China Lifts the Lid on Foster’s New Airport – Jonathan Watts

From Guardian Unlimited:

It is about twice the size, half the cost and planned and built in almost a third of the time. When Beijing’s new airport terminal opens in February, comparisons with Heathrow’s Terminal 5 will be inevitable and not entirely flattering to London.

The Chinese capital’s new gateway to the skies was given its first international airing today after a three-and-a-half-year sprint to construct the world’s biggest airport complex for next year’s Olympics. [Full Text]

[Image: Two workers mop the floor in Beijing airport's newly-built Terminal Three. Photograph: Victor Liu/EPA, via Guardian Unlimited]