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Beijing International Airport
Building on Foster's experience designing Hong Kong's
new mega-airport, the massive Chek Lap Kok, the sprawling Beijing terminal is
housed under a single roof. To help passengers distinguish between different
sections of the vast space, skylights cast different shades of yellow and red
light across walls -- a subtle but innovative navigational aid. The architects
also kept sustainability in mind: An environmental-control system reduces carbon
emissions, and skylights situated on a south-east axis lessen solar heat,
keeping the building cool.
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