: Paul Maurer Renderer(s): AXYZ, Hervé Langlais and Antoine Buonomo   the Products Structural system:

Project Specs Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing, China Foster + Partners and Arup << Return to article the People Architect Foster + Partners Norman Foster Mouzhan Majidi Brian Timmoney Loretta Law Steven Chiu Jonathan Parr Michael Gentz Luke Fox Richard Hawkins Mark Atkinson John Ball Cara Bamford Alan Chan Roberto Davolio Marcos De Andres Rodrigo de Castro Pereira Gunnar Dittrich Andrea Etspueler Tie Fan Colin Foster Kristin Fox Marco Gamini Gabrielle Ho Darryn Holder Da Chun Lin Jun Luo Andy McMullen Justin Nicholls David Picazo Sean Roche Riko Sibbe Danny Sze Pearl Tang Zheng Yu Jean Wenyan