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2008-08-30VALERIESARTOR

Beijing Review 2008年32期

VALERIE SARTOR

Sir NormanFoster's architecturefirm,in conjunction with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research,recently fin-ished the dazzling,ultra-modern Terminal3 at the Beijing Capital InternationalAirport.This structure certainly amazesand comforts weary travelers.Over the past35 years,Foster,an English architect who promotes a "green agenda," has incorpo-rated in novation with social responsibility,designing unusual museums,banks,air-ports,bridges,apartment buildings-andeven a pyramid structure in Kazakhstan.His ideas have dramatically changed the character of cities around the world; Beijing is no exception.