| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Beijing, Beijing Shi (municipality), China | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1958-2008 (inclusive) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Foster + Partners | en_US |
| dc.date | 1958-2008 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-19T16:17:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-19T16:17:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1958-2008 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 253047 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2981 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/168657 | |
| dc.description | Terminal 3, temporary fabric and steel cable welcome arch for the Olympics; It is the main international airport serving Beijing. Beijing Airport was opened on 2 March 1958. The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands. Terminal 1, with 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft) of space, opened on 1 January 1980, and replaced the smaller existing terminal. It was reopened after renovation in 2008; it is used for domestic China flights. Terminal 2 opened on 1 November 1999, with a floor area of 336,000 m2 (3,620,000 sq ft) and serves south Asia flights. Terminal 3 of the BCIA is currently the second largest airport passenger terminal building of the world, opened in time for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. It was built (2004-2008) by a western consortium (NACO [Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V], Foster and Partners, and ARUP) and serves international flights. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/26/2014) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | steel; glass; concrete | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Olympics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transportation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twenty-first century | en_US |
| dc.title | Beijing Capital International Airport Terminals 1, 2, 3 | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-CH-B-BCAT3-A43 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Chinese | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | airport | en_US |
| vra.worktype | passenger terminal | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Foster + Partners (British architectural firm, founded (as Foster Associates) 1967; renamed ca. 1999) | en_US |
