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Terminal 3

Beijing's newly opened Terminal 3, designed by Norman Foster's Foster & Partners, is a miracle of rapid-fire engineering and army-ant–intensity construction; it's also the world's largest single building, with a ceiling that is a dizzying scrim of light. The structure is 14 million square feet and will accommodate 50 million passengers a year, and yet it's spectacularly light on its feet, with a sloping roof canopy and subtle, shifting colors on the trusses—a celebration of air travel.