Beijing International Airport-Terminal 3

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With a total area of 968,000 square meters (about 239 acres), the terminal building has three function divisions: T3-C, T3-D, and T3-E. T3-C is for check-in and domestic & international baggage claim. Opened in time for the 2008 Olympics, the vast Terminal 3 (two miles long and one of the largest buildings in the world) is supposed to represent a dragon. Architects Foster + Partners color-coded the ceiling—a dizzyingly complex mesh that allows sunlight to filter in—with red zones and yellow zones. Not only does the traditionally Chinese color scheme heighten the building's drama, it also helps passengers navigate the building.